[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 138 (Saturday, October 28, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1968-E1969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN HONOR OF THE VASCULAR ANOMALIES PROGRAM AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 
            MEDICAL CENTER ON VASCULAR ANOMALIES FAMILY DAY

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 26, 2000

   Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, today I honor the Vascular 
Anomalies Program at New York University Medical Center which will 
celebrate Vascular Anomalies Family Day on October 29, 2000. The 
Vascular Anomalies Program at NYU is an exceptional medical program 
that serves a notable role assisting my constituents with their medical 
needs.
  The Vascular Anomalies Program began at NYU in the 1980s as a 
subsidiary of the Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at NYU 
Medical Center in order to better assist patients with vascular 
anomalies such as hemangiomas, lymphatic malformations, venous vascular 
malformations, and arteriovenous malformations. The medical team 
assembled to serve in the Vascular Anomalies Program consists of 
physicians specializing in plastic surgery dermatology, radiology, 
hematology, psychology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, and gynecology.
  With the skills and guidance of these medical professionals, the NYU 
Vascular Anomalies program addresses the numerous medical and 
psychological issues confronting its patients. The needs of its 
patients sometimes require the program to coordinate the participation 
of numerous physicians in order to implement a successful plan of care.
  The physicians in the Vascular Anomalies Program meet twice every 
month with patients to discuss their concerns. the program which is 
funded by the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction, recently 
met with federal elected officials involved in health care issues to 
discuss facial deformities in children.
  This week, the Vascular Anomalies Program will celebrate Vascular 
Anomalies Family Day to salute the network for parents who support each 
other through the challenges of raising a child with a facial 
deformity. I congratulate the NYU Vascular Anomalies Program on this 
special day and applaud the valuable work of this exceptional program.

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  Mr. Speaker, I am extremely pleased to know that the NYU Vascular 
Anomalies Program offers such as instrumental service to my 
constituents. The work of this program is greatly beneficial to the 
residents of my district and I wish the NYU Vascular Anomalies Program 
all the best in the continuation of its vital services.

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