[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 13, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E156]
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                      TRIBUTE TO DR. HAROLD NOVOG

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                         HON. ANTHONY D. WEINER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 13, 2001

  Mr. WEINER. Mr. Speaker, I pay tribute to Dr. Harold Novog who will 
celebrate his 70th birthday on February 17, 2001. Dr. Novog is an 
outstanding member of the New York health community and a dedicated, 
caring physician.
  A native of New York City, Dr. Novog attended this country's premier 
science high school, Stuyvesant High School, graduating with honors in 
1948. He entered Queens College where he studied until he was called to 
active duty in the U.S. Air Force. He served in a medical unity at Fort 
Ethan Allen in Vermont and later at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. 
After completing his military service, Dr. Novog returned to civilian 
life to finish his education. Graduating from Queens College in 1953, 
he went on to attend Downstate Medical Center where he received his 
medical degree in 1957. He completed a 1-year internship at Meadowbrook 
Hospital in Hempstead, NY, and a 3-year residency in Internal Medicine 
at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. He was 
board certified in internal medicine in 1962.
  Dr. Novog maintained a private practice while serving on the staff at 
Jamaica and Booth Memorial Hospitals and at the Chapin Nursing Home in 
Queens, NY. During his tenure at Booth Memorial, he served on the staff 
of the hospital's first detoxification unit. As a result of his 
outstanding work at Booth Memorial, Dr. Novog, in 1984, was appointed 
the medical director of ``Alive and Well,'' a private treatment center 
for alcoholics.
  Dr. Novog left private practice to join the staff of Columbia 
Presbyterian Hospital in 1987 remaining there until his retirement in 
July 2000. While at Columbia Presbyterian he became, in the truest 
sense, a ``doctor's doctor,'' responsible for the health care of the 
hospital's staff.
  Dr. Novog's exemplary service to the New York community is greatly 
appreciated. His dedication to medicine, his professional integrity and 
his commitment to the highest standards of patient care have earned him 
the acclaim and respect of staff and patients alike. As he commemorates 
this significant milestone, it is indeed an honor for me to join with 
Dr. Novog's family, friends and colleagues in conveying my warmest 
birthday wishes. Dr. Novog has my heartiest personal congratulations. I 
ask you to join me in honoring Dr. Novog for his distinguished career 
in serving others.

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