[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 20, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1356]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   A TRIBUTE TO DR. LOUIS D. CAMILIEN

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 20, 2007

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute and honor Dr. 
Louis D. Camilien. Dr. Camilien, a Brooklyn transplant, is a native of 
Haiti. While his parents remain in the country where he was raised, Dr. 
Camilien migrated to the U.S. and has lived in Brooklyn since 1979.
  Dr. Camilien began his medical career while still in his native 
country of Haiti, graduating from State University of Haiti Medical 
School. He later performed obstetrics and gynecological training at 
Kings County and Downstate Hospitals in Brooklyn.
  Dr. Camilien has become extremely active in the community since 
coming to Brooklyn. He is a mentor for doctors at Downstate; testifies 
for the Student Loan Forgiveness program; and he is the vice-chairman 
of the Brooklyn Prenatal Network which addresses maternal child 
disparages and high infant mortality rates in Bedford Stuyvesant, East 
New York and Brownsville.
  Dr. Camilien has been an advisor to elected officials in the matters 
of maternal children since 1992. He counsels mayors and state officials 
in Albany, New York on issues involving maternity care. Dr. Camilien is 
also the past president of the Brooklyn Gynecological Society and has 
been named one of the best doctors in the New York for several years.
  Dr. Camilien currently resides in Manhattan and has two sons, Garvey 
and Stanley.
  I would like to recognize Dr. Louis Camilien as one of New York's 
most respected physicians.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to Dr. Louis 
Camilien.

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