[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 160 (Monday, October 24, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1910]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 A TRIBUTE TO DR. MICHAEL JOSE CHARLES

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS-

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 24, 2011

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute and to honor Dr. 
Michael Jose Charles for his many accomplishments in the health care 
field for the residents in my district of Brooklyn, New York.
  Michael Jose Charles was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti where he 
attended Father Andre's college Canado Haitian and College Classiques 
D'Haiti. Following an excellent high school career, Michael's 
outstanding scholastic achievement earned him entry into the school of 
Medicine at North East University Tampico, Tamps, Mexico where he 
graduated at the top of his class. While in Mexico, Dr. Charles served 
as General Practitioner, Counselor and Advisor, while performing 
various preventative medicine functions as a Public Health Agent at the 
General Hospital at Tampico.
  In 1986, Dr. Charles migrated to New York and completed his 
Postgraduate studies at Columbia University. He also completed a 
residency program in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in 
Gastroenterology at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. Dr. 
Charles is also Board Certified as an Internist and Gastroenterologist.
  Dr. Charles' professional accomplishments are notable. He served as 
an attending physician in the Department of Health and Emergency 
Medical at Ryker's Island, Kings County Hospital, VA Brooklyn, SUNY 
Downstate, Brookdale Hospital and Paul Cooper Drug Rehabilitation 
Program. Currently, Dr. Charles serves as attending physician and 
program director at Brookdale Hospital, while maintaining a thriving 
private practice. He also volunteers on several medical missions 
venturing to Haiti, Guyana and the Dominican Republic.
  From a physician's perspective Dr. Charles notes that injustice in 
healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane form of discrimination. As 
a person, he recognizes that ethnicity and social class often determine 
these disparities. With this knowledge in mind, he goes out of his way 
to show compassion and concern for humanity, especially to the 
underprivileged, and he has dedicated his life to provide service to 
those needy people.
  Dr. Charles is humbled by his success and gives credit to his mother. 
Most important, he thanks his wife of over twenty-five years and his 
immediate family for their undying love and support. Mr. Speaker, I 
would like to recognize Dr. Charles for his accomplishments in the area 
of health care and his service to Brooklyn and New York.

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