[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 93 (Tuesday, June 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1085]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     A TRIBUTE TO DR. HEROLD SIMON

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 19, 2012

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute and honor Dr. 
Herold Simon.
  Dr. Herold Simon is the Medical Director of the East New York 
Diagnostic and Treatment Center (ENYDTC). His responsibilities include 
policy-making, facility-wide planning, staff supervision and quality 
management; however, he sees his most important role as a clinician and 
an advocate for the medically-underserved and the financially-
challenged communities he serves.
  In 2002, Dr. Simon was instrumental in the creation of a kidney 
clinic at Kings County Hospital Center, where, initially, he was the 
sole attendant, providing patient care and education to nephrologists 
in training. Dr. Simon holds an appointment as Assistant Professor of 
Medicine at SUNY/University of Brooklyn at Downstate. In addition to 
his post as Vice President for Downstate Enterprises, Inc. Dr. Simon 
has steadily maintained a private practice in the Flatbush community 
since 1996, providing care in Nephrology and Internal Medicine.
  Dr. Simon had also served as a member of the ADAP Clinical 
Subcommittee of the Advisory Council for the AIDS Institute and advisor 
to the Collegiate Science and Technology Program for the Borough of 
Manhattan Community College. In spite of his busy schedule, Dr. Simon 
continues to lecture on the molecular basis of hypertension and kidney 
disease as well as the promises and dilemmas of preventive health care.
  In 2008, Dr. Simon was able to pilot the current New York City Health 
and Hospital Corporation (HHC) Diabetes Guidelines and revealed that a 
treatment algorithm coupled with nurse care-management can rapidly 
improve diabetes care. As a result the HHC leadership mandated the use 
of the guidelines by all HHC facilities. Dr. Simon was a leading figure 
in the implementation of Managed Care and Rapid HIV Testing within HHC.
  Following the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti, he traveled there 
to provide medical care to the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince. He 
continues to be very active in planning for the immediate and long-term 
medical needs of Haiti.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize Dr. Simon for his 
extraordinary contributions to our Brooklyn community.

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