[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 30, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING RICHARD H. GREIF, MD

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 30, 2016

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a distinguished member 
of the community whose work at St. Joseph's Medical Center has been of 
great service to countless Westchester residents, Dr. Richard H. Greif.
  Dr. Greif was born in New York City and grew up in Morristown, New 
Jersey. After high school, he attended Cornell University, majoring in 
biology. He then went on to medical school at New York Medical College 
where he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha--the Medical Honor 
Society--and graduated in 1975. After medical school he completed an 
Internal Medical Residency at Metropolitan Hospital and a 
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at St. Vincent's Medical Center in 
New York City.
  Dr. Greif joined the Saint Joseph's Medical Staff in 1981. He is 
currently President of the Medical Board and has been serving as the 
Co-Director of Cardiology since 2013. He has been a member of the Saint 
Joseph's Medical Board and Chairman of the Quality and Performance 
Improvement Committee for over 30 years. He has been an Assistant 
Professor at New York Medical College since 1981; Adjunct Professor at 
Manhattan College since the late 1980's and is a Fellow of the American 
College of Cardiology.
  Dr. Greif has supervised the Medical Center's Family Medicine 
Resident ICU and Cardiology rotations since 1981 and precepted New York 
Medical College students from 1983 to 2015. In the field of research he 
was the co-investigator in the landmark multi-center TIMI 2B trial 
testing thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction. He has 
been listed many times among ``Best Doctors in Westchester'' by 
Westchester Magazine and recognized by Castle Connolly as a ``Top 
Doctor'' in the New York Metro Area from 2006 to 2016.
  Of course, Dr. Greif's true passion is his family. He resides in 
Westchester with his wife Victoria. They have three children; Arel, 
Dylan and Shana. Arel works in New York City in the media industry, 
Dylan is a graphic designer working and living in Brooklyn and Shana is 
a second year Internal Medicine Resident in Los Angeles. All three 
children did volunteer work at Saint Joseph's.
  This year, St. Joseph's Medical Center is honoring Dr. Richard Greif 
at their annual Autumn in New York Ball. I want to take the opportunity 
to congratulate him on this wonderful honor, and thank him for all of 
his amazing work in the community. He is most deserving of this 
incredible recognition.

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