[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 28033]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    HONORING DOCTOR VINCENT CALAMIA

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 2, 1999

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Vincent Calamia, a 
shining example of what physicians in this country should aspire to be.
  Dr. Vincent Calamia, F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E. is the President of the 
largest group practice in New York City, University Physicians Group, 
as well as the Director of Geriatrics at Staten Island University 
Hospital. He also conducts a private practice in Endocrinology on 
Staten Island. Dr. Calamia is a Diplomate in Internal Medicine, 
Endocrinology, Geriatrics, and Quality Assurance. In addition, he is 
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the State University of New 
York at Brooklyn.
  Mr. Speaker, one would think with all these responsibilities that Dr. 
Calamia would not have time for much else in his life, but he makes a 
generous portion of his time available for medical humanitarian 
efforts. He serves on the Board of the MSO of the North Shore Long 
Island Jewish Health System, Board of the MSO of the Beth Israel Health 
System, and on the Board of the Alzheimer's Association of Staten 
Island. Dr. Calamia is also Vice President of the Children's Foundation 
of the Ukraine, which supports orphanages in the Ukraine. This coming 
summer with the help of Dr. Eugene Holuka and under the auspices of the 
Forum Club, the Foundation will be sponsoring the open-heart surgery of 
two children at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like you and my colleagues from both sides of 
the aisle to join me in honoring Dr. Vincent Calamia.

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