[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24103]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    A TRIBUTE TO NISARUL HAQUE, M.D.

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 18, 2004

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Dr. Nisarul Haque for his 
dedication to Interfaith Medical Center and excellence in patient care.
  Legendary for his gentle and caring manner, Dr. Haque has been 
affiliated with Interfaith Medical Center for nearly his entire medical 
career, joining as a medical resident in 1966 at one of Interfaith 
Medical Center's predecessor hospitals, Jewish Hospital and Medical 
Center of Brooklyn, or ``Brooklyn Jewish.'' He has been married to Lois 
Haque for 38 years and they have two sons, Kamaal and Jameel.
  Dr. Haque came to the United States from Pakistan on July 4, 1964, 
arriving to see Independence Day fireworks from a helicopter, which was 
shuttling him from JFK Airport to New Jersey to start his American 
medical career at Perth Amboy General Hospital. After completing his 
Rotating Internship at Perth Amboy, Dr. Haque went to Kingsbrook 
Medical Center as a first year resident in Internal Medicine.
  Dr. Haque says he finally found the right place when he came to 
Brooklyn Jewish for his second and third year residencies in Internal 
Medicine from 1966 to 1968 and Chief Medical Resident from 1968 to 
1969. He joined the Medical Staff in 1971, worked as a part-time 
attending physician in the medical clinic in 1976 and was named to his 
current position as the Medical Director of the Department of 
Psychiatry in 1985. Dr. Haque is Board-certified in both Internal 
Medicine and Geriatrics and is a member of the Kings County Medical 
Society and Medical Society of the State of New York. He graduated in 
1960 from the Khyber Medical College of the University of Peshawar, 
Pakistan. He did his internship at Lady Reading Hospital and served as 
Medical Director at the Cantonment General Hospital, both in Peshawar.
  For his long-time commitment to the Interfaith Medical Center and its 
patients, Dr. Haque has received the 2004 Spirit Award for Excellence 
in Patient Care from the Center.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Nisarul Haque has dedicated his professional career 
to serving patients in the Brooklyn community at Interfaith Medical 
Center. As such, he is more than worthy of receiving our recognition 
today, and I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring this truly 
remarkable person.

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