[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 28957-28958]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     A TRIBUTE TO DR. LEONEL URCUYO

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 1, 2009

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Dr. Leonel 
Urcuyo and his commitment as a physician of mental health.
  After graduating college in Nicaragua and medical school in Madrid, 
the newly titled doctor began an internship at McGill University in 
Montreal and did his residency in Psychiatry at New York University, 
Bellevue Medical Center. By 1975, Dr. Urcuyo was a certified 
Psychoanalyst for the American Institute for Psychoanalysis for the 
Karen Horney Psychoanalytic Institute and Center in New York City.
  For the past 27 years Dr. Urcuyo has held varying positions at 
Woodhull Hospital including service as Chairman of the Department of 
Psychiatry and President of the Woodhull Medical Group. Dr. Urcuyo 
received one of the highest honors from the Woodhull Auxiliary Annual 
Gala, and the distinguished Health Excellence Award from Addiction 
Research and Treatment Corporation/Urban Resource Institute. He is also 
the proud recipient of the Unsung Hero Community Service Award for 
Helping Hands, and mostly recently received a Service Citation from New 
York University School of Medicine.
  He is the founding member of the Association of Hispanic Mental 
Health Professionals, and has published and lectured on many topics 
including: delivery of care issues, language

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barriers in evaluating pathology, bilingualism, cross-cultural issues 
in mental health and chemical dependency, language and psychotherapy, 
meaning of silence in psychotherapy, elective mutism, cognitive 
restructuring, depression and suicide.
  Dr. Urcuyo is married to Sue Ellen Carney, Ph.D., and is the proud 
father of two children, Dr. Sergio Urcuyo and Ms. Anya Elena Urcuyo.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing Dr. 
Leonel Urcuyo.

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