BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY
ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INC.
Uoton, New York 11973
401668
Mecical Department
(910) 845-3577
20 March 1977
Mr. Joseph P. Maldonado
Regional Director
Department of Health, Education
and Welfare
50 Fulton Street
San Francisco, California 94102
Dear Mr. Maldonado:
I wish to express my sincere appreciation to you, Dr. Sheridan L.
Weinstein and Dr. Charles Hostetter and others in the Public Health
Service for arranging for the participation of Drs. W. A. Krotoski and
Russell Glynn in the recent annual medical survey of the Marshall
Islanders who had been exposed to radioactive fallout in 1954.
Both of these physicians were extremely cooperative and helpful
and both contributed a great deal to the success of the survey.
Dr.
Krotoski with his competence in tropical medicine was particularly helpful in diagnosis and advice regarding certain diseases among the
Marshallese.
We hope to have his continued follow-up assistance and
advice on certain phases of the program.
One of these is an attempt to
get rid of or reduce the intestinal parasite burden of the inhabitants of
Rongelap Island.
Dr. Glynn is a most competent internist and we appreciated his careful examinations and advice.
Both dectors related well
to the Marshallese people and participated actively in treatment and
patient counsel. Both were well liked and it was a pleasure to have them
with us.
Again, we are most grateful to all of you in the Public Health
Service for your help and I hope that you may consider favorably such
assistance in the
future.
Sincerely,
Robert A.
cfh
cc:
Dr.
Sheridan L.
Weinstein USPHS
Dr. Charles Hostetter USPHS
Conard,
M.
Dr. Meade Butler USPHS
Dr. Ceorge Grayson USPRS
Ms Ruth Van Cleve Do ]
Dr.
Dr. Joseph Noya USPHS
Dr. W. A. Kotroski
Dr. R. Glynn
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D.
James Linesman ERDA