2025 State of the School
The annual State of the School address is an opportunity for faculty and staff to hear directly from the dean on the recent accomplishments, continuing challenges, and big-picture priorities of the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Honors and Recognitions
In Memoriam
- Gary M. Brittenham, MD
- Saundra Curry, MD
- Richard Deckelbaum, MD
- George M. Lazarus, MD
- Charles Chostner Marboe, MD
- Thomas Q. Morris, MD
- Carl Olsson, MD
- Karl H. Perzin, MD
Leadership Appointments in Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Meghan Brooks Lane-Fall, MD, MSHP - Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
- Marina Catallozzi, MD - Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics
- Kris Davitt - Senior Vice President of Development
- Vanita Gowda - Chief Communications Officer
- Stavros Lomvardas, PhD - Interim Vice Dean for Basic Science Research
- Katherine Madonna - Vice President of Clinical Finance
- Derek Mazique, MD - Chief Medical Officer, ColumbiaDoctors
- Daichi Shimbo, MD - Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Senior Vice President for Faculty Affairs
- Jay Vyas, MD, PhD - Associate Dean for Academic Innovation
National Academy of Sciences
- Cory Abate-Shen, PhD
National Academy of Medicine
- Uma Reddy, MD, MPH
American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Uttiya Basu, PhD
- Sabrina Diano, PhD
- Jean Gautier, PhD
- Robert Klitzman, MD
American Acaademy of Arts and Sciences
- Hashim Al-Hashimi, PhD
American Society for Clinical Investigation
- Elizabeth Verna, MD
- Kelley Yan, MD, PhD
Association for American Physicians
- R. Graham Barr, MD, DrPH
- Aimee Payne, MD, PhD
- Muredach Reilly, MBBCh, MSCE
Canada Gairdner International Award
- Iva Greenwald, PhD
- Gary Struhl, PhD
Freeman Hrabowski Scholars, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
- Mustafa Aydogan, PhD
Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology
- Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD
King Faisal Prize in Medicine
- Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD
Broermann Medical Innovation Award
- Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD
Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Scholars
- Osama Al Dalahmah, MD, PhD
- Dominique Bailey, MD, MSEd
- Giuseppe Cullaro, MD
- Joel Gabre, MD
- Jennifer Small-Saunders, MD, PhD
Herbert and Florence Irving Scholars, 2023-2026 Cohort
- Robert C. Bauer, PhD - Translating Human Genetic Insights into Therapeutic Targets for Cardiometabolic Disease
- Matthew J. Cummings, MD, MS - Molecular Endotyping and Immune Response Trajectories in Sepsis in Uganda
- Alison M. Taylor, PhD - Histology-Specific Consequences of Chromosome 19p Deletion in Lung Cancer
Academy of Community and Public Service
- Larisa Geskin, MD
- Lisa A. Hark, PhD, MBA
- Lawrence Koutcher, MD
- Oscar Trujillo, MD
Baton Awards
- Monica Prabudoss - Department Administrator and Chief Financial Officer for Radiation Oncology, Medical Humanities & Ethics, and CSCI
2025 VP&S Student Research Day
Summer Research
- 1st - Lauren Burgett
- 2nd - Zachary Levin
- 3rd (tie) - Matthew Warren and Gift Owolabi
Scholarly Project
- 1st - Chisom Enwere
- 2nd - Michelle Shui
Research Year
- 1st - Varun Sadunagunta
- 2nd - Ritt Givens
- 3rd - Nathaniel Rolfe
MD/PhD
- 1st - Noah Chen
NIH Outstanding Investigator Awards (R35/R37/DP)
Director's New Innovator Award (DP2)
- Jennifer Small-Saunders, MD, PhD
- Dian Yang, PhD
- Sara Zaccara, PhD
MIRA for Early Stage Investigators (R35)
- Anum Azam Glasgow, PhD
- Hasan Erbil Abachi, PhD
- Ya-Cheng Liao, PhD
MIRA for Established Investigators (R35)
- Milan Stojanovic, PhD
Emerging Investigator Award (R35)
- Hanrui Zhang, PhD
MERIT Award (R37)
- Carla P. Concepcion-Crisol, PhD
Gilliam Fellow, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Alicia Chime, Post Doctoral Researcher