Fall/Winter 2018

Clinicians Honored

The second class of Columbia clinicians was inducted into the Academy of Clinical Excellence at VP&S in May. The 35 new faculty join the faculty who were among the inaugural class inducted in 2017.

The academy honors the accomplishments of faculty members who contribute to the VP&S academic mission by providing high quality, evidence-based, and humanistic patient care. Members will work on committees that support faculty and trainee mentorship, plan special lectures and events, and lead communications efforts. All members, who have been at Columbia for five or more years, spend more than 50 percent of their time on patient care and training the next generation of clinicians.

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VP&S Alumni Who Are Now Members of the Academy:

  • Linda Jennettee Addonizio’78, Pediatrics
  • Michael Argenziano’92, Surgery
  • Stan D. Arkow’77, Psychiatry
  • Jeffrey A. Ascherman’88, Surgery
  • Evelyn Attia’86, Psychiatry
  • Robert C. Basner’83, Medicine
  • Mitchell C. Benson’77, Urology
  • Marc Brown’91, Radiology
  • John C.M. Brust’62, Neurology
  • Nancy Chang’95, Medicine
  • Stanley Chang’74, Ophthalmology
  • Guarionex Joel DeCastro’04, Urology
  • Marc L. Dickstein’87, Anesthesiology
  • Pamela U. Freda’88, Medicine
  • Maria C. Garzon’88, Dermatology and Pediatrics
  • Peter L. Geller’80, Surgery
  • Robin S. Goland’80, Medicine
  • Scott M. Hammer’72, Medicine
  • Joshua E. Hyman’90, Orthopedic Surgery
  • Robert Kazim’87, Anesthesiology
  • Judith Korner’92 PhD/’93MD, Medicine
  • Salila Kurra’03, Medicine
  • James A. Lee’99, Surgery
  • Charles J. Lightdale’66, Medicine
  • Robert McConnell’73, Medicine
  • Paul C. McCormick’82, Neurological Surgery
  • James M. McKiernan’93, Urology
  • John Gregory Mears’73, Medicine
  • Russell Miller’01, Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Sara Nash’05, Psychiatry
  • Donald Oliver Quest’70, Neurological Surgery
  • LeRoy E. Rabbani’84, Medicine
  • Melvin P. Rosenwasser’76, Orthopedic Surgery
  • David Price Roye’75, Orthopedic Surgery
  • Carrie B. Ruzal-Shapiro’82, Radiology
  • David I. Sahar’80, Medicine
  • Peter L. Salgo’75, Anesthesiology and Medicine
  • Allan Schwartz’74, Medicine
  • Peter A. Shapiro’80, Psychiatry
  • Robert J. Strauch’82, Orthopedic Surgery
  • Byron M. Thomashow’74, Medicine
  • Stephen L. Trokel’65 MSD, Ophthalmology
  • Michael G. Vitale’95, Orthopedic Surgery
  • Mark Weidenbaum’81, Orthopedic Surgery
  • Robert A. Whittington’90, Anesthesiology
  • Bryan J. Winn’00, Ophthalmology