Executive Committee for Faculty Council

The Executive Committee of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Medicine is made up of 12 members of the Faculty Council, including representation from clinical and basic science departments as well as from junior and senior faculty at the the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

A major responsibility of the Executive Committee is to set the agenda for each Faculty Council meeting. This Committee also serves in an ad hoc capacity as requested by the dean.

Rita Charon, MD, PhD
Bernard Schoenberg Professor of Social Medicine (in MedicaHumanities) at the Columbia University Medical Center
Chair, Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics

Andrew Eisenberger, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Medicine

Noemie Elhadad, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics 
Chair, Department of Biomedical Inormatics

Laura Johnston, PhD
Professor of Genetics and Development  
Department of Genetics & Development

Teresa Lee, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics

Sarah Rossetti, RN, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Nursing
Department of Biomedical Informatics

Mary Sciutto, MD
Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center 
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, College of Physicians and Surgeons  

Colleen Cullen, PsyD
Associate Professor of Medical Psychology (In Psychiatry) at the Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Psychiatry

Usha Krishnan, MD
Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics 

Tal Korem, PhD
Assistant Professor of System Biology and Reproductive Sciences (in Obstetrics and Gynecology) 
Department of Systems Biology

Rachel Lewis, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics

Carrie Ruzal-Shapiro, MD
Professor of Radiology at the Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Radiology

Katrina Armstrong, MD
Executive Vice President for Health and Biomedical Sciences
Dean of the Faculties of Health Sciences 
Chief Executive Officer of Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Harold and Margaret Hatch Professor of the University 

James McKiernan, MD
Chief Executive Officer, ColumbiaDoctors
Senior Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs 
John K. Lattimer Professor of Urology

Ex-officio:

Daichi Shimbo, MD
Professor of Medicine 
Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Senior Vice President for Faculty Affairs, Columbia University Irving Medical Center