Dean’s Advisory Committee for Faculty Diversity & Inclusion

The Advisory Committee for Faculty Diversity & Inclusion was formed to assess the current environment for diverse faculty, to identify gaps and opportunities, and to make recommendations to further support faculty success and satisfaction. Membership of this committee includes the following people:

 

Marwah Abdalla, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Medicine

 

Linda Aponte-Patel, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Pediatrics

 

Lourival Baptista Neto, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Psychiatry

 

Akinpelumi Beckley, MD

Assistant Professor in Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine

 

Kenrick Cato, PhD

Assistant Professor of Nursing

School of Nursing

 

Hetty Cunningham, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Pediatrics

 

Lorna M. Dove, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine (in Surgery) at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Medicine

 

Alyson Fox, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Medicine

 

Richard O. Francis, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology

Department of Pathology & Cell Biology

 

Raymond Givens, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Medicine

 

Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD

Ellen Jacobson Levine and Eugene Jacobson Professor of Women's Health (in Obstetrics & Gynecology) at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

 

Sidney Hankerson, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Psychiatry

 

Hilda Hutcherson, MD

Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and

Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

College of Physicians & Surgeons

 

George E. Jenkins, DMD

Assistant Professor of Dental Medicine (Community Health) at the Columbia University Medical Center

College of Dental Medicine

 

Rafael A. Lantigua, MD

Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Medicine and

Dean's Special Advisor for Community Health Affairs

 

Steven A. Lee-Kong, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Surgery

 

Roger Lefort, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology

Department of Pathology & Cell Biology

 

Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Department of Pediatrics

 

Dara N. Matseoane-Peterssen, MD

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

 

Mara M. Minguez, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and

Population & Family Health at the Columbia University Medical Center

Departments of Pediatrics and

Population & Family Health

 

Dennis A. Mitchell, DDS, MPH

Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement,

Professor of Dental Medicine (Community Health and Periodontics) at the Columbia University Medical Center and

Senior Associate Dean for Diversity

College of Dental Medicine

 

Gabrielle Page-Wilson, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Department of Medicine

 

Diane A. Thompson, MD

Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine

 

William C. Turner, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Medicine and

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

College of Physicians and Surgeons

 

Wakenda K. Tyler, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

 

Nora Vanegas-Arroyave, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Neurology

 

Diana Vargas Chaves, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Pediatrics

 

Olajide A. Williams, MD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Department of Neurology

 

Patrick T. Wilson, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Population & Family Health at the Columbia University Medical Center

Departments of Pediatrics and Population & Family Health

 

Ex-officio:

 

Clara L. Lapiner, MPH

Executive Director of Faculty Professional Development, Diversity & Inclusion

Office of the Snr. Vice President for Faculty Affairs and Career Development

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

 

Anne L. Taylor, MD

John Lindenbaum Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Medicine,

Vice Dean of Academic Affairs

College of Physicians and Surgeons and

Senior Vice President for Faculty Affairs and Career Development at the Columbia University Medical Center

 

Robert A. Whittington, MD

Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center

Department of Medicine