Members and Emeritus Members

Each member of the Academy exhibits excellence in the following characteristics: reputation, communication and interpersonal skills, professionalism and humanism, diagnostic acumen, skillful negotiation of the health care system, knowledge, scholarly approach to clinical care, commitment to mentoring trainees and junior colleagues, and passion for clinical medicine.

  • Justin G. Aaron, MD
    Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center 
    Department of Medicine
  • Darryl Abrams, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center   
    Department of Medicine
  • Arnold P. Advincula, MD
    Levine Family Professor of Women's Health in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Columbia University Medical Center   
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Anne M. Albano, PhD
    Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD); Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at the Columbia Univeristy Medical Center
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Bachir Alobeid, MD
    Professor of Pathology of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
  • Karen Altmann, MD
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Spencer E. Amory, MD    
    Jose M. Ferrer Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Surgery
  • Gerald B. Appel, MD 
    Professor of Medicine at the Columbia Univeristy Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Selim M. Arcasoy, MD    
    Dickinson W. Richards, Jr. Professor of Medicine (in Pediatrics) at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Medicine
  • Michael Argenziano, MD
    Calvin F. Barber Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Surgery
  • Jeffrey A. Ascherman, MD    
    Thomas S. Zimmer, II Professor of Reconstructive Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center   
    Department of Surgery
  • Evelyn Attia, MD
    Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Janice James Aubey, MD, MPH
    Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • James Drake Auran, MD    
    Professor of Ophthalmology at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Ophthalmology
  • John Ausiello, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Akinpelumi A. Beckley, MD, MBA
    Assistant Professor in Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine
  • Karen L. Bell, MD
    Professor of Neurology (in the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurology
  • Anna Berlin, MD, MPH  
    Associate Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center; Assistant Professor at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Surgery
  • Angelo B. Biviano, MD, MPH   
    Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Tricia E. Brentjens, MD
    Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Carolyn B. Britton, MD, MS
    Associate Professor of Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurology
  • Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD    
    Edgar M. Housepian Professor of Neurological Surgery Research at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Neurological Surgery
  • Charles F. Cain, MD, MBA
    Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Salvatore M. Caruana, MD
    Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of
    Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
  • Ana G. Cepin, MD
    Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Nancy Chang, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Columbia University Medical Center 
    Department of Radiation Oncology
  • Kaylan Christianer, MD
    Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center 
    Department of Medicine
  • George Christolias, MD
    Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation and Regeneration Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Rehabilitation and Regeneration Medicine
  • George "Jack" A. Cioffi, MD
    Jean and Richard Deems Professor of Ophthalmology and the Edward S. Harkness Professor of Ophthalmology; Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
    Department of Ophthalmology
  • Comana M. Cioroiu, MD
    Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurology
  • Anthony J. Clapcich, MD
    Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Edward S. Connolly, Jr., MD    
    Byon Stookey Professor of Neurological Surgery; Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery  
    Department of Neurological Surgery
  • Eileen P. Connolly, MD, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Radiation Oncology
  • Renu Maria Culas, MBBS
    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Colleen C. Cullen, PsyD
    Associate Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Jennifer Cunningham, MD
    Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Vivette D. D'Agati, MD
    Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
  • Anita Darmanian, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Guarionex Joel DeCastro, MD, MPH
    Associate Professor of Urology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Urology
  • Amy R. Defelice, MD
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Israel Deutsch, MD
    Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Radiation Oncology
  • Jason B. Diamond, MD, MPH
    Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurology
  • Marc L. Dickstein, MD    
    Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Angela DiMango, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Lorna M. Dove, MD, MPH
    Professor of Medicine (in Surgery) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Surgery
  • Brian J. Egan, MD, MPH
    Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Andrew Eisenberger, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Katarina Eisinger, MD
    Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Jean C. Emond, MD    
    Thomas S. Zimmer Professor of Reconstructive Surgery (in Pediatrics) 
    Department of Surgery
  • Erin K. Engle, PsyD
    Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Psychiatry 
  • Neil Arthur Feldstein, MD
    Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurological Surgery
  • Daniel Fenster, MD
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics (in Emergency Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Emergerncy Medicine
  • Anne M. Ferris, MBBS
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Katherine Fischkoff, MD, MPA
    Assistant Professor of Surgery (in Anesthesiology) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Surgery
  • Elizabeth M. Fitelson, MD
    Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurological Psychiatry
  • Alyson N. Fox, MD, MSCE
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Richard O. Francis, MD, PhD
    Associate Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
  • Pamela U. Freda, MD    
    Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Medicine
  • Hasan Garan, MD
    Dickinson W. Richards, Jr. Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center 
    Department of Medicine
  • James H. Garvin Jr., MD    
    Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Christina Kitt Garza, MD
    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Maria C. Garzon, MD
    Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Dermatology
  • Julie S. Glickstein, MD    
    Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Stephanie R. Goodman, MD
    Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Stephen L. Gordon, MD
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (in Emergency Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Justin Greisberg, MD
    Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Eli Grunstein, MD
    John and DeGraaf Woodman Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
  • Farah Hameed, MD
    Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine
  • George E. Hardart, MD, MPH  
    Professor of Bioethics (in Pediatrics) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Tiffany A. Herlands, PsyD
    Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Hanina Hibshoosh, MD    
    Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
  • Jason Hill, MD, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Claire C. Holderness, MD
    Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology
    Department of Psychiatry
  • David P. Horowitz, MD
    Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Radiation Oncology
  • Jason D. Horowitz, MD
    Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Ophthalmology
  • Sameera Husain, MBBS
    Associate Professor of Dermatology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Dermatology
  • Joshua E. Hyman, MD
    St. Giles St. Giles Foundation Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Alejandro D. Iglesias, MD
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Christopher Irobunda, MD, PhD
    Jim Ovia Associate Professor of Cardiology in (Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Robert Kazim, MD    
    Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Alexander G. Khandji, MD    
    Professor of Radiology (in Neurological Surgery and in Neurology) at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Radiology
  • Julie Khlevner, MD 
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Ana Hae-Ok Kim, MD
    Associate Professor of
    Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgeryat the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of
    Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
  • Jin Hee Jeannie Kim, MD, MS
    Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Connie Kostacos, MD
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center  
    Department of Pediatrics
  • M. Christine Krause, MD
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center  
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Ganga Krishnamurthy, MBBS, DCH
    Garrett Isaac Neubauer Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Usha S. Krishnan, MD, DM
    Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center  
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Jennifer H. Kuo, MD, MS
    Associate Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Surgery
  • Salila Kurra, MD
    Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Anil K. Lalwani, MD
    Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
    Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
  • Nicole Lamanna, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Christine T. Lauren, MD, MHA
    Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Dermatology
  • Sean D. Lavine, MD
    Professor of Neurological Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurological Surgery
  • Ryan E. Lawrence, MD, MDiv
    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Jay S. Leb, MD
    Assistant Professor of Radiology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Radiology
  • Oscar Lebwohl, MD, MS    
    Richard L. and Rakia I. Hatch Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • James A. Lee, MD
    Professor of Surgical Oncology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Surgery
  • Tina A. Leone, MD
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Jon A. Levenson, MD
    Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Leonardo Liberman, MD
    Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center   
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Jeffrey M. Liebmann, MD
    Shirlee and Bernard Brown Professor of Opthamology
    Department of Opthalmology
  • Angela Lignelli, MD
    Associate Professor of Radiology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Radiology
  • Rogerio A. Lobo, MD    
    Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology    
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Steven J. Lobritto, MD    
    Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Arthur Marc Magun, MD    
    Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Medicine
  • Arthur Michael Mandel, MD, PhD 
    Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center   
    Department of Neurology
  • Mahesh M. Mansukhani, MD
    Professor
     of Pathology and Cell Biology at the Columbia University Medical Center 
    Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
  • Karen Marder, MD, MPH
    Sally Kerlin Professor of Neurology (in the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, in the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain and in Psychiatry) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurology
  • Glen S. Markowitz, MD    
    Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
  • Mercedes Martinez, MD
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Mathew S. Maurer, MD
    Arnold and Arlene Goldstein Professor of Cardiology (in Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Laurel Mayer, MD 
    Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Guy M. McKhann, MD
    Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Psychiatry
  • James M. McKiernan, MD    
    John K. Lattimer Professor of Urology; Chairman, Department of Urology    
    Department of Urology
  • John Gregory Mears, MD    
    Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Alice A. Medalia, PhD    
    Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Ali A. Mencin, MD
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Anil Mendiratta, MD
    Associate Professor of Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurology
  • John S. Mercer, MD
    Henrik H. Bendixen Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Amy E. Mesa-Jonassen, MD
    Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • William Middlesworth, MD
    R. Peter Altman, MD Professor of Pediatric Surgery (in Surgery) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Surgery
  • Benjamin A. Miko, MD, MSc, DTM&H
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Russell S. Miller, MD
    Sloane Hospital for Women Associate Professor of Prenatal Pediatrics (in Obstetrics and Gynecology) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Vivek K. Moitra, MD
    Allen I Hyman, M.D. Professor of Critical Care Anesthesiology (in Anesthesiology) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Kimberly D. Morel, MD
    Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Dermatology
  • Nicholas J. Morrissey, MD
    Associate Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Surgery
  • Philip R. Muskin, MD    
    Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Shunichi Nakagawa, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Sara S. Nash, MD
    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Mervat Nassef, MD
     Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Lourival Baptista Neto, MD, MPH   
    Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Natalie M. Neu, MD, MPH
    Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Cindy Neunert, MD, MSCS
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Yiu Kee Warren Ng, MD, MPH 
    Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center  
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Ilana R. Nossel, MD   
    Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry  
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Kathleen M. O'Toole, MD
    Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
  • Alison M. Pack, MD, MPH
    Professor of Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurology
  • Sharon Sheng-Yueh Pan, MD, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Marcus Pereira, MD, MPH
    Associate Professor of Medicine at CUMC 
    Department of Medicine
  • Joseph A. Picoraro
    Assocaite Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Michael J. Pitman, MD
    Lawrence Savetsky Professor of Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Otolaryngology
  • John M. Poneros, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Kenneth M. Prager, MD    
    Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Medicine
  • Anthony C. Puliafico, PhD    
    Associate Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Wilson A. Quezada, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • LeRoy E. Rabbani, MD    
    Brian F. Hoffman Professor of Cardiology (in Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Beth W. Rackow, MD
    Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (in Pediatrics) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Maya K. Rao, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Lloyd E. Ratner, MD, MPH    
    Professor of Surgery    
    Department of Surgery
  • Stefano Ravalli, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Fabrizio Remotti, MD
    Associate Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
  • Claire Sebastian Riley, MD 
    Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurology
  • James Kirkland Roberts, MD
    Associate Professor of Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurology
  • Carrie B. Ruzal-Shapiro, MD    
    Professor of Radiology at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Radiology
  • David I. Sahar, MD    
    Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Medicine
  • Peter L. Salgo, MD    
    Professor of Anesthesiology and Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Anjali Saqi, MD, MBA    
    Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
  • Neeta R. Saraiya, MBBS, MD
    Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Osman R. Sayan, MD
    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Emergency Medicine
  • William S. Schechter, MD, MS    
    Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Stanley J. Schneller, MD    
    Herbert and Florence Irving Professor of Cardiology (in Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Medicine
  • Allan Schwartz, MD    
    Harold Ames Hatch Professor of Medicine and Seymour Milstein Professor of Cardiology (in Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Medicine
  • Mary Sciutto, MD
    Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center; Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Ojas Shah, MD
    George F. Cahill Professor of Urology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Urology
  • Peter A. Shapiro, MD    
    Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Psychiatry
  • David N. Silvers, MD    
    Professor of Dermatology and Pathology and Cell Biology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Dermatology
  • Lynn L. Simpson, MD, MSc    
    Hillary Rodham Clinton Professor of Women's Health in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Jessica Singer, MD, MPH
    Hillary Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Michael B. Sisti, MD
    Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery (in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and in Radiation Oncology) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurological Surgery
  • Richard M. Smiley, MD    
    Professor of Anesthesiology (in Obstetrics and Gynecology) at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Craig R. Smith, MD    
    Johnson and Johnson Distinguished Professor in the Department of Surgery and Valentine Mott Professor of Surgery; Chair, Department of Surgery    
    Department of Surgery
  • Michael S. Snyder, MD  
    Assocaite Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Joshua R. Sonett, MD    
    Edward C. and Anne K. Weiskopf Professor of Surgical Oncology (in Surgery) at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Surgery
  • Jessica L. Spellman, MD
    Desmond a. Jordan, MD Memorial Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center  
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Caryn M. St. Clair, MD 
    Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Brie Alexandra Stotler, MD, MPH
    Associate Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
  • Robert J. Strauch, MD    
    Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Edward Hyun Suh, MD
    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Lena S. Y. Sun, MD    
    Emanuel M. Papper Professor of Anesthesiology and Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Jonathan Susman, MD    
    Associate Professor of Radiology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Radiology
  • Matthias J. Szabolcs, MD
    Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
  • Kurenai Tanji, MD, PhD
    Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology (in Neurology) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
  • Joseph Tenenbaum, MD
    Edgar M. Leifer Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Medicine
  • Sonia N. Tolani, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Medicine
  • Helen M. Towers, MD
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Pediatrics
  • William C. Turner, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center; Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Department of Medicine
  • Wakenda K. Tyler, MD, MPH
    Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Christopher J. Visco, MD 
    Ursula Corning Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine Research (in Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine
  • Elise A. Van Vliet, PhD, MA
    Professor of Neuropsychology (in Neurology and in the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurology
  • Christopher J. Visco, MD
    Ursula Corning Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine Research (in Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine
  • Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH    
    Ana Lucia Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery (in Orthopaedic Surgery) at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Gebhard Wagener, MD   
    Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center 
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Anju Wagh, MBBS
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (in Emergency Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Tony J. C. Wang, MD  
    Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology (in Neurological Surgery) at the Columbia University Medical Center  
    Department of Radiation Oncology
  • Cheryl H. Waters, MD    
    Albert B. and Judith L. Glickman Professor of Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center    Department of Neurology
  • David M. Weiner, MD    
    Assistant Professor of Urology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Urology
  • Louis H. Weimer, MD 
    Professor of Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurology
  • Shepard D. Weiner, MD    
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Joshua L. Weintraub, MD    
    Professor of Radiology (in Surgery) at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Radiology
  • Rachel J. Weller, MD
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Sarah F. Wesley, MD, MPH
    Associate Professor of Neurology Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurology
  • Christopher J. Winfree, MD
    Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Neurological Surgery
  • Natalie H. Yip, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Jeffrey L. Zitsman, MD    
    Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Surgery

In addition to the members of the Academy listed above, we have a group of emeritus members who are involved in clinical care who are retired or semi-retired but by their record of contributions to and accomplishments in clinical practice and mentoring have attained exceptional respect and excellence in their previous full-time commitment to CUIMC. The faculty listed below are honored as Emeritus members of the Academy of Clinical Excellence.

  • Stan D. Arkow, MD   
    Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Emile Bacha, MD
    Roth Salzhauer Family Professor of Surgery
    Department of Surgery
  • Robert C. Basner, MD
    Special Lecturer in Medicine
    Department of Medicine
  • Fredric M. Bomback, MD 
    Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Anthony R. Brown, MD 
    Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Stanely Chang, MD 
    K. K. Tse and Ku Teh Ying Professor of Opthalmology
    Department of Opthalmology
  • Michael H. Cohen
    John J. Mack Clinical Professor of Clinical Education (in Medicine)
    Department of Medicine
  • Peter L. Geller, MD
    Special Lecturer in the Department of Surgery; Professor Emeritus of Surgery
    Department of Surgery
  • Elsa-Grace V. Giardina, MD
    Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Evelyn C. Granieri, MD, MPH, MSEd
    Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Eric J. Heyer, MD, PhD
    Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology and Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center; Special Research Scientist
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Allan J. Hordof, MD
    Special Lecturer in Pediatrics
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Sudha Kashyap, MD    
    Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Rafael Antonio Lantigua, MD
    Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Medicine
  • Laura Lennihan, MD
    Professor of Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Neurology
  • Linda D. Lewis, MD    
    Clinical Professor Emeritus of Neurology; Special Lecturer    
    Department of Neurology
  • Charles J. Lightdale, MD
    Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center; Special Lecturer
    Department of Medicine
  • David D. Markowtiz, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center; Special Lecturer
    Department of Medicine
  • Roger A. Maxfield, MD
    Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Katherine G. Nickerson, MD
    Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Medicine
  • Michael A. Pesce, PhD
    Retiree
    Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
  • Donald Oliver Quest, MD
    J. Lawrence Pool Profesor of Neurological Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center; Assistant Deaf for Student Affairs, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Department of Neurological Surgery
  • David Price Roye, MD    
    St. Giles Foundation Professor Emeritus of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center; Special Lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery  
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Robert N. Sladen, MBChB
    Allen I. Hyman, M.D. Professor Emeritus of Critical Care Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Anesthesiology
  • Robert A. Solomon, MD    
    Bennett M. Stein Professor of Neurological Surgery
    Department of Neurological Surgery
  • Steven L. Spitalnik, MD
    Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology
    Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
  • Thomas J. Starc, MD, MPH
    Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Pediatrics
  • Ellen M. Stevenson, MD
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center
    Department of Psychiatry
  • Byron M. Thomashow, MD
    Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center; Special Lecturer in Medicine
    Department of Medicine
  • Stephen L. Trokel, MD    
    Professor of Ophthalmology at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Ophthalmology
  • Anthony M. Valeri, MD    
    Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center    
    Department of Medicine
  • Robert R. Walther, MD    
    Special Lecturer in Dermatology 
    Department of Dermatology
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