Steering Committees
The Academy of Clinical Excellence (ACE) is compromised of great clinicians at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. After induction, each ACE member is asked to join one of the steering committees that are critical to the success of our mission.
Executive Committee (Julie Khlevner, Chair)
Communications and Outreach Committee (Usha Krishnan, Chair)
Membership Committee (Russ Miller, Chair and Natalie Yip, Co-Chair)
Mentorship Committee (Sara Nash, Chair)
Philanthropy Committee (David Weiner, Chair and Jonathan Susman, Co-Chair)
Symposium and Events Committee (Jonathan Susman, Chair)
Rising Star Awards Committee (Hanina Hibshoosh, Chair and Bill Middlesworth, Co-Chair)
Executive Committee Membership
In addition to the steering committees listed above, ACE is also comprised of an Executive Committee. Elections are held for open seats on the Executive Committee.
- Jeffrey Ascherman (Surgery)
Chair, Clinical Voice Committee (ad hoc committee) - Nancy Chang (Medicine)
- Angela Dimango (Medicine)
- Katherine Fischkoff (Surgery)
- Maria Garzon (Dermatology)
- Hanina Hibshoosh (Pathology and Cell Biology)
Co-Chair, Rising Star Awards Committee - Julie Khlevner (Pediatrics)
Chair, Executive Committee - Usha Krishnan (Pediatrics)
Chair, Communications and Outreach Committee - James McKiernan (Urology)
Founding Chair, Executive Committee - Bill Middlesworth (Surgery)
Co-Chair, Rising Star Awards Committee - Russ Miller (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Chair, Membership Committee - Vivek Moitra (Anesthesiology)
Chair, Simple is Better Initiative (ad hoc committee) - Sara Nash (Psychiatry)
Chair, Mentorship Committee - Maya Rao (Medicine)
- Carrie Ruzal-Shapiro (Radiology)
Immediate Past Chair, Executive Committee - Joshua Sonnett (Surgery)
- Jonathan Susman (Radiology)
Chair, Symposium and Events Committee and Co-Chair, Philanthropy Committee - David Weiner (Urology)
Co-Chair, Philanthropy Committee - Natalie Yip (Medicine)
Co-Chair, Membership Committee