Alumni Stories
VP&S alumni are healing, teaching, and discovering across the globe. Read about them in profiles and interviews produced by the Alumni Office.
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Columbia Medicine MagazineDr. Chiu, a pioneering plastic surgeon specializing in hand surgery, became the first president of the VP&S Club as a medical student.
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Dr. Muraszko is one of the world's leading surgeons for tethered spinal cords and pediatric brain tumors and was the first woman in the United States to chair a pediatric neurosurgery department.
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Dr. Grodman is a highly engaged volunteer supporting student clubs and mentoring programs at VP&S, particularly as a supporter of the Student Run Free Clinics.
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Dr. Kronenberg is chief of the Endocrine Unit at the Massachusetts General Hospital and leads a research group that studies the actions of parathyroid hormone and parathyroid hormone-related protein.
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- April 19, 2024
Dr. Gambert has devoted almost five decades to the field of geriatric medicine and advocated for improved training for medical students and residents in the care of older adults.
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- April 19, 2024
Dr. Cannon works on clinical trials, registries and quality improvement projects in the fields of acute coronary syndromes, atrial fibrillation, diabetes, lipids, and prevention.
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- April 19, 2024
Dr. Theodore investigates new therapeutic approaches to uncontrolled epilepsy and uses neuroimaging techniques to study cerebral metabolism, neuropharmacology, and functional cognitive anatomy.
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Columbia Medicine MagazineMarch 20, 2021From patient to resident to the National Academy of Medicine, a pediatric neurosurgeon transforms her field.
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- January 17, 2021
A dedicated urologist improving the health, happiness, and lives of patients in Los Angeles.
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Columbia Medicine MagazineSeptember 22, 2020Kathie-Ann Joseph and David Joseph '95, both VP&S graduates, share a remarkable journey from studying together as teenagers at the Brooklyn Public Library to becoming successful surgeons in Brooklyn.
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Columbia Medicine MagazineMarch 20, 2020Dr. Henry Shinefield has had a remarkable career as a disease detective and pediatrician.
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- January 17, 2020
The first alumna woman enrolled in the VP&S Medical Scientist Training Program.
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Columbia Medicine MagazineMarch 20, 2019Sharon Madanes, a 2019 graduate of the medical program, has found a unique intersection between the worlds of medicine and art.
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Columbia Medicine MagazineMarch 20, 2018Yvonne Thornton, a distinguished perinatologist and trailblazing African-American physician, reflects on a career marked by groundbreaking achievements and resilience in the face of adversity.
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