2025 State of the School | Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

2025 State of the School | Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
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2025 State of the School
2025 Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons State of the School Address
The annual State of the School address is an opportunity for faculty and staff to hear directly from the dean on the recent accomplishments, continuing challenges, and big-picture priorities of the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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Honors and Recognitions
In Memoriam
Gary M. Brittenham
, MD
Saundra Curry
, MD
Richard Deckelbaum
, MD
George M. Lazarus
, MD
Charles Chostner Marboe
, MD
Thomas Q. Morris
, MD
Carl Olsson
, MD
Karl H. Perzin
, MD
Leadership Appointments in Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Meghan Brooks Lane-Fall
, MD, MSHP - Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
Marina Catallozzi
, MD - Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Kris Davitt
- Senior Vice President of Development
Vanita Gowda
- Chief Communications Officer
Stavros Lomvardas
, PhD - Interim Vice Dean for Basic Science Research
Katherine Madonna
- Vice President of Clinical Finance
Derek Mazique
, MD - Chief Medical Officer, ColumbiaDoctors
Daichi Shimbo
, MD - Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Senior Vice President for Faculty Affairs
Jay Vyas
, MD, PhD - Associate Dean for Academic Innovation
National Academy of Sciences
Cory Abate-Shen
, PhD
National Academy of Medicine
Uma Reddy
, MD, MPH
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Uttiya Basu
, PhD
Sabrina Diano
, PhD
Jean Gautier
, PhD
Robert Klitzman
, MD
American Acaademy of Arts and Sciences
Hashim Al-Hashimi
, PhD
American Society for Clinical Investigation
Elizabeth Verna
, MD
Kelley Yan
, MD, PhD
Association for American Physicians
R. Graham Barr
, MD, DrPH
Aimee Payne
, MD, PhD
Muredach Reilly
, MBBCh, MSCE
Canada Gairdner International Award
Iva Greenwald
, PhD
Gary Struhl
, PhD
Freeman Hrabowski Scholars, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Mustafa Aydogan
, PhD
Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology
Michel Sadelain
, MD, PhD
King Faisal Prize in Medicine
Michel Sadelain
, MD, PhD
Broermann Medical Innovation Award
Michel Sadelain
, MD, PhD
Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Scholars
Osama Al Dalahmah
, MD, PhD
Dominique Bailey
, MD, MSEd
Giuseppe Cullaro
, MD
Joel Gabre
, MD
Jennifer Small-Saunders
, MD, PhD
Herbert and Florence Irving Scholars, 2023-2026 Cohort
Robert C. Bauer
, PhD -
Translating Human Genetic Insights into Therapeutic Targets for Cardiometabolic Disease
Matthew J. Cummings
, MD, MS -
Molecular Endotyping and Immune Response Trajectories in Sepsis in Uganda
Alison M. Taylor
, PhD -
Histology-Specific Consequences of Chromosome 19p Deletion in Lung Cancer
Academy of Community and Public Service
Larisa Geskin
, MD
Lisa A. Hark
, PhD, MBA
Lawrence Koutcher
, MD
Oscar Trujillo
, MD
Baton Awards
Monica Prabudoss
- Department Administrator and Chief Financial Officer for Radiation Oncology, Medical Humanities & Ethics, and CSCI
2025 VP&S Student Research Day
Summer Research
1st -
Lauren Burgett
2nd -
Zachary Levin
3rd (tie) -
Matthew Warren and Gift Owolabi
Scholarly Project
1st -
Chisom Enwere
2nd -
Michelle Shui
Research Year
1st -
Varun Sadunagunta
2nd -
Ritt Givens
3rd -
Nathaniel Rolfe
MD/PhD
1st -
Noah Chen
NIH Outstanding Investigator Awards (R35/R37/DP)
Director's New Innovator Award (DP2)
Jennifer Small-Saunders
, MD, PhD
Dian Yang
, PhD
Sara Zaccara
, PhD
MIRA for Early Stage Investigators (R35)
Anum Azam Glasgow
, PhD
Hasan Erbil Abachi
, PhD
Ya-Cheng Liao
, PhD
MIRA for Established Investigators (R35)
Milan Stojanovic
, PhD
Emerging Investigator Award (R35)
Hanrui Zhang
, PhD
MERIT Award (R37)
Carla P. Concepcion-Crisol
, PhD
Gilliam Fellow, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Alicia Chime
, Post Doctoral Researcher
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