Columbia Faculty Elected to New York Academy of Medicine
Six faculty members at Columbia University Irving Medical Center were named Fellows of the New York Academy of Medicine in 2019.
The academy was established in 1847 and includes more than 2,000 Fellows, who are elected by their peers for outstanding achievement in medicine, health, and other disciplines affecting health and urban health.
The 2019 Fellows from CUIMC:
LeWanza M. Harris, MD, MPH
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Center for Family and Community Medicine
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Harris specializes in family medicine and is also quality and patient safety officer at NewYork-Presbyterian (Westchester).
Tonda Hughes, PhD, RN
Hendrik H. Bendixen Professor of International Nursing (in Psychiatry) and associate dean of global health
School of Nursing.
Hughes is an expert in sexual minority (lesbian and bisexual) women's health.
Yuna Lee, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management
Mailman School of Public Health
Lee is recognized for her work in fostering innovation in health care organizations to improve the patient and employee experience.
Jordan S. Orange, MD, PhD
Reuben S. Carpentier Professor of Pediatrics and chair
Department of Pediatrics
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Orange is a leader in pediatric primary immunodeficiency and the immunobiology of natural killer cells. He is also pediatrician-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.
Andrew Rundle, PhD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Mailman School of Public Health
Rundle co-directs the Obesity Prevention Initiative at Mailman and heads the Childhood Obesity Research Project in the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health.
Jingjing Shang, PhD, RN
Associate Professor of Nursing
School of Nursing
Shang's research focuses on patient outcomes, the nursing workforce, and exercise adherence among cancer patients.
Fellows of the New York Academy of Medicine participate in interdisciplinary workgroups that address clinical and population health issues facing New York City and other urban centers.