New faculty who joined VP&S in recent months include a specialist in managing infections in immunocompromised patients and a researcher of precision cellular immunotherapies for autoimmunity.
A group of medical students from VP&S spent a day in Albany, meeting with legislators and other policymakers to lobby on issues of importance to the future physicians.
Megan Ranney, a graduate of the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Gerard Carrino, who earned his MPH from Mailman, were tapped as deans at two schools.
In the past decade, physicians have recommended that women undergoing some surgeries have their fallopian tubes removed at the same time to prevent ovarian cancer.
The VP&S Anti-Racism Coalition, which will work to transform CUIMC’s serving and learning environment toward racial justice, held a kickoff meeting to outline goals.
14-year-old Hudson, who received treatment at Columbia for autoimmune neutropenia, raised money to create an arts project for children at Columbia’s pediatric hematology and oncology clinic.
Eric Kandel, MD, was honored on Feb. 9 with a program, exhibit, and reception that recognized his contributions to Columbia, the field of neuroscience, and the world beyond Columbia.