Faculty of Medicine COAP

The Faculty of Medicine Committee on Appointments and Promotions reviews all appointments and promotions for faculty at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons who are on the “at CUMC” Title Track. The committee is comprised of senior faculty members from different departments at VP&S, representing multiple disciplines with concentrations in investigation, education and clinical care. 

Committee Members

  • David Bell, MD, MPH

    • Professor of Pediatrics and Population and Family Health at the Columbia University Medical Center
  • Peter S. Dayan, MD

    • Professor of Pediatrics (in Emergency Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center
  • Anil K. Lalwani, MD

    • Professor of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery; Associate Dean for Student Research
    • Co-chair
  • Laura Lennihan, MD

    • Professor of Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center
    • Co-chair
  • Vivek K. Moitra, MD

    • Allen I. Hyman, M.D. Professor of Critical Care Anesthesiology (in Anesthesiology) at the Columbia University Medical Center
  • Rini B. Ratan, MD

    • Berkowitz Family Professor of Women's Health (in Obstetrics and Gynecology) at the Columbia University Medical Center; Vice Chair of Education
  • Christine H. Rohde, MD

    • Herbert and Florence Irving Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (in Surgery) to Honor Dr. Jeffery A. Ascherman at the Columbia University Medical Center
  • Magdalena Sobieszczyk, MD

    • Harold C. Neu Professor of Infectious Diseases (in Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center
  • T. Scott Stroup, MD, MPH

    • Professor of Psychiatry
  • Carol M. Troy, MD, PhD

    • Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology and Neurology (in the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain) at the Columbia University Medical Center