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

Cary Aarons, MD
Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Surgery

Melissa Arbuckle, MD, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Surgery

Peter Dayan, MD
Professor of Pediatrics (in Emergency Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine

George E. Hardart, MD
Professor of Bioethics (in Pediatrics)) at the Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics 

Maya J. Hastie, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology

Vivek Moitra, MD
Allen I. Hyman, M.D. Professor of Critical Care Anesthesiology (in Anesthesiology) at the Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology

Alison Pack, MD
Professor of Neurology at the Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Neurology Epilepsy

Rini Ratan, MD (Co-Chair)
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Christine Rohde, MD 
Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Surgery

Magdalena Sobieszczyk, MD (Co-Chair)
Harold C. Neu Professor of Infectious Diseases (in Medicine) at the Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

Carol Troy, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology and Neurology
Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain