Schedule of Events

Hosted by: Bernard Weiss, MD

Join us for the Class of 1960 Virtual Gathering.

Virtual gathering will be held via Zoom and meeting details will be shared following registration.

Hosted by: Katherine Dubowski, M.D. & Michael Steinhaus, M.D.

Join us for the Class of 2015 Virtual Gathering.

Virtual gathering will be held via Zoom and meeting details will be shared following registration.

Join us for a complimentary Continental Breakfast while you check in for Alumni Day on campus at The Faculty Club, 630 W. 168th St, 4th Floor.

Parking: 

115 Fort Washington Avenue (corner of West 165th Street)

$10 parking tickets are available for events at the Medical Center on Friday, May 2.

Session I: Alumni Presentations

James Bussel '75

Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical School

Topic: FcRn: Biology and Therapeutics

Annabelle Santos Volgman '84

McMullan-Eybel Endowed Chair for Excellence in Clinical Cardiology Professor of Medicine, Rush College of Medicine Immediate Past Medical Director, Rush Heart Center for Women Director of Research and Academic Affairs, Division of Cardiology Past Governor, American College of Cardiology of Illinois 

Topic: Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Disease - Why is this Important?

Matthew Spotnitz '10

ODSS Data Scholar with the All of Us Research Program at NIH

Topic: Assessing the Data Quality Dimensions of Partial and Complete Mastectomy Cohorts in the All of Us Research Program

Location: The Faculty Club, 630 W. 168th St, 4th Floor

Parking: 

115 Fort Washington Avenue (corner of West 165th Street)

$10 parking tickets are available for events at the Medical Center on Friday, May 2.

Session II: Cell Engineering and Gene Therapy

Markus Mapara, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Director, Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cell Therapy Program

Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Ran Reshef, MD

Professor of Medicine

Director, Cellular Immunotherapy and Translational Research

Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cell Therapy Program

Division of Hematology/Oncology

Columbia Center for Translational Immunology Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Location: The Faculty Club, 630 W. 168th St, 4th Floor

Parking: 

115 Fort Washington Avenue (corner of West 165th Street)

$10 parking tickets are available for events at the Medical Center on Friday, May 2.

Luncheon remarks by James McKiernan, MD, Interim Dean, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Chief Executive Officer, ColumbiaDoctors

A presentation of the 2025 VP&S Alumni Awards will follow.

Gold Medal for outstanding achievements in medical research: Dariush Mozaffarian '95

Gold Medal for outstanding achievements in clinical medicine: Stanley Chang '74

Virginia Kneeland Frantz ’22 Award for Distinguished Women in Medicine: Anne Curtis '79

Gold Medal for meritorious service to VP&S and its Alumni Association: Neil Freeman '85
Transformative Researcher Award: Elaine Wan '05

Transformative Clinician Award: Anaeze Offodile '08

Parking: 

115 Fort Washington Avenue (corner of West 165th Street)

$10 parking tickets are available for events at the Medical Center on Friday, May 2.

Join us for Alumni Day - VP&S Student Led Medical Center Campus Tour.

Tours will depart from 50 Haven Avenue, 1st Floor New York, NY 10032

Parking: 

115 Fort Washington Avenue (corner of West 165th Street)

$10 parking tickets are available for events at the Medical Center on Friday, May 2.

Hosted by: Oscar Garfein, MD

Join us for the Class of 1965 Dinner at The Penn Club

Your specific gathering room will be provided upon check in.

30 W 44th Street, NYC

Hosted by: Richard Spiegel, MD

Join us for the Class of 1970 Dinner at The University Club

1 W 54th Street, NYC

Your specific gathering room will be provided upon check-in.

Please be advised of The University Club’s dress code:

• Business/Cocktail Attire
• Male attendees are required to wear jackets and dress shirts. Ties are recommended, but not required.
• Jeans, shorts, capris, sneakers, flip flops, and other such casual sportswear are not permitted.
  

Hosted by: David Roye, MD

Join us for the Class of 1975 Dinner at The University Club

Your specific gathering room will be provided upon check-in.

1 W 54th Street, NYC

Please be advised of The University Club’s dress code: 

• Business/Cocktail Attire
• Male attendees are required to wear jackets and dress shirts. Ties are recommended, but not required.
• Jeans, shorts, capris, sneakers, flip flops, and other such casual sportswear are not permitted.
  

Hosted by: Jacqueline Bello, MD

Join us for the Class of 1980 Dinner at the University Club

1 W 54th Street, NYC

Your specific gathering room will be provided upon check-in.

Please be advised of The University Club’s dress code:

• Business/Cocktail Attire
• Male attendees are required to wear jackets and dress shirts. Ties are recommended, but not required.  
• Jeans, shorts, capris, sneakers, flip flops, and other such casual sportswear are not permitted.
  

Hosted by: Linda Aboody, MD & Neil Freeman, MD

Join us for the Class of 1985 Dinner at The University Club

1 W 54th Street, NYC

Your specific gathering room will be provided upon check-in.

Please be advised of The University Club’s dress code:

• Business/Cocktail Attire
• Male attendees are required to wear jackets and dress shirts. Ties are recommended, but not required.
• Jeans, shorts, capris, sneakers, flip flops, and other such casual sportswear are not permitted.
  

Hosted by: Paul Miller, MD

Join us for the Class of 1990 Dinner at The University Club

1 W 54th Street, NYC

Your specific gathering room will be provided upon check-in.

Please be advised of The University Club’s dress code:

• Business/Cocktail Attire
• Male attendees are required to wear jackets and dress shirts. Ties are recommended, but not required.
• Jeans, shorts, capris, sneakers, flip flops, and other such casual sportswear are not permitted.

Hosted by: Christopher Winfree, MD

Join us for the Class of 1995 Dinner at The University Club

1 W 54th Street, NYC

Your specific gathering room will be provided upon check in.

Please be advised of The University Club’s dress code:

• Business/Cocktail Attire
• Male attendees are required to wear jackets and dress shirts. Ties are recommended, but not required.
• Jeans, shorts, capris, sneakers, flip flops, and other such casual sportswear are not permitted.
  

Hosted by: Sameer Maholtra, MD & Emily Hu, MD

Join us for the Class of 2000 Dinner at The University Club

1 W 54th Street, NYC

Your specific gathering room will be provided upon check-in.

Please be advised of The University Club’s dress code:

• Business/Cocktail Attire
• Male attendees are required to wear jackets and dress shirts. Ties are recommended, but not required.
• Jeans, shorts, capris, sneakers, flip flops, and other such casual sportswear are not permitted.
  

Hosted by: Monjri Shah, MD

Join us for the Class of 2005 Dinner at The University Club

1 W 54th Street, NYC

Your specific gathering room will be provided upon check-in.

Please be advised of The University Club’s dress code:

• Business/Cocktail Attire  
• Male attendees are required to wear jackets and dress shirts. Ties are recommended, but not required.
• Jeans, shorts, capris, sneakers, flip flops, and other such casual sportswear are not permitted.
  

Hosted by: John Kaczmar, MD

Join us for the Class of 2010 Dinner at The Penn Club

30 W 44th Street, NYC

Your specific gathering room will be provided upon check in.

Hosted by: Sameer Maholtra, MD & Emily Hu, MD

Join us for the Class of 2000 Gathering at Jake's Dilemma.

430 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10024

Your specific gathering room will be provided upon check-in.

Hosted by: Brandon Scott Mogrovejo, M.D. & Eytan Palte, M.D.

Join us for the Class of 2020 Gathering at Jake's Dilemma.
430 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10024

Your specific gathering room will be provided upon check-in.