Schedule of Events

Class of 2021 Virtual Gathering

Thursday, April 16, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Eastern
Zoom
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Hosted by: Austin Kaidi, MD & Max Shen, MD

Join us for the Class of 2021 Virtual Gathering.

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

Alumni Day - Welcome and Registration

Friday, April 24, 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Eastern
The Faculty Club
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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)

Please bring your parking ticket to the event. It can be validated at the registration desk for a reduced rate of $10.00.

Alumni Day Program - Session I

Friday, April 24, 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Eastern
The Faculty Club
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Session I: Alumni Presentations

Moupali Das '01
Vice President, HIV Prevention and Virology Pediatric Clinical Development Head, HIV Prevention Clinical Development Gilead Sciences

Topic: The Lenacapavir Discovery and Development Story: A Breakthrough Drug That Could Help End The HIV Epidemic

Yasmin Khakoo '90
Child Neurology Director, MSK Kids at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College President, Child Neurology Society (Oct 2025-Oct 2027) Editor-in-Chief Emerita, Pediatric Neurology (Jan 2026)

Topic: So You Want To Be An Editor: The Nuts and Bolts of Success in Publishing

Ann Ginsberg '87
Former Deputy Director, Global Health Gates Foundation

Topic: Improved TB Vaccines on the Horizon

Shepard Hurwitz '76
Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedic Surgery University of Virginia

Topic: Is there value in Board Certification in 2026?

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

Parking:

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

Please bring your parking ticket to the event. It can be validated at the registration desk for a reduced rate of $10.00.

Alumni Day Program - Session II

Friday, April 24, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Eastern
The Faculty Club
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Session II: Faculty Presentations

S. Zev Williams, MD, PhD
Wendy D. Havens Associate Professor of Women's Health Chief, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility of Medicine Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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

Parking:

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

Please bring your parking ticket to the event. It can be validated at the registration desk for a reduced rate of $10.00.

VP&S Alumni Luncheon and Presentation of 2026 Alumni Awards

Friday, April 24, 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Eastern
50 Haven
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Luncheon remarks by Dean Katrina Armstrong, MD, Executive Vice President for Health and Biomedical Sciences, Dean of Faculties of Health Sciences and the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Awarding of the Alumni Gold and Silver Medals

Jane Salmon '77, Chair, Honors & Awards

Gold Medal for outstanding achievements in medical research:

George Yancopoulos '87
Jonathan Licht '82

Gold Medal for outstanding achievements in clinical medicine:

Michael Curci '67

Virginia Kneeland Frantz ’22 Award for Distinguished Women in Medicine: Angela Diaz '81

Gold Medal for meritorious service to VP&S and its Alumni Association: Valerie Ulene '91 and David Skaggs '89

Transformational Researcher Award: Amit Etkin '06

Location: 50 Haven Avenue, Ballroom, New York, NY 10032

Parking:

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

Please bring your parking ticket to the event. It can be validated at the registration desk for a reduced rate of $10.00.

Alumni Day - VP&S Student Led Medical Center Campus Tours

Friday, April 24, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Eastern
50 Haven
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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)

Please bring your parking ticket to the event. It can be validated at the registration desk for a reduced rate of $10.00.

Class of 1966 Dinner

Friday, April 24, 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Eastern
The Westin New York at Times Square
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Hosted by:
Henry M. Spotnitz, MD, Harry Richardson, MD, & Ron Drusin, MD

6:00 PM Cocktails
7:00 PM Dinner

The Westin New York at Times Square
270 W 43rd St, NYC 10036