Weill Cornell Faculty Councils
The Medical College has two faculty governance bodies as provided for in the University Bylaws. The Executive Faculty Council consists of the University President, the Dean and Provost for Medical Affairs, the associate deans and department chairs of the Medical College, and such other persons as may be designated by the President from time to time. The General Faculty Council (GFC) is comprised of faculty representatives elected by the academic departments of the Medical College and faculty members elected to represent key affiliated organizations, such as Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Hospital for Special Surgery. Non-voting members of the GFC include representatives from every administrative area of the institution.
Together the two Faculty Councils have the duty to determine the entrance requirements for students; to prescribe and define courses of study for them; to determine the requirements for such degrees as are offered to students; to recommend to the Overseers/President candidates for degrees who have fulfilled the requirements therefore; to enact and enforce rules for the guidance and supervision of students in their academic work; and in general to exercise jurisdiction over the academic interests of students and all other educational matters in the Medical College.
The Faculty Councils also are a key component in the flow of information between the faculty and the administration. Members of the two councils have the responsibility to bring information and concerns forward from their constituencies to the Councils, as well as to serve as an information resource on policy and procedural questions emanating from the administration through the Council review and approval process. In addition to the general review conducted by the full Council, each Council has from time to time established topic-specific committees to address key areas of concern to their membership.
The Faculty Councils may be reached through the Weill Cornell Office of the Secretary by email to secretary@med.cornell.edu or by phone at 212-746-6010.
Executive Faculty Council 2017-2018
- Augustine M. Choi, M.D. - Chair
- The Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean and Provost for Medical Affairs
- Ronald Adelman, M.D.
- Co-Director, Center for Aging Research and Clinical Care
- Todd J. Albert, M.D. (HSS)
- Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
- David Artis, Ph.D.
- Director, Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Jack D. Barchas, M.D.
- Chair, Department of Psychiatry
- Charles L. Bardes, M.D.
- Associate Dean (Admissions)
- Lewis C. Cantley, Ph.D.
- Director, Edward and Sandra Meyer Cancer Center
- Frank A. Chervenak, M.D.
- Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- David J. Christini, Ph.D.
- Associate Dean (Programmatic Development) WCGSMS
- Ronald G. Crystal, M.D.
- Chair, Department of Genetic Medicine
- Donald J. D'Amico, M.D.
- Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
- Ronald P. DeMatteo, M.D.
- Associate Dean (MSKCC)
- Oliver T. Fein, M.D.
- Associate Dean (Affiliations)
- Matthew E. Fink, M.D.
- Chair, Department of Neurology
- Silvia Formenti, M.D
- Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
- Leonard N. Girardi, M.D.
- Chair, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Scott J. Goldsmith, M.D.
- Associate Dean (Continuing Medical Education)
- Marc Goldstein, M.D.
- Executive Director, Men's Service Center, Institute for Reproductive Medicine
- Linnie Golightly, M.D.
- Associate Dean (Diversity)
- Richard D. Granstein, M.D.
- Chair, Department of Dermatology
- Lorraine J. Gudas, Ph.D.
- Chair, Department of Pharmacology
- Hugh C. Hemmings, M.D., Ph.D.
- Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
- Barbara Hempstead, M.D., Ph.D.
- Senior Associate Dean (Education)
Associate Dean (Faculty Development and Diversity) - Costantino Iadecola, M.D.
- Director Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute
- Julianne Imperato-McGinley, M.D.
- Associate Dean (Translational Research & Education)
- Yoon Kang, M.D.
- Associate Dean (Program Development and Operations of Medical Education)
- Rainu Kaushal, M.D., M.P.H.
- Chair, Department of Healthcare Policy and Research
- Sibel A. Klimstra, M.D.
- Associate Dean (Academic Affairs)
- Daniel M. Knowles, M.D.
- Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Gary Koretzky, M.D., Ph.D.
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Dean, Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Vice Dean for Research - Mark S. Lachs, M.D., M.P.H.
- Co-Director, Center for Aging Research and Clinical Care
- John P. Leonard, M.D.
- Associate Dean (Clinical Research)
- Gerald M. Loughlin, M.D.
- Chair, Department of Pediatrics
- Peter M. Marzuk, M.D.
- Gertrude Feil Associate Dean of Curricular Affairs
- Frederick R. Maxfield, Ph.D.
- Chair, Department of Biochemistry
Interim Chair, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology - Fabrizio Michelassi, M.D.
- Chair, Department of Surgery
- Robert J. Min, M.D., M.B.A.
- Chair, Department of Radiology
- Carl F. Nathan, M.D.
- Chair, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
- Martha E. Pollack
- President, Cornell University
- Zev Rosenwaks, M.D.
- Executive Director, Women's Service Center, Institute for Reproductive Medicine
- Mark A. Rubin, M.D.
- Director, Englander Institute for Precision Medicine
- Jane Salmon, M.D.
- Associate Dean (Faculty Affairs)
- Peter N. Schlegel, M.D.
- Chair, Department of Urology
- Javaid Sheikh, M.D., M.B.A.
- Dean, Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar
- Randi B. Silver, Ph.D.
- Associate Dean (Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences)
- Rache Simmons, M.D
- Associate Dean (Diversity)
- Joel Stein, M.D.
- Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Michael G. Stewart, M.D., M.P.H.
- Vice Dean and Senior Associate Dean (Clinical Affairs)
Chair, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery - Philip E. Stieg, Ph.D, M.D.
- Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery
- Carol Storey-Johnson, M.D.
- Senior Advisor (Medical Education)
- Stephen J. Thomas, M.D.
- Associate Dean (Billing Compliance)
- Mary Beth Walsh, M.D.
- Associate Dean (Burke Rehabilitation)
- Harel Weinstein, D.Sc.
- Chair, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
- Dana Zappetti, M.D.
- Associate Dean (Student Affairs)
General Faculty Council 2017-2018
- Mukesh Prasad, M.D. – Chair
- Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology
- J. David Warren, Ph.D. – Vice Chair
- Associate Research Professor of Biochemistry
- Szilárd Kiss, M.D. – Secretary
- Associate Research Professor of Biochemistry
- Daniel Barone, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Neurology
- Jaspreet Batra, Ph.D.
- Postdoctoral Associate in Urology
(Postdoctoral Representative) - Naomi Bishop, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
- Maria Bustillo, M.D.
- Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
- Nicholas Caputo, M.D.
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Lincoln Medicine Center
(Affl. Rep.) - Eugene K. Cha, M.D
- Assistant Professor of Urology
(MSKCC) - Scott G. David, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Urology
- Lora Hedrick Ellenson, M.D.
- Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Director of Gynecologic Pathology
- Ernie Esquivel, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
(General Medicine Plus Representative) - Alexis Feuer, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
- Michele Fuortes, M.D., Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology (Education)
(Cell & Developmental Biology Research Representative) - Richard R. Furman, M.D.
- Associate Professor of Medicine
(“Medicine at Large” Representative) - Daniel Gardner, Ph.D.
- Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics in Neuroscience - Zachary Grinspan, M.D., Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Healthcare Policy and Research
- Steven S. Gross, Ph.D.
- Professor of Pharmacology
(Pharmacology Research Representative) - Alexis Halpern, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
(Emergency Medicine Representative) - Yelena Havryliuk, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Sylvia Karasu, M.D.
- Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
(Vol. Fac. Representative) - Luke Kim, M.D.
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(Vol. Fac. Representative)
(DoM Rep 3)
- Laura Kirkman, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
(DoM Rep 4) - Rekha Kumar, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Joseph Lane, M.D.
- Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Christopher Lau, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- David Madoff, M.D.
- Professor of Radiology
- Jordi Magrane, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
(Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute Representative) - Justin Mohatt, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
- Sushmita Mukherjee, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor of Research in Biochemistry
(Biochemistry Research Representative) - John Ng, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
- Sumit Niogi, M.D., Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Radiology
- Odelya Pagovich, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Genetic Medicine
- Arleen Rifkind, M.D.
- Professor of Pharmacology
- Robyn Rosenblum, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
New York Hospital Queens
(Affil. Rep.) - Susan Samuels, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
- Beate Schwer, Ph.D.
- Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
- Michael Sein, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Mark M. Souweidane, M.D.
- Professor of Neurological Surgery
Professor of Neurological Surgery in Pediatrics - Jason Spector, M.D.
- Associate Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery)
- Debbie S. Suk, M.D.
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
(Affil. Rep.) - Zachary A. Turnbull, M.D.
- Instructor in Anesthesiology
- Jessica Tyler, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
(Molecular Biology Research Representative) - Hooman Yaghoobzadeh, M.D.
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
(Vol. Fac. Representative) - Jonathan H. Zippin, M.D., Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Dermatology
GFC SENIOR COUNCILORS
- Ethel Cesarman, M.D., Ph.D.
- Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Patrick Flynn, M.D.
- Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
- Alan M. Weinstein, M.D
- Professor of Medicine and Professor of Physiology & Biophysics
GFC Standing Committees 2015-2016
COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES, BENEFITS AND PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT
- Daniel Gardner, Ph.D. - Chair
- Michele Drotman, MD
- Lora Hedrick Ellenson, MD
- Alexis Halpern, MD
- Jennifer Langsdorf, MD
- John Wagner, PhD
Biomedical Research Committee
- John A. Wagner, Ph.D. - Chair
- Daniel Fitzgerald, MD
- Steven Gross, PhD
- Michele Fuortes, MD, PhD
- Jordi Magrane, PhD
- John Ng, MD
- Beate Schwer, PhD
- Jason Spector, MD
- J. David Warren, PhD
Clinical Affairs Committee
- Natalia S. Ivascu, M.D. – Chair
- Ernie Esquivel, MD
- Richard Furman, MD
- Szilárd Kiss, MD
- Joseph Lane, MD
- Christopher Lau, MD
- John Wagner, PhD
- Hooman Yaghoobzadeh, MD
Education Committee
- Jonathan H. Zippin, M.D., Ph.D. – Chair
- Ernie Esquivel, MD
- Michele Fuortes, MD, PhD
- Daniel Gardner, PhD
- Lora Hedrick Ellenson, MD
- Matthew Walters, PhD
- Alan Weinstein, MD
AD HOC IT Committee
- J. David Warren, PhD – Chair
- Alan Weinstein, MD
- Michele Fuortes, MD, PhD
- Daniel Gardner, PhD
- Jason Banfelder
- Jonathan Victor, MD, PhD
- George Shih, MD
