In a letter to Columbia physicians on National Doctors' Day, Jack Cioffi, MD, president of ColumbiaDoctors, applauds their courage, resourcefulness, and spirit.
The stars of the film, "Contagion," have partnered with scientists from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health to share facts, not fear, about COVID-19.
Radiation biophysics professor David Brenner said his team discovered that continuous low doses of far-ultraviolet C light can kill airborne flu viruses without harming human tissues.
Medical students at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons will graduate early and be offered temporary employment at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to help with COVID-19.
Poh Lian Lim, MD ’91, directs an isolation unit of the National Centre for Infectious Diseases in Singapore and is a consultant in the Communicable Disease Division of the Ministry of Health there.
Match Day celebrations were held online this year, but the tradition of Columbia University medical students matching to stellar residencies held strong.