A New Role for Daichi Shimbo, MD

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Daichi Shimbo, MD, as senior vice-president and vice dean of faculty affairs for the Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Shimbo is a highly regarded physician-scientist, professor of medicine, and associate dean of research career development at VP&S. Dr. Shimbo also serves as co-director of the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research.

Dr. Shimbo’s new role is effective February 1. We are pleased that he will be able to work closely with Anne Taylor, MD, senior vice president for faculty affairs and career development at CUIMC and vice dean of academic affairs at VP&S, and her exemplary team during this transition period before Dr. Taylor’s retirement on June 30.

Since joining Columbia in 2003, Dr. Shimbo has secured continuous NIH funding as a principal investigator and led groundbreaking, interdisciplinary research that has advanced the understanding of how behavioral, psychosocial, and biological factors contribute to the increased cardiovascular disease risk associated with hypertension. Dr. Shimbo’s clinical expertise as a preventive cardiologist focuses on the precise diagnosis and effective treatment of hypertension, and the evaluation of cardiovascular manifestations related to hypertension. He has co-authored multiple national and international guidelines, scientific statements, and policy statements in cardiovascular disease and hypertension.

A dedicated educator and mentor, Dr. Shimbo is a recipient of the Provost’s Senior Faculty Teaching Scholar Award. He will continue in his current role as a scientific and administrative leader of the Irving Institute’s training and education resource, TRaining And Nurturing Scholars FOr Research that is Multidisciplinary (TRANSFORM), for which he supervises interdisciplinary career development programs for predoctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior and mid-career faculty, including the KL2 Career Development Program and the Irving Scholars Award Program.

Dr. Shimbo served two terms as a Columbia University senator, serving first on the Faculty Affairs, Academic Freedom, and Tenure Committee, and more recently on the Education Committee. Dr. Shimbo has also held leadership roles on several high-profile scientific committees, including those at the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association, and has served on expert panels organized by the American Medical Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

We extend our deepest gratitude to Dr. Taylor, who has served in this role for the past 18 years. Her transformative contributions to faculty support and advancement have shaped our medical center and had a meaningful impact on the careers and professional well-being of all our faculty members. We will celebrate Dr. Taylor’s leadership and the accomplishments of her terrific team in the months to come.

We also extend our thanks to the search committee, which Dr. Armstrong chaired, and to all who contributed their time, talent, and insight to the search process.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Shimbo on his new role.

Sincerely,

Katrina Armstrong, MD
Interim President, Columbia University in the City of New York
CEO, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

James McKiernan, MD
Interim Dean, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
CEO, ColumbiaDoctors