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Physicians at Columbia University Medical Center and Harlem Hospital Center Named to Black Enterprise Magazine’s List of America’s Leading Doctors

NEW YORK (June 11, 2008) – Of the 140 African American physicians and surgeons named to Black Enterprise magazine’s list of America’s Leading Doctors (May 2008 issue), 10 percent are Columbia faculty. The magazine’s editors consulted with leading associations of physicians, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and leading universities to compile a list of physicians “viewed as a cut above in service and reputation.” The magazine last developed a listing in 2001, but said it gave greater weight this year to innovative doctors involved in medical breakthroughs across specialties.

Columbia University Medical Center-affiliated physicians listed:

• Spencer Amory, M.D., the José M. Ferrer Clinical Professor of Surgery and chief of general surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (specialties: general surgery, laparoscopic surgery and surgical endoscopy)
• Carolyn Barley Britton, M.D., M.S., associate professor of clinical neurology (specialty: neurology)
• Ilene Fennoy, M.D., M.P.H, clinical professor of pediatrics-endocrinology and medical director of the Comprehensive Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Program at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital (specialties: nutrition, growth and development)
• Michael E. Jones, M.D., instructor in clinical otolaryngology/head & neck surgery (specialties: plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, otolaryngology and head and neck surgery)
• Kathie-Ann Joseph, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of surgery, director of research in general surgery and acting medical director of Women at Risk (specialty: oncology)
• Donna Mendes, M.D., associate clinical professor of surgery at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center (specialty: vascular surgery)
• Lynne Perry-Böttinger, M.D., assistant professor of clinical medicine (specialty: clinical and interventional cardiology)
• Brian A. Stone, M.D., assistant professor of urology (specialties: urologic oncology, neuro-urology, female urology and erectile dysfunction)
• Anne L. Taylor, M.D., professor of medicine and vice dean for academic affairs, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons (specialty: cardiology)
• Susan Taylor, M.D., assistant clinical professor of dermatology and director, Skin of Color Center at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center (specialty: dermatology)

Harlem Hospital Center physicians listed:

• Alfred R. Ashford, M.D., director of medicine, professor of clinical medicine and senior associate dean at Harlem Hospital Center (specialty: medical oncology)
• Gerald Hoke, M.D., M.P.H, assistant professor of clinical urology and chief of urology at Harlem Hospital Center (specialty: urology)
• Shearwood J. McClelland, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of clinical orthopedic surgery and director of orthopedic surgery at Harlem Hospital Center (specialties: orthopedic surgery and total joint replacement surgery)
• Velvie A. Pogue, M.D., associate professor of clinical medicine, chief of nephrology and director of hypertension services at Harlem Hospital Center (specialties: nephrology and hypertension)

“A remarkable 10 percent of this national list are Columbia faculty physicians who practice at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Harlem Hospital and other Columbia-affiliated centers,” said Lee Goldman, M.D., executive vice president for health and biomedical sciences, and dean of the faculties of health sciences and medicine at Columbia University. “We are pleased that the magazine recognized our outstanding faculty in this way. At Columbia, we are committed to the recruitment, success, and career advancement of a diverse cadre of students, residents, and faculty, with the hope that some day the physician workforce will mirror the U.S. population.”

In total, 14 out of the 140 physicians on the list are currently appointed at Columbia University Medical Center.

“I think that these physicians’ success and accomplishments are a reflection of both Columbia’s and Harlem Hospital’s dedication and commitment to diversity and to the highest standard of healthcare for our community,” said Ernest Hart, Associate Dean and Chief Operating Officer at CUMC-HHC.

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Harlem Hospital Center has been a bedrock of the Harlem community since 1887. The hospital provides a wide range of medical, surgical, diagnostic, therapeutic and family support services to the residents of Central Harlem, West Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood. Harlem is the largest hospital in the area, providing more than 90 specialized ambulatory care services, as well as dentistry and oral surgery, behavioral health services, and community substance abuse treatment. Harlem Hospital is a teaching institution affiliated with the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University since 1962. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/facilities/harlem.shtml

Columbia University Medical Center provides international leadership in basic, pre-clinical and clinical research, in medical and health sciences education, and in patient care. The medical center trains future leaders and includes the dedicated work of many physicians, scientists, public health professionals, dentists, and nurses at the College of Physicians & Surgeons, the Mailman School of Public Health, the College of Dental Medicine, the School of Nursing, the biomedical departments of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and allied research centers and institutions. Established in 1767, Columbia’s College of Physicians & Surgeons was the first institution in the country to grant the M.D. degree. Among the most selective medical schools in the country, the school is home to the largest medical research enterprise in New York State and one of the largest in the country. For more information, please visit www.cumc.columbia.edu.

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