Committee of Review

The Committee of Review is an advisory committee appointed by and reporting to the Dean of the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University. The Committee reviews all recommendations for appointment and promotion to the ranks of associate professor and professor and recommendations for the award of tenure.

A standing advisory Subcommittee to the Committee of Review evaluates appointments and promotions on the Pathway Recognizing Excellence in Clinical Practice and Leadership.  The Chair of the Subcommittee, a member of the Committee of Review, presents the recommendations to the Committee of Review for approval,

The composition of the Committee of Review and the advisory Subcommittee are delineated in the Academic Staff Handbook, and selected to reflect the diverse backgrounds and disciplines of the faculty of the Medical College. Membership is not specific to departments.

The Committee of Review and the Subcommittee for the Pathway Recognizing Excellence in Clinical Practice and Leadership may be reached through the WCM Office of Faculty Affairs either by email to facultyaffairs@med.cornell.edu or by phone at 646-962-8770.

Committee of Review Members AY 2025-2026

Francis S. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Chair
  • Mortimer D. Sackler, M.D. Professor of Molecular Biology in Psychiatry I
  • Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry
Wallace A. Carter, M.D., Chair
  • Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Amy Chadburn, M.D.
  • Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Sabine Ehrt, Ph.D.
  • Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Olivier Elemento, Ph.D.
  • Professor of Systems and Computational Biomedicine (primary appointment)
  • Professor of Computational Genomics in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (secondary appointment)
Daniel W. Fitzgerald, M.D.
  • B.H. Kean Professor in Tropical Medicine
  • Professor of Medicine (primary appointment)
  • Professor of Medicine in Microbiology and Immunology (secondary appointment)
Genevieve Fouda, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Brine Family Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Professor of Pediatrics (primary appointment)
  • Professor of Microbiology and Immunology (secondary appointment)
Richard M. Fuchs, M.D.
  • Clinical Professor of Medicine (Voluntary)
Li Gan, Ph.D.
  • Burton P. and Judith B. Resnick Distinguished Professor in Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Professor of Neuroscience
Natalia Ivascu Girardi, M.D.
  • Stephen J. ("Butch") Thomas, M.D. Professor of Anesthesiology
  • Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology (primary appointment)
  • Professor of Medical Ethics in Clinical Medicine (secondary appointment)
Elizabeth M. Hecht, M.D.
  • Professor of Radiology
Hooman Kamel, M.D.
  • Helen and Albert Moon Professor of Neurology
  • Professor of Neurology (primary appointment)
  • Professor of Neuroscience (secondary appointment)
Mark G. Kris, M.D.
  • Professor of Medicine
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Joseph M. Lane, M.D.
  • Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Hospital for Special Surgery
Beth McGinty, Ph.D.
  • Livingston Farrand Professor of Population Health Sciences
  • Professor of Population Health Sciences
Vivek Mittal, Ph.D.
  • Ford-Isom Research Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology in Cardiothoracic Surgery (primary appointment)
  • Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology (secondary appointment)
Eleftherios Mylonakis, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Charles and Anne Duncan Presidential Distinguished Chair
  • Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine
  • Houston Methodist Hospital

Advisory Subcommittee for the Pathway Recognizing Excellence in Clinical Practice and Leadership AY 2025-2026

Wallace A. Carter, M.D., Chair
  • Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Jonathan D. Avery, M.D.
  • Stephen P. Tobin and Dr. Arnold Cooper Professor in Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
  • Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Lily M. Belfi, M.D.
  • Professor of Clinical Radiology
David A. Berlin, M.D.
  • Professor of Clinical Medicine
Susan B. Bostwick, M.D.
  • Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Maria Bustillo, M.D.
  • Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology (primary appointment)
  • Professor of Anesthesiology in Clinical Neurological Surgery (secondary appointment)
Richard P. Cohen, M.D.
  • Clinical Professor of Medicine (Voluntary)
Keith D. Hentel, M.D.
  • Professor of Clinical Radiology
Lawrence A. Inra, M.D.
  • Clinical Professor of Medicine (Voluntary)
Robin B. Kalish
  • Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sangeeta R. Kashyap, M.D.
  • Professor of Clinical Medicine
Horatio Wildman, M.D.
  • Professor of Clinical Dermatology

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