About
The Weill Cornell Diversity Council (WCDC), co-chaired by the Associate Deans for Diversity and Inclusion, meets monthly and serves as a forum for students, faculty and administrative leadership. The departmental champions, faculty whom each department designates to lead diversity efforts, are welcome to attend these meetings. The organizational locus is the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, which contributes its staffing and funding to the WCDC. Key functions of the WCDC include: integrating diversity initiatives across all groups at WCM, reviewing existing pipeline programs and developing new pipeline initiatives, reviewing existing policies and developing new policies, and serving as a platform where all groups can voice their concerns.
Diversity Council Members
Said Ibrahim, MD, MPH, MBA
Linnie Golightly, MD
Rache Simmons, MD, FACS
Joy Howell, MD
Marcus Lambert, PhD
Sahira Torres, MS
Jane Salmon, MD
Elaine Barfield, MD
Nelson Sanchez, MD
Katherine Hajjar, MD
Randi Silver, PhD
Suzanne Stein
Sheryl Orwel
Angela Charter-Lent
Dana Zappetti, MD
Jamal Lopez, JD
Jeanie Huang
Susan Shelvin
Thanakorn Jirasevijinda, MD
Avelino Amado, Ph.D.
Martin Shapiro, MD
Maria Compte, MD, MPH, TM
Fanesse George
Daisy Torres-Baez
Chantal Gooding
Lala Tanmoy Das
Sahar Jalal
Taylor Floyd
Josue Barnes
Elizabeth Omondi - Administrator
Department Diversity Champions
The primary role of the Diversity Champion is to work with their department chair to advance departmental diversity and inclusion goals by providing targeted programs and initiatives, and enhancing leadership awareness of the varied dimensions of diversity.
Anesthesiology
Danielle McCullough, M.D.
Biochemistry
Sushmita Mukherjee, PhD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Berhane Worku, M.D.
Dermatology
Eva Kerby, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Maria Lame, M.D.
Feil BMRI
Teresa Milner, M.D.
Genetic Medicine
Dolan Sondhi, M.D.
Medicine
Susan Morales, M.D.
Medicine
Susan Morales, M.D.
Microbiology and Immunology
Beate Schwer, Ph.D
Neurology
Steven Karceski, M.D.
Neurosurgery
Caitlin Hoffman, M.D.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kevin Holcomb, M.D.
Ophthalmology
Cristiano Oliveira, M.D.
Orthopedics
Jane Lane, M.D.
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Vicky Banuchi, M.D.
Pathology
Jessica Tyler, M.D.
Pediatrics
Joy Deanna Howell, M.D.
Pharmacology
John Blenis, Ph.D
Physiology and Biophysics
Harel Weinstein, M.D. (Interim)
Population Health Sciences
Czarina Behrends, M.D.
Psychiatry
Jessica E Zonana, M.D.
Radiation Oncology
Onyi Balogun, M.D.
Radiology
Kemi Babagbemi, M.D.
Rehab Medicine
Dara Jones, M.D.
Reproductive Medicine
Joshua Stewart, M.D.
Surgery
Anthony Watkins, M.D.
Urology
Patrick Culligan, M.D.