Contact

During the clerkship you will to answer to an array of people, from your clinical team and preceptor to the core clerkship staff. We are available by appointment or on the fly to address any questions you may have about day-to-day aspects of the rotation, as well as academic or professional concerns you may have. Particularly if you feel anything is “wrong,” please contact us—and specifically the Course Director—as early in the rotation as possible. We also invite you to use us as a resource for exploring a career in surgery, and of course we welcome your suggestions for improving and enhancing the clerkship experience at any time.

Course Director

Dr. Roman Nowygrod
RN5@cumc.columbia.edu
Herbert Irving Pavilion Room 651
Phone: 212.305.5374
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Cardiothoracic Surgery Program Director

Michael Argenziano, MD
Email: ct-training@cumc.columbia.edu

Surgery Clerkship Coordinator

Ms. Doris Leddy
DL642@cumc.columbia.edu
Milstein 7GS Room 307
Phone: 212.305.9596
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Staff

Roman Nowygrod, MD, FACS
Surgery Clerkship Director
Phone: 212.305.5374
Email: rn5@cumc.columbia.edu

Michael Argenziano, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery Clerkship Director
Email: ct-training@cumc.columbia.edu

Shelby Cooper, MD
Surgery Clerkship Director
Bassett
Phone: 607.437.2388
Email: shelby.cooper@bassett.org

Eric Dong, MD
Course Director for Stamford
Phone: 203.276.5959
Email: XDong@shipmds.org

Lynn Chao, MD
Associate Course Director
Bronx VA Hospital
Phone: 718.584.9000 Ext. 5030
Email: Lynn.Chao@va.gov

Doris Leddy
Surgery Clerkship Coordinator
NYPH/Columbia University Medical Center
Phone: 212.305.9596
Email: DL642@cumc.columbia.edu

Charlotte Hoag
Surgery Clerkship Coordinator
Bassett
Phone: 607.547.3764
Email: charlotte.hoag@bassett.org

Julissa De Los Santos
Executive Assistant
Department of Medicine
Stamford
Phone: 203.276.7485
Email: JDeLosSantos@stamhealth.org