Abalihi, Nnamdi, MD

Dr. Carrie Ruzal-Shapiro is a board-certified radiologist with subspecialty training in pediatric radiology. She is a professor of radiology and vice chair of faculty mentoring and development for the Department of Radiology. Dr. Ruzal-Shapiro's primary focus is the clinical practice of pediatric radiology. She is an active fluoroscopist and participant in the interpretation of all imaging modalities related to pediatric radiology. Her insight and collaboration with her clinical colleagues shows how the radiologist can truly impact patient care. Dr. Ruzal-Shapiro is a passionate clinician-educator. She introduced radiology to the first, second, and third-year medical curriculum at Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1992. She has precepted over 100 medical students in her fourth-year pediatric radiology elective and has served as program director of the Radiology Residency as well as the Pediatric Radiology Fellowship. In 2002, Dr. Ruzal-Shapiro was elected teacher of the year by the graduating medical school class. In 1995 she won the radiology residents' Teacher of the Year Award. In 2014, she won the Haller Award for Teaching Excellence from the Society of Pediatric Radiology; this award is granted yearly to an individual who has demonstrated evidence of outstanding ability to educate trainees (medical student, resident, and fellow) and who has shown sustained substantial excellence in mentorship skills. Dr. Ruzal-Shapiro's research interests are wide. Most recently she has been interested in radiation dose reduction and abdominal imaging, demonstrating how MRI can be substituted for CT in the evaluation of children with abdominal pain. As a member of the Department of Radiology's Diversity Committee, Dr. Ruzal-Shapiro has been actively striving to improve the environment for women in radiology and at Columbia University. She is a founding member of the Virginia Kneeland Frantz Society for Women Faculty at CUIMC, founder and leader of Women in Radiology at CUIMC, and she served on the Dean’s Advisory Committee on the status of women at CUIMC in 2018.

Dr. Meyer Kattan is Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University and Director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Division at NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. He has been Principal Investigator of several National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported projects focused on the control of asthma among inner-city minority children. He was a Principal Investigator of an NIH-sponsored project on the clinical use of a Chinese herbal remedy for asthma and a multi-center study of Pediatric Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Complications of HIV Infection sponsored by the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. He has served on Data and Safety Monitoring Boards for NIH-sponsored asthma trials. Prior to Columbia, Dr. Kattan served as Professor of Pediatrics, Chief of the Pediatric Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, and Director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship program at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.

Dr. Aine Lynch is a pediatric cardiologist affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Irving Medical Center, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions in children. With a medical education from University College Dublin and advanced training through fellowships in Ireland and Canada, she brings a wealth of expertise to her practice. As an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Dr. Lynch is dedicated to providing comprehensive care to her patients while also contributing to the education of future healthcare professionals. She accepts various insurance plans and offers virtual visits to enhance accessibility for families seeking specialized pediatric cardiac care. Generated from the website