Joseph P. Alukal, MD, MBA

JohnNathanson is a gastroenterologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatmentof a variety of digestive diseases as well as colorectalcancer screening and prevention. He graduated cum laude with a degree in Neuroscience from AmherstCollege. He received his MD from the Icahn School of Medicine at MountSinai with a distinction in research, where was the recipient of the BarryColler Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine and was elected to the AlphaOmega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr. Nathanson trained in internal medicineat the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and completed hisgastroenterology fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center. Hisinterests include the use of artificial intelligence in colonoscopy, and he haspublished on the application of technology in gastroenterology, access tocolorectal cancer screening, and colonoscopy quality.

Mani P. Singh, MD is an Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine in the Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY. Dr. Singh is dual board-certified in Sports Medicine and in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He specializes in providing comprehensive, patient-centered, non-operative sports and musculoskeletal care to patients of all activity levels. Dr. Singh completed his undergraduate education at the University of Texas at Austin. He attended medical school at the University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center where he began to develop his interest in sports medicine and optimizing patient-function. He completed his internship at UTHealth Houston in Internal Medicine and his residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia/Cornell. He received the Weill Cornell Medical Center Alumni Council Distinguished Housestaff Award during his training and went on to serve as Chief Resident. Dr. Singh then completed his fellowship training in Sports Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center. He served as a team physician for local high schools, the University of Colorado Athletics (NCAA Division I), Denver Nuggets (NBA), Colorado Rapids (MLS), Rapids II (MLS Next Pro), and Colorado Mammoth (NLL). He worked closely with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Sports Medicine Division in Colorado Springs to provide practice coverage and medical care for Team USA athletes (Women’s Foil Fencing, Men’s Volleyball, Men’s Sled Hockey, Women’s Sitting Volleyball, Wrestling). Dr. Singh has additional experience in Ski/Snowboard Medicine through his training at the Denver Health Winter Park Ski Resort Medical Center. Clinically, Dr. Singh believes in an evidence-based, multi-disciplinary approach to the non-operative management of acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries, concussion care, and injury prevention. He is a strong proponent of individualized rehabilitation and patient-education for the prevention and recovery of sports-related injuries. He is trained in diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound and provides interventional treatments such as ultrasound guided injections, corticosteroid injections, viscosupplementation, platelet-rich-plasma (PRP), needle tenotomy/fenestration, prolotherapy, peripheral nerve injections, and extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT). Academically, Dr. Singh is passionate about medical student and resident education, clinical research, and community outreach. He has published and lectured on a variety of topics related to sports medicine at the local, regional, and national levels. He maintains active membership in several professional societies, including the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR), the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP), and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM). He believes that collaboration and clear communication with all members of the treatment team – especially the patient – is of the utmost importance.

Dr. Larisa Geskin is a Professor of Dermatology (in Medicine) at Columbia University Medical Center and Director of the Comprehensive Skin Cancer Center (CSCC) at the Division of Cutaneous Oncology in the Department of Dermatology. She is a world-renowned specialist in the diagnosis and management of cutaneous lymphomas and other cancers of the skin. Her other areas of expertise include melanoma screening, prevention, medical and surgical therapy, and management of high risk for skin cancer populations. Dr. Geskin is using state-of-the-art methods in melanoma screening and surveillance including Mole Mapping (body mapping) and dermoscopy. She was involved in development of novel melanoma detection methods, including MelaFind among others. Dr. Geskin's team aims to provide multidisciplinary care to skin cancer patients, to conduct cutting edge clinical and basic science research, and to train medical students, residents and fellows in the area of cutaneous oncology. Dr. Geskin completed her residency in Dermatology at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), and a two-year fellowship in cutaneous oncology at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) with Louis Falo, MD, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology, UPMC, and with John Kirkwood, MD, Professor and Vice Chairman for Clinical Research, Director of the Melanoma Center at the UPCI. She is a diplomat of the American Academy of Dermatology, member of the Society for Investigative Dermatology, the International Society for Cutaneous Lymphomas, and US Cutaneous Lymphomas Consortium. She authored over 30 peer-reviewed articles in the field of cutaneous oncology. Her research interest focuses on Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) and biomarkers discovery, genetic profiling and regulation, development of immunotherapy for melanoma and lymphoma.