Lynn L. Simpson, MD

Anna Rundle has worked as a pediatric nurse practitioner and Clinical Coordinator at the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at Columbia University Medical Center since 2010. She became the senior NP for the team in 2015. Prior to this position, Anna was a registered nurse for 5 years in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. Anna is certified by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2005, and in 2010, she earned her Master’s of Science in Nursing from Columbia University in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program. Over the last decade, Anna has taught new RNs and NPs about liver disease and transplant through mentoring, student preceptorship and lectures for staff nursing and new hires to the program. Additionally she has lectured at Columbia University in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program, and most recently contributed to a textbook on laboratory interpretation for the section on pediatric hepatology. Anna actively participates in the department’s quality assurance and performance improvement program and is involved in research. Visit The Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at columbiasurgery.org/liver

Sana H. Siddiqui, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Laryngology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. A fellowship-trained Laryngologist, Dr. Siddiqui specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of throat disorders, including those affecting the voice, upper airway, and swallowing. As part of the Columbia Center for Voice and Swallowing, she collaborates closely with a multidisciplinary team of physicians and speech-language pathologists to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care. A New Jersey native, Dr. Siddiqui earned her medical degree from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, where she was awarded the Ruy V. Lourenço Dean’s Achievement award and inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She then completed her residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia. There, she developed a strong interest in improving the quality of life for survivors of head and neck cancer - a focus that continues to shape her research today. Additionally, her work during residency on the treatment of Retrograde Cricopharyngeal Dysfunction earned her the Dr. Steven F. Balshi award through Jefferson and the Steven Dean Gray award through the American Broncho-Esophageal Association. Following residency, Dr. Siddiqui pursued fellowship training in Laryngology at the Columbia University Center for Voice and Swallowing and the Weill Cornell Medicine Sean Parker Institute for the Voice. During her fellowship, she gained extensive experience caring for professional voice users - including performers, teachers, and lawyers - as well as patients with complex swallowing and airway disorders, and she continues to provide specialized care for these populations. Dr. Siddiqui finds deep fulfillment in working alongside her team and helping patients speak, breathe, and swallow with greater ease. Alongside her clinical practice, she remains active in research aimed at advancing treatments for voice, airway, and swallowing disorders.

Dr. Zuckerman joined the Columbia faculty as assistant clinical professor of pediatrics in July of 2011 after spending seven years as a pediatrics resident and pediatric cardiology fellow at Columbia University Medical Center. In 2009, Dr. Zuckerman was chosen as one of the chief fellows in the division of pediatric cardiology. His research interests include pediatric cardiomyopathies, donor- and recipient-related issues surrounding pediatric heart transplantation, and drug therapies for prevention and treatment of graft rejection following heart transplantation. He is part of the faculty with the Program for Pediatric Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, and Transplantation, and was named associate director of the fellowship in the division of pediatric cardiology in July of 2015.