Mathew Maurer, MD

Dr. Yoanna Pumpalova is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and medical oncologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center where she specializes in the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies, with a focus on colorectal and anal cancers. She received her MD from Weill Cornell Medical College and completed internship and residency training in Internal Medicine and Global Health at Stanford University. She then completed fellowship training in Medical Oncology at Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Pumpalova works as part of a multidisciplinary team with the mission of delivering compassionate and state-of-the-art oncologic care to each patient, using a precision medicine approach to provide innovative and promising treatments. Dr. Pumpalova is actively involved in translational research to understand the biological mechanisms driving early onset colorectal cancer. She collaborates with Dr. Joel Gabre, a gastroenterologist and clinician scientist and Dr. Beatrice Dionigi, colorectal surgeon, on research to understand how early onset colorectal cancer differs from average onset colorectal cancer, with the goal of uncovering novel ways to treat all patients with colorectal cancer. Dr. Pumpalova is also the site principal investigator of industry-sponsored clinical trials investigating novel therapies for the treatment of colorectal cancer. Further, Dr. Pumpalova conducts studies in low- and middle-income countries focused on early detection and screening for colorectal cancer. She has active studies in South Africa and Dominican Republic. Her research goal is to improve outcomes for patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer, regardless of where they reside. Her work has been recognized by several awards including an ASCO Young Investigator Award and ASCO Career Development Award. In the NewsColumbia Researchers Seek Answers for Rise of Colon Cancer in Younger PatientsWhat to Know About the Rise of Colorectal Cancer in Younger PeopleExploring Strategies for Earlier Colon Cancer Detection in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dr. Matthew Moy is a board-certified radiologist specializing in musculoskeletal imaging. He is an assistant professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and chief of the Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology. Dr. Moy is experienced in all aspects of musculoskeletal imaging, including sports injury, soft tissue and bone tumors, spinal imaging, and peripheral nerve imaging, as well as musculoskeletal interventions such as joint injections and aspirations, barbotage, and soft tissue and bone tumor biopsy. Dr. Moy also serves as program director for the Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian. He received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York. His postdoctoral training consists of a preliminary internal medicine internship at the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System (Northwell Health), a four year diagnostic radiology residency with subspecialty training in abdominal imaging (gastrointestinal/genitourinary) at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was a chief resident, and a fellowship in musculoskeletal imaging and intervention at Massachusetts General Hospital before he was recruited for a faculty position at Columbia. Dr. Moy is a member of the Radiological Society of North America, American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, and Society of Skeletal Radiology.

Dr. Dizon has been at the Columbia University Medical Center since 1991, where he did his cardiology and electrophysiology training. He has remained on full-time staff and maintains a busy clinical practice, with offices in White Plains and in the medical center in upper Manhattan. Dr. Dizon's area of clinical expertise include cardiac arrhythmia management, including ablation of arrhythmias and device therapy. He has an active teaching interest, having mentored many students and fellows. He has participated in numerous multicenter and investigator initiated studies, and has authored or co-authored over 100 peer reviewed articles and abstracts.