Tamna Wangjam, MD

Howard J. Worman, M.D. is Professor of Medicine and Pathology and Cell Biology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Worman received his BA from Cornell University and MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He did clinical training in internal medicine at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and postdoctoral research training in cell biology at Rockefeller University. He then obtained clinical training in liver diseases at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Worman is internationally recognized for his research in cell biology and hepatology. His laboratory research is focused on primarily on the cell biology of rare genetic diseases. These include different types of muscular dystrophy, cardiomyopathy, lipodystrophy and premature aging syndromes (progeria) . He also does research on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and on the characterization of antibodies in autoimmune liver diseases. His clinical practice is primarily devoted to consultation in liver diseases. Dr. Worman is an author on over 200 scientific publications. In 1998, he was elected to membership in the American Society for Clinical Investigator and, in 2010, to the Association of American Physicians. He has served on the Editorial Boards of Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Molecular Biology of the Cell and Journal of Autoimmunity and as a Section Editor of BMC Cell Biology. Dr. Worman is also author of the popular Liver Disorders and Hepatitis Sourcebook (McGraw-Hill, 2006). Email: hjw14@cumc.columbia.edu

Dr. Luo is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Clinically, he shows a keen interest in the full spectrum of complex immune-mediated rheumatic diseases, including those with diagnostic uncertainty, and is dedicated to offering compassionate care to his patients. He serves as a faculty member of the CUIMC/NYP Scleroderma Program. Furthermore, Dr. Luo leads a multidisciplinary rheumatology genetics clinic, aiming to provide molecular diagnoses for patients suspected of having rare monogenic immune disorders. He is fluent in both English and Mandarin. Dr. Luo graduated from Peking University Health Science Center in Beijing, China. He completed his internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s - Roosevelt Hospital His rheumatology fellowship was conducted at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where he also received a Master of Health Sciences degree through the NIH-Duke Clinical Research Training Program. Dr. Luo has received the Scientist Development Award from the Rheumatology Research Foundation. Dr. Luo’s ongoing research focuses on elucidating the genetic underpinnings of complex autoimmune rheumatic diseases, with a particular emphasis on systemic sclerosis.

Dr. Subhash Krishnamoorthy is a dual trained physician in general surgery and critical care medicine. He was born in India and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. He received his undergraduate degree in Medical & Health Physics at McMaster University. He completed his General Surgery residency and a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at Columbia University – New York Presbyterian Hospital. He joined the faculty as Assistant Professor of Surgery in 2018. His focus is centered on providing surgical solutions to acutely and critically ill patients. This extends from acute care surgery and surgical critical care to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in respiratory and cardiac failure. He is passionate about patient-centered medicine, medical education, and collaborative initiatives to improve the quality of care.