Claire L. Keating, MD

Cary B. Aarons is a Professor of Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC. He then completed his general surgery training at Boston University Medical Center followed by his colorectal surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He has an interest in the management of the full spectrum of benign and malignant colorectal diseases including anorectal conditions, pelvic floor disorders, diverticulitis, colon and rectal cancer, and inflammatory bowel disease using minimally invasive and open surgical procedures. Dr. Aarons is currently the Program Director for the General Surgery Residency Program and the Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Surgery. He has been involved in medical education in various capacities, both regionally and nationally, and received a master's degree in Medical Education from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.

Dr. Daphna Mezad-Koursh is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at CUMC, Columbia University Medical Center. She received her MD from Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Dr. Mezad-Koursh is active in the International Strabismological Association, World Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Israeli Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Society, American Academy of Ophthalmology (International Member), Costenbader Society, American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS), Israel Ophthalmological Society, and Israeli Medical Association. Her professional interests focus on Ophthalmology and strabismus. Dr. Mezad-Koursh was recently honored with the Dean Prize for Best Teachers, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University (2022), and Best Clinical Abstract, 13th Sackler Faculty Day (2019) for her contributions to medicine.