Our Faculty
With a commitment to human rights and human dignity, our faculty conducts groundbreaking implementation science and practice in sexual and reproductive health and rights, forced migration, child and adolescent health, environmental justice, and complex health systems. The department's work has been critical in shifting global and local health policy and practice to improve health systems and health outcomes for populations in low-income, unstable, or inequitable environments worldwide.
Interim Chair
S. Patrick Kachur, MD, MPH
Professor and Interim Chair
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![Wendy Chavkin, MD, MPH Profile Headshot](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/37133300-bba0-11ed-8a63-173bdddc6662.jpg?itok=lMu8-RlD 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/37133300-bba0-11ed-8a63-173bdddc6662.jpg?itok=k93Fb3FW 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/37133300-bba0-11ed-8a63-173bdddc6662.jpg?itok=plgoMCTF 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/37133300-bba0-11ed-8a63-173bdddc6662.jpg?itok=xwtxmL6j 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/37133300-bba0-11ed-8a63-173bdddc6662.jpg?itok=gwUiLSsp 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/37133300-bba0-11ed-8a63-173bdddc6662.jpg?itok=67OQcNto 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/37133300-bba0-11ed-8a63-173bdddc6662.jpg?itok=xtpINHk9 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Population and Family Health
Research Interests
Abortion Access, Maternal and Reproductive Health
Academic Appointments
- Special Lecturer in Population and Family Health
![A Mushtaque Chowdhury, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/0c54e620-bba2-11ed-8a63-173bdddc6662.jpg?itok=LxnC8J8i 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/0c54e620-bba2-11ed-8a63-173bdddc6662.jpg?itok=yXth73oV 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/0c54e620-bba2-11ed-8a63-173bdddc6662.jpg?itok=k6Dyabw- 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/0c54e620-bba2-11ed-8a63-173bdddc6662.jpg?itok=KO-LHsxQ 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/0c54e620-bba2-11ed-8a63-173bdddc6662.jpg?itok=GB3Sk-fP 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/0c54e620-bba2-11ed-8a63-173bdddc6662.jpg?itok=1MpT3IWb 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/0c54e620-bba2-11ed-8a63-173bdddc6662.jpg?itok=6iCa8QAh 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Population and Family Health
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health
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Departments/Divisions
Department of Population and Family Health
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health
![Alwyn T Cohall, MD Profile Headshot](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/afb6cff0-e1e7-11ea-b317-8d602d269d7c.jpg?itok=JTCFnjzb 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/afb6cff0-e1e7-11ea-b317-8d602d269d7c.jpg?itok=0NZXQQRt 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/afb6cff0-e1e7-11ea-b317-8d602d269d7c.jpg?itok=m_NMKO1r 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/afb6cff0-e1e7-11ea-b317-8d602d269d7c.jpg?itok=QnWitrnb 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/afb6cff0-e1e7-11ea-b317-8d602d269d7c.jpg?itok=wqFEox7p 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/afb6cff0-e1e7-11ea-b317-8d602d269d7c.jpg?itok=G0e2Rh67 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/afb6cff0-e1e7-11ea-b317-8d602d269d7c.jpg?itok=3QcfcWfV 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Child and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Population and Family Health, Department of Sociomedical Sciences
Treats Children
Virtual Visits/Telehealth
Specialties
Adolescent Medicine, Pediatrics
Research Interests
Child and Adolescent Health, Community Health, HIV/AIDS, Incarceration Prevention, LGBT health, Maternal and Reproductive Health, Urban Health
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at CUMC
- Professor of Population and Family Health at CUMC
- Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC
Location
ColumbiaDoctors - Morningside
601 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
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Departments/Divisions
Department of Population and Family Health
Academic Appointments
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health
![Joanne Csete, PhD, MPH Profile Headshot](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/a226b930-bd55-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpg?itok=XtfCbtev 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/a226b930-bd55-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpg?itok=WEyt1YmZ 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/a226b930-bd55-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpg?itok=nssKASYH 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/a226b930-bd55-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpg?itok=6k2S3E01 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/a226b930-bd55-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpg?itok=819qFpzi 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/a226b930-bd55-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpg?itok=w4uFmv4l 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/a226b930-bd55-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpg?itok=827BLM2h 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Population and Family Health
Research Interests
Community Health, Food Policy and Obesity, Global Health, Healthcare Policy, HIV/AIDS, Maternal and Reproductive Health, Substance Use
Academic Appointments
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Population and Family Health
![](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=kNzPiu6- 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=LoHBhOpT 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=CxKBn_PF 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=K4WWhXZa 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=nkhBsI0D 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=F3uNDQa4 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=GFwRChqM 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Population and Family Health
Academic Appointments
- Special Lecturer in Pediatrics and in Population and Family Health
- Professor Emeritus
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Departments/Divisions
Department of Medicine, Department of Population and Family Health
Accepting New Patients
Specialties
Family Medicine
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
![Linda Cushman, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/lfc2_Cushman_Linda_June2018.jpg?itok=04NFtfBI 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/lfc2_Cushman_Linda_June2018.jpg?itok=hMsrq7ot 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/lfc2_Cushman_Linda_June2018.jpg?itok=8Sw9GFgF 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/lfc2_Cushman_Linda_June2018.jpg?itok=BQiVpO2_ 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/lfc2_Cushman_Linda_June2018.jpg?itok=i-w6Qc3s 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/lfc2_Cushman_Linda_June2018.jpg?itok=h8Lakiwk 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/lfc2_Cushman_Linda_June2018.jpg?itok=VnXZLFs9 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Population and Family Health
Research Interests
Biostatistical Methods, Community Health, Maternal and Reproductive Health, Public Health Education
Academic Appointments
- Professor Emerita of Population and Family Health at CUMC
- Special Lecturer of Population and Family Health
![](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=kNzPiu6- 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=LoHBhOpT 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=CxKBn_PF 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=K4WWhXZa 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=nkhBsI0D 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=F3uNDQa4 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/default_images/default-headshot-cumc-crown.png?itok=GFwRChqM 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Population and Family Health
Academic Appointments
- Professor Emeritus of Population and Family Health