Carolyn Barley Britton, MD

Dr. Asad Baig is a highly accomplished physician specializing in vascular and interventional radiology. He currently serves as an assistant professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and an attending radiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Baig has expertise in performing minimally invasive procedures to manage and treat a wide array of clinical conditions ranging from cancer care, pain and musculoskeletal/spine interventions to men's and women's health. He is one of the pre-eminent kyphoplasty doctors at Columbia and in New York City and is one of the physicians involved in Columbia’s HHT Center of Excellence. Additional areas of focus for Dr. Baig include pain interventions, fibroid and prostate embolization, liver and kidney cancer treatments, knee embolization and ablation, IVC filter retrievals and placement, angiomyolipoma treatment, venous stenting, and many other vascular and interventional medicine areas. After graduating as one of the 15 most influential students at NYU, Dr. Baig attended medical school at Howard University. He completed his Internship in surgery at Northwell Health and his Radiology Residency at Nassau University Medical Center, where he served as chief resident. Dr. Baig received his fellowship training in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Emory University.Dr. Baig is an active teacher of fellows, residents, and medical students and has authored numerous book chapters and research articles. He has given lectures and presentations in various fields of interventional radiology at national and international conferences. In addition, he is a member of several radiology societies including the Society of Interventional Radiology and Radiologic Society of North America.

Michael L. Lipton, MD, PhD, FACR, is a professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and an attending radiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian. He is a neuroradiologist with a clinical focus on developing advanced quantitative MRI to enhance characterization of brain diseases. He works primarily with patients who suffer persistent symptoms related to traumatic brain injury and other disorders that are not easily identified with conventional imaging approaches. Dr. Lipton received his Doctor of Medicine from Boston University and continued his studies at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he received his Master of Science with Distinction and his Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience. He completed a residency and chief residency in diagnostic radiology, followed by a fellowship in neuroradiology, at Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Lipton’s research program investigates brain mechanisms of neurobehavioral dysfunction due to injury and disease and how inter-individual diversity alters these mechanisms and their consequences. His research has focused for nearly two decades on detecting and characterizing the effects of concussion and repetitive subconcussive head impacts in sports. His work on the impact of “heading” on brain structure and function in amateur soccer players is funded by the Dana Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Lipton also leads an NIH-funded study that delineates adverse brain effects of mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 in previously health young adults. His research has been shared internationally through presentations as well as in numerous peer-reviewed publications and books, and has been reported extensively in the press worldwide. In 2017, Dr. Lipton received the Distinguished Investigator Award from the Academy of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research. Dr. Lipton is board certified by the American Board of Radiology, is a Fellow of the American College of Radiology and is a member of numerous professional societies. Visit Dr. Lipton's Lab