Kyung Taek Oh, MD

Dr. Kevin Clerkin is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and cardiologist, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with advanced heart failure. His practice includes those requiring left ventricular assist device or heart transplantation. He also attends as a cardiac intensivist. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, and Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology. Dr. Clerkin received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He completed additional training in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He also received a Master of Science degree in Patient Oriented Research/Biostatistics from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.Dr. Clerkin is an NIH funded clinical investigator and his research focuses on improving the quality of life and survival in heart transplant recipients. He has published more than 100 peer reviewed manuscripts, reviews, abstracts, and book chapters. His work has been published in prestigious peer-reviewed journals including Circulation, Journal of American College of Cardiology, Journal of American College of Cardiology Heart Failure, Circulation - Heart Failure, JAMA Cardiology, The New England Journal of Medicine, and The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

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.

Dr. Wardlaw is Professor of Medicine and the Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Professor of Obesity Research at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Wardlaw is Director of the Neuroendocrine Unit at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She is an active member of the Columbia University Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center, the Institute of Human Nutrition and the New York Obesity Research Center. She has served on several NIH Study Sections and has been an appointed member of the Endocrinology Study Section and of the Integrative Physiology of Obesity and Diabetes Study Section. She has served on the editorial boards of Neuroendocrinology and the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism and was also Associate Editor of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles in the fields of neuroendocrinology and obesity. She participates in the teaching of medial students, residents and fellows and is Director of the Endocrinology Clinic. A major interest has been in career development and she has served on numerous Departmental, CUMC and University committees involved with faculty development and promotions. These include Co-Chair of the CUMC and Faculty of Medicine Committees on Appointments and Promotions, Co-Chair Department of Medicine Committee on Promotions, Columbia University Senate, Faculty Affairs Committee and CUMC Advisory Committee on Faculty Academic Tracks.