Katrina Armstrong | |
|---|---|
 Armstrong in 2019 | |
| President of Columbia University | |
Interim | |
| Assumed office August 14, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Minouche Shafik |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Tom Randall |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MD) University of Pennsylvania (MS) |
| Known for | Cancer, genomics, and health care disparities |
| Awards | Outstanding Investigator Award from the American Federation of Medical Research (2009) Alice Hersh Award from AcademyHealth (2005) |
Katrina Alison Armstrong is an American internist, currently serving as the interim president of Columbia University since August 2024. She concurrently serves as CEO of Irving Medical Center and as dean of the Faculties of Health Sciences at the university.[1]
Armstrong is the first woman to lead Columbia's medical school and medical center. She was the first woman to hold the position of Physician-in-Chief at Massachusetts General Hospital and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2013 and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020. On August 14, 2024, Armstrong became Columbia University's interim president, the day Minouche Shafik resigned as president.[2]
- ^ "Katrina Armstrong Appointed to Lead CUIMC". cuimc.columbia.edu. December 13, 2021.
- ^ Huddleston, Sarah; Vance, Shea (August 14, 2024). "Shafik resigns from presidency". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved August 15, 2024.