General Faculty Council

The General Faculty Council (GFC) is comprised of faculty representatives elected by Weill Cornell Medicine’s academic departments, as well as faculty members elected to represent key affiliated organizations, such as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Hospital for Special Surgery. Non-voting members of the GFC include representatives from every administrative area of the institution.

The GFC, together with the Executive Faculty Council, has the duty to determine the entrance requirements for students; to prescribe and define courses of study for them; to determine the requirements for such degrees as are offered to students; to recommend to the Board of Fellows and university president candidates for degrees who have fulfilled the requirements therefore; to enact and enforce rules for the guidance and supervision of students in their academic work; and in general to exercise jurisdiction over the academic interests of students and all other educational matters at Weill Cornell Medicine.

The faculty councils also are key components in the flow of information between the faculty and the administration. Members of the two councils have the responsibility to bring information and concerns forward from their constituencies, as well as to serve as an information resource on policy and procedural questions emanating from the administration through the council review and approval process. In addition to the general review conducted by the full council, each council has from time to time established topic-specific committees to address key areas of concern to their membership.

The faculty councils may be reached through the Weill Cornell Office of the Secretary by email to secretary@med.cornell.edu or by phone at (212) 746-6010.

PDF icon General Faculty Council Bylaws

General Faculty Council Meeting Dates

General Faculty Council Committees

Leadership Group List: 

General Faculty Council 2022-2023

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Steven Gross
Steven Gross, Ph.D.
  • GFC Chair
  • Research Rep. - Pharmacology
Alexis Halpern, M.D.
  • GFC Vice Chair
  • Emergency Medicine Rep.
Michele Fuortes, M.D., Ph.D.
  • GFC Secretary
  • Research Rep. - Cell & Developmental Biology
A. Arkhavan
Ardavan Akhavan, M.D.
  • Urology Rep.
alan astrow
Alan Bennett Astrow, M.D.
  • Area Affiliate Rep. - NYP/Brooklyn Methodist
Jimmy Avari
Jimmy Avari, M.D.
  • Psychiatry Rep.
Samprit Banerjee
Samprit Banerjee, Ph.D.
  • Population Health Sciences Rep.
Maria A. Bustillo, M.D.
  • Anesthesiology (Mid-Late Career Rep.)
amy chadburn
Amy Chadburn, M.D.
  • Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Rep.
manjil
Manjil Chatterji, M.D.
  • Radiology (Imaging-Research) Rep.
carl crawford
Carl V. Crawford, M.D.
  • Medicine 5 Rep.
Alessandro De Camilli
Alessandro De Camilli, M.D.
  • MSKCC Rep.
sandra demaria
Sandra Demaria, M.D.
  • Radiation Oncology Rep.
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Miguel de Mulder Rougvie, Ph.D.
  • Genetic Medicine Rep.
John Falcone headshot
John Falcone, M.D.
  • Voluntary Faculty Rep., Endocrinology
Bishoy Faltas
Bishoy Faltas, M.D.
  • Hematology & Oncology Division Rep.
David Fernandez headshot
David R. Fernandez, M.D.
  • HSS Rep.
Alexis J. Feuer, M.D.
  • Pediatrics (Early Career Rep.)
Brendan Finnerty
Brendan M. Finnerty, M.D.
  • Surgery Rep.
michael glass
Michael Glass, Ph.D.
  • Research Rep. - Neuroscience
bernice grafstein
Bernice Grafstein, Ph.D.
  • Physiology & Biophysics Rep.
Yelena Havryliuk, M.D.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology Rep.
erin iannacone
Erin Iannacone, M.D.
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Rep.
ashutosh kacker
Ashutosh Kacker, M.D.
  • Otolaryngology Rep.
Deirdre Kelleher
Deirdre Kelleher, M.D.
  • Anesthesiology (Early-Career Rep.)
Louise Klebanoff
Louise M. Klebanoff, M.D.
  • Neurology Rep.
Elena Lister headshot
Elena Lister, M.D.
  • Vol. Faculty Rep. - Psychiatry
C. Ronald MacKenzie
C. Ronald MacKenzie, M.D.
  • Medicine 4 Rep.
Vidya Menon headshot
Vidya Menon, MBBS
  • Area Affiliate Rep. - Lincoln Hospital
john moore
John P. Moore, Ph.D.
  • Microbiology and Immunology Rep.
Nekee Pandya
Nekee Pandya, M.D.
  • Med 1 (General Medicine Plus)
susan pannullo
Susan Pannullo, M.D.
  • Neurological Surgery Rep.
Elena Piskounova headshot
Elena Piskounova, Ph.D.
  • Dermatology Rep.
Kristen Pleil
Kristen Pleil, Ph.D.
  • Pharmacology Rep.
Nishant Prasad
Nishant Prasad, M.D.
  • Area Affiliate Rep. - NYP/Queens
William Ricci headshot
William M. Ricci, M.D.
  • Orthopaedic Surgery Rep.
Victor Ruthig
Victor Ruthig, Ph.D.
  • Postdoctoral Associate Rep.
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Susan Samuels, M.D.
  • Psychiatry 2
simon scheuring
Simon Scheuring, Ph.D.
  • Research Rep. - Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology
Marc Schiffman
Marc Schiffman, M.D.
  • Radiology (Procedural) Rep.
Mary Teruel
Mary Teruel, Ph.D.
  • Biochemistry Rep.
Hagen Tilgner headshot
Hagen Tilgner, Ph.D.
  • Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute Rep.
Meredith Turetz
Meredith Turetz, M.D.
  • Medicine 3 Rep.
Sarah Van Tassel
Sarah H. Van Tassel, M.D.
  • Ophthalmology Rep.
yao
Katherine Yao, M.D.
  • Rehabilitation Medicine Rep.
Vivien Yap
Vivien Yap, M.D.
  • Pediatrics (Mid-to late Career Rep)

GFC Senior Councilors

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Alan M. Weinstein, M.D.
Mukesh Prasad, M.D., FACS
Szilárd Kiss, M.D.