Anette Wu (Fortgang), MD, MPH, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Medical Sciences (in Medicine) and Pathology & Cell Biology at CUMC
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Overview

Anette Wu, MD MPH PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology and Cell Biology at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University and is a member of the teaching faculty in the Clinical Gross Anatomy course She teaches anatomy to medical and dental students.

Dr. Wu was trained in Transplantation and General Surgery in Hannover, Germany and at the Massachussetts General Hospital/Harvard University in Boston, MA. USA. She obtained her postdoctoral training in Transplantation Immunology at the Massachussetts General Hospital/Harvard University in Boston, MA, USA. She holds an additional degree in Public Health from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.

Her current research interest is in educational research in internationalization of medical education. She is the director of the "International Collaboration and Exchange Program(link is external and opens in a new window)" at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, a program that is anchored in the Anatomy course (in the Pathology Department) and serves to prepare future global healthcare leaders via early international student networking and basic sciences research internships abroad.

Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor of Medical Sciences (in Medicine) and Pathology & Cell Biology at CUMC

Administrative Titles

  • Director, International Collaboration and Exchange Program

Languages

  • French
  • German
  • Taiwanese

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • MD, PhD, 1996 Medicine, Transplantation , Hannover Medical School (Germany)
  • MPH, 2008 Public Health, Columbia University
  • Internship: 2002 Harvard/Massachusetts General Hosp
  • Residency: Harvard/Massachusetts General Hosp
  • Fellowship: 2002 Harvard/Massachusetts General Hosp

Committees, Societies, Councils

Societies:

  • American Association for Anatomy (Vice Chair and incoming Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee)
  • Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)
  • American Association of Anatomists (AAA)
  • American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA)
  • American Society of Transplantation (AST)
  • The Transplantation Society (TTS)
  • International Xenotransplantation Association (IXA), elected member

Columbia University Committees:

  • Columbia Alumni Association, Past Board Member and Committee Chair
  • Alumni Association Mailman School of Public Health, member of the Board of Directors, Past President and past Vice President
  • The Programs In Global Health

Honors & Awards

  • 2023 Columbia Alumni Medalist
  • American Association of Anatomy Award
  • Virginia Apgar Academy of Medical Educators Grant
  • Clinical and Translational Science Award Grant (Irving Institute Pilot Study Award)
  • Best abstracts, International Xenotransplantation Association, Nagoya , Japan
  • Young Investigator Award, The Transplantation Society, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Fellow of the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  • Fellow of the Biomedical Science Exchange Program and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Research

Selected Publications

Review Articles

  • A Wu, L Buehler, DKC Cooper: Experience with ABO incompatible organ and bone marrow transplantation: review of the literature - current status. Transpl Int. 2003 May;16(5):291-9. Epub 2003 Apr 29.

Global Health Activities

  • Science Diplomacy and Internationalization in Healthcare
  • Internationalization of Medical Education and Global Health
  • International Student Exchanges
  • Anatomists and Global Health