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‘Insult to survivors everywhere’: Hadden survivor voices anger that OB-GYN chair who enabled Hadden’s abuse remains in role for over 1 month after committing to resign, Columbia names interim chair

Columbia announced Thursday that Lisa Nathan, chief of obstetrics at Sloane Hospital for Women at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, will become interim chair of the department by May 1, replacing Mary D’Alton.

By Lynn Fu / Staff Photographer

Nathan and D’Alton will “work together to ensure a smooth transition” by May 1, medical center administrators wrote in a Thursday email to faculty.

By Tulasi Cherukuri • April 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM

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