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What has been reported publicly about abuse at this school, newest first. Each entry describes its legal or disciplinary status as reported and links to the original source.

2012

College staff misconduct · Accused: former OB-GYN at Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Years of abuse: 1990s-2012

A former obstetrician-gynecologist who practiced at Columbia University's medical center for about 20 years sexually abused patients during exams despite decades of complaints.

Status: Convicted by a federal jury in January 2023 of sex crimes; sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Response: Columbia agreed in 2025 to pay $750 million to 576 former patients, bringing its total for related claims to more than $1 billion across more than 1,000 claims, and said it would notify nearly 6,500 former patients.

Source 1 (2025-05-08)Source 2 (2025-05-06)

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