Professor of pathology at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center. Dr. Colman joined Columbia in 1974 as a research pathologist and became full professor in 1994. Dr. Colman is credited with furthering the acceptance of DNA as a forensic tool, for elucidating the role of folic acid deficiency in pregnancy, and for developing a way for Crohn's disease patients to get supplementary vitamin B-12. The New York Times announcement of his death also credited him with founding the highly successful West Side Soccer League in New York City after discovering Southern California's interest in soccer in the 1980's.