Emeriti Faculty

Ida Sue Baron, PhD
Clinical Professor Emerita of Pediatrics

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Dr. Baron received her Bachelor of Science in Child Development and Family Relationships in 1968 from Cornell University, her Master of Arts and Advanced Graduate Specialist Certificate in Psychological Services in the Schools in 1972 from the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, and her Ph.D. in Psychological Services in the Schools (Minor in Neuropsychology) in 1976 from the University of Maryland, College Park. She completed her internship training from 1970-1971 in the University Affiliated Program Child Development Center at Georgetown University and an adult neuropsychology internship in 1971–1973 at the Veterans' Administration Hospital in Washington, D.C. She was appointed to the faculty as an instructor in 1976 and promoted to an assistant professor in the departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Child Health Development in 1978. Later in 1979 and through 1985, she was an Assistant Professor in Neurological Surgery and Child Health and Development. In 1982, she was granted tenure in Neurological Surgery, and in 2003 to her retirement, she was a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics.

Over Dr. Baron’s long tenure at Children’s National and the George Washington University beginning in 1971, she has made significant and substantial contributions to the field of pediatric neuropsychology through her academic productivity and advancement, long-standing service to the profession, development of young professionals through her teaching, training and mentoring, and clinical service to improve the lives of her patients, families, and community. Dr. Baron has attained a national and international reputation as a superb pediatric neuropsychologist, receiving multiple awards and honors as well as leadership positions in the profession.

For her service at Children’s National for almost fifty years; for the inauguration of the first Neuropsychology service; her leadership in the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery; her important contributions to the field of pediatric neuropsychology in the form of textbooks, scientific publications, national and international presentations; and for her outstanding skills as a teacher and trainer, and a highly sought-after mentor; Dr. Ida Sue Baron is hereby granted the status of Clinical Professor Emerita of Pediatrics with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities pertaining thereto.

Barbara L. Bass, M.D.
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Chief Executive Officer, The Medical Faculty Associates

Michael Berrigan, PhD, MD
Clinical Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine

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Following the completion of his Ph.D. in pharmacology at the State University of New York in 1982, Dr. Berrigan came to the George Washington University where he completed his MD in 1986 and joined the Department of Anesthesiology as an assistant professor in 1990. In 1997, he was promoted to the rank of associate professor and was the Seymour Alpert Professor of Anesthesiology and Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology from 1997 to 2019 when he retired from the faculty of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Throughout his entire academic career all of which was spent at the George Washington University, Dr. Berrigan made important contributions to the development and growth of the department. Through his vision, the department doubled in size, smoothly transitioned into Critical Care Medicine and to the new University Hospital, and created a supportive culture that undoubtedly led to his tenure as chair being one of the longest of any anesthesiology department in the United States. Dr. Berrigan was a very active researcher, early in his career, investigating the efficacy of pharmacologic agents, monitoring devices, and graduate medical education interventions and published over 40 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and abstracts. He was responsible for over 20 residents who have gone on to become outstanding clinicians, and for his case-based lecture series which he led for over 20 years, he twice received the department’s Teacher of the Year Award, and in 2012, he was selected for induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honors society.

For his caring, dedicated, and ethical leadership of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and for his important research contributions and outstanding service to the George Washington University as a student, resident, research scientist, and faculty member; Dr. Michael Berrigan is hereby granted the status of Clinical Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities pertaining thereto.

Barbara L. Bass, M.D.
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Chief Executive Officer, The Medical Faculty Associates

Anna Blask, MD
Associate Professor Emerita of Radiology and of Pediatrics

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Following the completion of her M.D. from the University of Arizona College of Medicine in 1977, Dr. Blask stayed on to complete her residency during which she also did a 6-week radiology-pathology correlation (1979) at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington DC in 1980. She remained at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center as a senior resident and a fellow in Pediatric Radiology before moving on to Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Boston to continue her fellowship from 1981-1983. After serving on the faculty of Johns Hopkins University for six years, Dr. Blask was hired as an associate professor in Radiology and Pediatrics at Children’s National and the George Washington University in 1989.

During her career, in fetal and pediatric radiology, Dr. Blask has developed a national reputation as a skilled pediatric radiology sonographer, having written numerous papers and abstracts on pediatric gynecological imaging as well as renal pathology. Most recently, her interests have been in clinical ultrasound continuing to author several key papers on the assessment of testicular torsion, inflammatory bowel disease, and disorders of sex differentiation. She is one of a few experts nationally and internationally able to perform and interpret both prenatal ultrasound and fetal MRI which made her a critical member of the Children’s National fetal program. She has served as Section Head of Ultrasound, a member of the quality assurance committee, and chairperson in charge of imaging. Over her thirty-year career, Dr. Blask has helped train over 80 pediatric radiology fellows and 1000 radiology and pediatric residents all while consistently scoring highly in trainee ratings for her meticulous approach to reviewing images, her deep knowledge of the literature, and her dedication to treating the patient as a whole. Dr. Blask has been a devoted mentor and educator.

For her service as a trainee and attending radiologist at Children’s National and the George Washington University for over thirty years; for her expertise in imaging and interpretation of prenatal ultrasound and fetal MRI; and for her important research on the assessment of renal, inflammatory bowel disease and sex differentiation disorders; Dr. Anna Nusbaum Blask is hereby granted the status of Associate Professor Emeritus of Radiology and of Pediatrics with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities pertaining thereto.

Barbara L. Bass, M.D.
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Chief Executive Officer, The Medical Faculty Associates

Joshua Cohen, MD
Professor Emeritus of Medicine

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After completing the M.D. program at New York University School of Medicine in 1978, Dr. Cohen trained at the University of Michigan Medical Center before beginning his internal medicine residency there in 1979. He completed fellowships in Endocrinology and Metabolism at the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Cohen then joined our institution as an assistant professor in 1985, was promoted to the rank of associate professor in 1991, and then Professor of Medicine in 2010.

While on our full-time faculty, Dr. Cohen has been involved in and chaired a countless number of SMHS, GW Hospital, and MFA committees. He served as Director of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism from 2011 until his retirement in January of 2020 and was the Fellowship Director from 2011 to 2016. Dr. Cohen has lectured extensively at regional, national, and international meetings on the prevention of diabetes and treatment of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, thyroid disorders, polycystic ovary syndrome, endocrine disorders in pregnancy, adrenal, pituitary, and other endocrine diseases. Most recently, his research interests have included applications of mobile health technology to the treatment and prevention of diabetes, studies of novel approaches for therapy and monitoring patients with diabetes, and studies on outcomes in women with gestational diabetes. Dr. Cohen is a Fellow of The American College of Physicians. He is a member of professional societies including the American Diabetes Association, the Endocrine Society, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and the American Thyroid Association. Dr. Cohen is a US News & World Report 'Top Doctor,' has been listed in America's Best Physicians and in Washingtonian magazine as one of the region's leading endocrinologists.

For his 35 years of continuous service as a clinician, investigator, and educator; for his commitment to training thousands of medical students, hundreds of residents and fellows in the field of endocrinology; and for his dedicated service to the department, the School, the MFA, the University and the field; Dr. Joshua Cohen is hereby granted the status of Professor Emeritus of Medicine with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities pertaining thereto.

Barbara L. Bass, M.D.
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Chief Executive Officer, The Medical Faculty Associates

Joan Conry, MD
Professor Emerita of Neurology and of Pediatrics

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Dr. Joan Conry completed a postgraduate degree in Physical Therapy at Washington University in 1973 and went on to receive her M.D. at the Texas Tech University School of Medicine in 1977. She completed her internship training from 1977-1978 at Children’s National Medical Center in DC and continued with the first year of her pediatric residency at Children’s until 1980 before moving to Washington University in Saint Louis’ School of Medicine for a residency and fellowship in neurology and child neurology respectively. Dr. Conry returned to Children’s and the George Washington University in 1983 as an instructor of Neurology and Pediatrics and promoted to an assistant professor in 1985, an associate professor in 1997, and finally a professor in 2006.

Over Dr. Conry’s long tenure at Children’s National and the George Washington University, she was renowned as the institution’s senior neurological diagnostician with her no-nonsense directness, common sense, and incisiveness, traits that carried over to her role as an educator. She was central to building the epilepsy and epilepsy surgery program at Children’s but perhaps her most enduring legacy to child neurology is as one as the director of the EEG laboratory and director of clinical trials. She led accreditation of the EEG laboratory, the achievement of Level 4 (the highest level) National Association of Epilepsy Centers, and the establishment of an epilepsy fellowship program which she led as its first training director. Her national reputation is primarily based on her capacity in clinic trials. She played a central role in the primary nationally-funded pediatric epilepsy trials including the rectal Diastat and the Childhood Absence Trial, in addition to the FEBSTAT study of pediatric status epilepticus. Nationally recognized for her EEG, trial, and study expertise, she has served on several national DSMBs. Her expertise was evident in over a decade of service on the Children’s National IRB and other committees. Dr. Conry conducted over 60 epilepsy clinical trials becoming one of the nations’ s foremost clinical pharmacologists in the treatment of childhood epilepsy. She is the author or co-author of over 70 peer-reviewed original manuscripts and chapters.

For her service at Children’s National for more than forty years; for her insightful observation and diagnosis; her care for her patients; for her tenure as a formidable educator, clinician, and clinical investigator in the field of child neurology; Dr. Joan Conry is hereby granted the status of Professor Emerita of Neurology and of Pediatrics with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities pertaining thereto.

Barbara L. Bass, M.D.
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Chief Executive Officer, The Medical Faculty Associates

Daniel Ein, MD
Clinical Professor Emeritus of Medicine

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After completing the M.D. program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1964, Dr. Ein trained at the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center (NY) and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He worked at the National Cancer Institute and NIH for a number of years where he conducted research and published numerous articles on various aspects of the normal immune systems and its diseases. Dr. Ein joined the George Washington University faculty in 1971 as a clinical instructor; in 1972 was promoted to Clinical Associate Professor and in 1984 was awarded the rank of Clinical Professor of Medicine.

While on our faculty, Dr. Ein left the clinical practice of allergy in 2005 to find the Division of Allergy at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and has been its Director ever since. Dr. Ein's major professional activity is and has always been his practice. In addition, he has been very active in local and national medical affairs ranging from the Presidency of the Medical Society of DC to the Presidency of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. He is a Past-President of the Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and served as a Delegate to the AMA House of Delegates. Amongst other activities, he has chaired the Emergency Preparedness Committee of the Medical Society of DC, which he formed after 911, has served on the DC State Health Planning and Development Agency, sat on a Mayoral Task Force on Bioterrorism, and has been a member of an FDA advisory committee.

For his 48 years of service as a clinician and educator, having trained thousands of medical students, hundreds of residents and fellows in the allergy field; and for his dedicated service to the department, the School, the University, and the field; Dr. Daniel Ein is hereby granted the status of Clinical Professor Emeritus of Medicine with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities pertaining thereto.

Barbara L. Bass, M.D.
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Chief Executive Officer, The Medical Faculty Associates

Richard Kaplan, MD
Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine and of Pediatrics

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After graduating from medical school at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, NY, Dr. Kaplan completed an internship at the University of California, San Diego, then moved to Boston for his anesthesiology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and stayed on there for a Clinical Fellowship year in Pediatric Anesthesia. This was followed by an additional year of training in pediatric anesthesia at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. He then joined the faculty at the University of Florida, Gainesville in 1981 where he was promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor over the course of five years. He remained on staff for a total of seven years in Gainesville before moving to the University of South Florida in Tampa as an Associate Professor for four years. He joined the faculty at Children’s National and the George Washington University School of Medicine in 1992 as an Associate Professor. In 2000, Dr. Kaplan was promoted to Professor of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pediatrics.

Dr. Kaplan is well known for his work on pediatric sedation outside of the operating room. He was a pioneer in advocating for the use of pulse oximetry during sedation, which became standard practice and of which he has over 20 papers and chapters as well as numerous talks. He is also well known for his work on the pharmacology of muscle relaxants and is the local authority on neuromuscular blocker reversal agent, sugammadex in pediatric patients, and his related work on malignant hyperthermia. Dr. Kaplan is well regarded as an educator and has received a couple of teaching excellence awards during his career. He has also served as chair of the Children’s National Sedation Committee for the past 27 years during which he was involved in the development of policies and procedures for non-anesthesiologists sedating patients in the emergency department, radiology, cardiology, and the dental clinic. He has served nationally as a consultant, member of the Professional Advisory Council, and Muscle Biopsy Coordinator for the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS) for which he received their Hotline Partnership Award in October 1997.

For his 27-year career during which he has been devoted to pediatric anesthesia research and the advancement of the anesthetic care of children both inside and outside the operating room; for being a consistent voice in both the care of children receiving sedation and the education of future leaders in pediatric anesthesia; and for his loyal and substantive service to Children’s National and The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences; Dr. Richard Kaplan is hereby granted the status of Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine and of Pediatrics with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities pertaining thereto.

Barbara L. Bass, M.D.
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Chief Executive Officer, The Medical Faculty Associates

Gail Pearson, MD
Adjunct Professor Emerita of Pediatrics

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After graduating from American University with her Master of Public Administration in 1978, Dr. Pearson went on to receive her Doctor of Medicine from John Hopkins School of Medicine and Doctor of Science from John Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1991. She served as a Project Researcher at Georgetown University School of Medicine from 1975-1976 and was ultimately recruited to join the staff at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC, and George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1997. Dr. Pearson was Clinical Assistant Professor from 1997 to 2006 when she was promoted to associate and in 2011 converted to Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics.

During her 23-year service at the George Washington University and Children’s National, Dr. Pearson has been an important member of the clinical staff at Children's National on a long-term weekly basis. This includes having an outpatient cardiology clinic, proctoring Cardiology fellows in outpatient cardiac care, and participating in the core echocardiography reading laboratory. She has been a regular participant in Cardiology Journal Club and other teaching activities and led an educational conference ("Pearson Conference") that consistently received high marks in feedback from trainees. Dr. Pearson is an internationally recognized leader in the field of pediatric cardiology outcomes research and is frequently invited to participate as faculty at scientific conferences in the field. All this is in addition to her leadership role at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) where she was responsible for oversight of the Bench to Bassinet pediatric cardiovascular translation program, the Pediatric Heart Network; the stewardship of the NHLBI clinical research, including clinical trials; and chairing the NHLBI Clinical Studies Coordinating Committee. Dr. Pearson has authored more than 79 journal articles, two book chapters and monographs, 40 presentations, and more than 20 abstracts on various aspects of pediatric cardiology.

For her 23-year career during which she has been devoted to pediatric cardiac research and the advancement of cardiac care of children; and for her loyal and substantive service to Children’s National and The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences; Dr. Gail Pearson is hereby granted the status of Adjunct Professor Emerita of Pediatrics with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities pertaining thereto.

Barbara L. Bass, M.D.
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Chief Executive Officer, The Medical Faculty Associates

Louis Scavo, MD
Associate Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics

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Following the completion of medical school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1983, Dr. Scavo completed residency training in Pediatrics and a fellowship in Neonatology at Children’s National Medical Center in 1986 and 1988 respectively. During his fellowship, he began a very productive research career by acquiring a National Institutes of Health, National Research Service Award Fellowship where he worked in Dr. Jesse Roth’s laboratory. During this time period, he was refining his research skills in receptor and growth factor identification, particularly insulin receptors. With this research expertise in molecular biology, he was recruited to the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to work in the laboratory of Drs. Kitterman and Ballard where he used his molecular biological techniques in the area of lung growth and development. Dr. Scavo was hired as Associate Professor of Pediatrics in 1999 at Children’s National and the George Washington University.

As a faculty member, Dr. Scavo focused primarily on clinical research and education, as an expert in the nutritional needs of the newborn and along with the dietitian team, focused clinical research on new nutritional therapies for premature population. He was the lead investigator on a clinical study using omega-6 fatty acid intralipid source, Omegavan, for nutritional support for infants with early liver failure. His educational efforts in the Division included conducting weekly seminar series for the Division and educational sessions for our Fellows in training. His depth of knowledge in the molecular biology area made journal club discussions extremely valuable for our faculty and trainees.

For his almost 20 years of exemplary service to the clinical research programs of the School and the Department; for his clinical expertise and outstanding care of our high-risk fragile populations; and for an exemplary career in pediatrics and neonatal/perinatal medicine; Dr. Louis Scavo is hereby granted the status of Associate Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities pertaining thereto.

Barbara L. Bass, M.D.
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Chief Executive Officer, The Medical Faculty Associates

Anthony Scialli, MD
Clinical Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Dr. Scialli received his undergraduate degree in Biology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his medical degree from Albany Medical College. He was an Obstetrics and Gynecology resident at George Washington University where he also served as Chief Resident and completed his training in 1978. From 1978-80 Dr. Scialli was a staff physician at Columbia Hospital for Women, caring for indigent women in Washington, DC. He went on to serve as the Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Guam Memorial Hospital in Tamuning, Guam and completed two years of service at that location. He returned to the U.S. to pursue a fellowship in Reproductive Toxicology at the Center for Reproductive Toxicology at Columbia Hospital for Women and developed an illustrious career as a clinician and educator with extensive scholarship and impact in his area of expertise. From 1980-2000, he was a faculty member at Georgetown University, earning the rank of Professor with tenure. He rejoined George Washington in 2008 as Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is a member of the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.

Dr. Scialli has demonstrated excellence as an educator and a contributor to the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology during his 12 years as a faculty member. He is the Director of The Reproductive Toxicology Center of Washington DC and curates a widely used online resource called ReproTox, which clinicians and learners utilize to obtain evidence-based information and summaries of the effects of medications, chemicals, infections, and physical agents on pregnancy, reproduction, and development. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers, edited 8 books, and authored numerous other publications. At GW, he has taught many generations of students and residents reproductive toxicology and advanced obstetrical techniques, including operative vaginal delivery and has received numerous teaching awards, including the Golden Apple Award, and the nationally prestigious Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) Award. The service that Dr. Scialli has provided to the School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the greater community has been extensive and valuable including leadership roles at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Legislative Affairs Committee, and membership on the Board of FASEB.

For his involvement in GW, as a longstanding and renowned academician, leader, and educator for over 40 years; and for his continued support of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Dr. Anthony Scialli is hereby granted the status of Clinical Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities pertaining thereto.

Barbara L. Bass, M.D.
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Chief Executive Officer, The Medical Faculty Associates

Jeffrey Sich, PhD
Associate Professor Emeritus of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine

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Dr. Sich received his Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1977 from Davidson College, his Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1981 and 1983 respectively. He began his career on the faculty of predominantly undergraduate institutions, teaching courses for science and non-science majors, participated in the educational programs of health professions programs, established an independent research program, and was awarded tenure at Youngstown State University in 1990. Before joining the George Washington University, Dr. Sich worked in a variety of institutions including the NIH, Washington University at Saint Louis, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and Maryville University. He was hired as an associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine (MITM) in June 2010 and appointed Executive Director of Faculty Affairs in 2013, a role in which he served until his retirement in 2019.

Dr. Sich brought with him a thorough understanding of the challenges facing faculty and trainees in the research university setting. His experience as a faculty member, and his capable administrative skills gained by experience in a variety of administrative areas, quickly made Dr. Sich a valuable resource for our institution, faculty, and academic programs. He served as co-director of the M.S. in Public Health Microbiology program, a joint effort of the MITM department, and the Department of Epidemiology of the School of Public Health. He led the redevelopment of several courses, managed recruitment and admissions activities, served as a primary academic advisor for the program’s students, and taught the required course in pathogenic bacteriology. Dr. Sich was instrumental in developing a strategic plan that would have created the GW School of Tropical Medicine at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, however that program was relocated to Baylor University and he remained at GW where he continued to co-direct the public heal microbiology master’s program, provide pedagogical support to faculty teaching in the program, and expanded the program's connection with national and regional public health laboratories. Dr. Sich made numerous important contributions to the School’s faculty and departments in his role as executive director of the Office of Faculty Affairs including changes to improve the efficiency of processing, reviewing, and approving the hundreds of faculty appointment applications received each year; improvements in recruiting procedures for faculty and senior leadership of the SMHS.

For his experience as an outstanding administrator; his valued contributions to the education of undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral fellows, and young investigators; and for his effective skills in promoting the importance of the research university and the value of scientific research; Dr. Jeffrey Sich is hereby granted the status of Associate Professor Emeritus of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities pertaining thereto.

Barbara L. Bass, M.D.
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Chief Executive Officer, The Medical Faculty Associates

Alan Stone, MD
Clinical Professor Emeritus of Medicine

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Dr. Stone earned his Medical Degree at Yale University School of Medicine, 1966. In 1965, he completed a Fellowship in Research, Molecular Biology at the Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva, Switzerland. In subsequent years, Dr. Stone completed internships at Yale Medical Center, Straight Pathology, CT (1967), and at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Straight Medicine, MA (1968). Between 1969 and 1973, Dr. Stone continued his training at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research until accepting a residency in Internal Medicine at Georgetown University, which he completed in 1975. He joined the faculty of the George Washington University in 1975 as an Assistant Professor of Health Care Sciences and Medicine. He was intensively involved in residency education as Assistant Director (1976-1980) and Director (1980-88) of the Primary Care Medicine residency program, organizing and writing large portions of the successful grants which partially funded the program. He converted to a part-time faculty appointment in 1988 as Associate Clinical Professor and was promoted to Clinical Professor in 1996.

Dr. Stone has spent over 50 years caring for patients, spending the last three decades in private practice, from which he recently retired. As a full-time and part-time faculty member, he precepted medical students and residents in addition to caring for a large panel of patients, taught physical diagnosis to first- and second-year medical students, and currently in retirement is teaching Observed Physical Diagnosis to third years. Dr. Stone was awarded the Arnold P Gold Foundation American College of Physicians National Award for Medical Humanism in 2016, in recognition of his outstanding reputation as a compassionate, sensitive, and empathic doctor and served in several leadership roles in the Department of Medicine throughout his academic career particularly in residency education.

For his 45 years of service as a clinician and educator, having trained thousands of medical students, hundreds of residents and fellows in primary care; and for his dedicated service to the department, the School, the University, and the field; Dr. Alan Stone is hereby granted the status of Clinical Professor Emeritus of Medicine with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities pertaining thereto.

Barbara L. Bass, M.D.
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Chief Executive Officer, The Medical Faculty Associates

Mendel Tuchman, MD
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics

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Dr. Tuchman was born in Israel where he completed both his medical degree and service in the Israeli Defense Force. He was a chess prodigy. He did extensive medical and research training in Europe before immigrating to the U.S. in 1980 to complete a pediatric residency and then a fellowship in medical genetics at the University of Minnesota. He remained on faculty there, rapidly rising to Professor of Pediatrics with tenure until 1990 when he was successfully recruited to Children’s National to direct the Center for Clinical Research (now Center for Translational Research) and as the Elizabeth McGehee Joyce Chair of Genetic Medicine and tenured Professor of Pediatrics at GW. He was subsequently elevated to Chief Research Officer at Children’s National, a position he held with distinction for a decade.

Dr. Tuchman is an exemplar of a physician-scientist. He is a strong clinical and biochemical geneticist, having run the clinical metabolism laboratory at both Minnesota and Children’s National. He is equally an innovative scientist in the field of inborn errors of urea synthesis. As a basic scientist, he pioneered the identification of mutations in ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency and identified the 3-dimensional structure of the enzyme by crystallography. As a clinical scientist, he brought to FDA approval thru clinical trials N-carbamyl glutamate as a new treatment for N-acetyl glutamate synthetase deficiency. As a teacher, he has led many graduate students to complete their PhDs, trained dozens of post-doctoral fellows, and mentored many junior faculty members on their career development awards. He is a very accomplished educator. Dr. Tuchman was supported by the NIH as a principal investigator for his personal research for more than 30 years. In addition, he led our institution to first become an NIH General Clinical Research Center and then a Clinical and Translational Science Award.

For his 21 years as an outstanding physician-scientist and educator for Children’s National Health System and the School; for his innovative research in the field of biochemical and molecular genetics or the urea cycle; and for his pioneering work in the genetics of nitrogen metabolism; Dr. Mendel Tuchman is hereby granted the status of Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities pertaining thereto.

Barbara L. Bass, M.D.
Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Chief Executive Officer, The Medical Faculty Associates