Announcements

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences will have a presence at the 2019 AAAS Annual Meeting, Feb. 14–17 in Washington, D.C.
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences has named David Mendelowitz, PhD, professor of pharmacology and physiology and anesthesiology and critical care, to serve as the interim chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology.
[Updated: February 10; 11 p.m.] GW will open at 9:30 a.m.
"A Modern Contagion" by Amir Afkhami, MD, Phd, discusses how outbreaks of cholera have influenced the development of modern Iran.
The GW Department of Dermatology had a significant presence at the 2019 ODAC – Dermatology, Aesthetic, and Surgical Conference.
Adam Friedman, MD, has been named interim chair of the GW Department of Dermatology
Robert W. Turner II, PhD, is the featured guest speaker at a NFL Alumni Association health and wellness event hosted at Morehouse College.
Surgery resident Cheralyn Hendrix, MD, authored an essay in the January 2019 edition of Academic Medicine.
Katherine Chretien, MD, published the essay "Transitions" in the January 2019 edition of Academic Medicine.
Members of the GW Cancer Center recently published several journal articles and patient-focused pieces highlighting the Center’s work in patient navigation and survivorship.