Announcements

For the first time, the Academy of Acute Care Physical Therapy presented an award to honor an outstanding physical therapy educator. Ellen Costello, PT, PhD, director of the SMHS PT Program, received the inaugural award.

Pedro A. Jose, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, received special recognition for his research contributions from Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte.

Tzatsos was recognized for his research on the epigenetics of pancreatic cancer.

Congratulations to two distinguished SMHS faculty members who were honored by Xavier University of Louisiana with its 40 Under 40 Awards.

Jehan “Gigi” El-Bayoumi, MD, executive director of the George Washington University (GW) Rodham Institute, received the 2018 Lolo Sarnoff Founder’s Award presented by AFTA.

A leading provider of higher education research, BestColleges.com, this month awarded the George Washington University (GW) with a Schools of Distinction Award for Online Education Excellence.

Patience White, MD, emeritus professor of medicine and of pediatrics at SMHS, served as lead author on a report providing guidance for clinicians on transitioning all youth and young adults from pediatric to adult health care.

For the ninth consecutive year, all of the graduates from the 2018 SMHS Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy passed the National Physical Therapy Licensing Examination on their first attempt.

Dermatology resident Angelo Landriscina, MD, of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, presented research during a mentoring session as part of his role as a 2018 DermMentors Resident of Distinction.

Susan LeLacheur, DrPH ’08, MPH ’89, PA-C, BS ’82, associate professor of physician assistant studies at SMHS, received the Master Faculty Award at the 2018 Physician Assistant Education Association Education Forum.