Announcements
Brandon Kohrt, MD, PhD, Charles and Sonia Akman Professor of Global Psychiatry at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, received $100,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Adam Friedman, MD, associate professor of dermatology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was recently named senior editor for Derm In-Review
The findings of a landmark multicenter study on blood pressure management, in which GW participated, led to the development of new blood pressure guidelines released by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.
Aileen Chang, MD, MSPH, is the principal investigator at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences for a study looking for a yellow fever diagnostic, in collaboration with Antigen Discovery Incorporated and Harvard University.
Griffin P. Rodgers, MD, FEL ‘89, director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, will serve as the keynote speaker at the 2018 MD Diploma Ceremony, held on Sunday, May 20, at 2:30 p.m. at Lisner Auditorium.
The Division of Thoracic Surgery at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences will evaluate the clinical and educational efficacy of a new interactive 360-degree virtual reality platform with funding from the 2018 Education Research Grant Award from the Center for Faculty Excellence.
A team from Children’s National Health System, led by Cara Lichtenstein, MD, MPH, assistant professor of pediatrics at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was one of the recipients of the 2018 Education Research Grant Award from the SMHS Center for Faculty Excellence.
A team from the GW Cancer Center received a 2018 Education Research Grant Award from the Center for Faculty Excellence at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Research published in Cancer Cell by George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center researcher Alexandros Tzatsos, MD, PhD, found an important connection between the KDM6A gene and the most aggressive form of pancreatic cancer.
The GW School of Medicine welcomes Sharon Boyd, who will serve as a senior advisor to the dean and vice president for health affairs.