Announcements

Salem Noureldine, M.D., a first-year resident in the Department of General Surgery at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was a member of the team that developed a consensus statement addressing the surgical guidelines for managing regional metastases in thyroid…
Deb Dickenson, M.B.A., CPA, CGMA, was named assistant dean for finance, planning, and fiscal operations for the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, M.P.H., M.Ed., director of cancer control and health equity at the Institute for Patient-Centered Initiatives and Health Equity at the GW Cancer Center, was part of the winning Urgent Wellness team from the GW New Venture Competition. 
Lieutenant General Nadja Y. West, M.D. '88, will serve as the keynote speaker at the 2017 M.D. Diploma Ceremony, held on Sunday, May 21, at 2:30 p.m. at Lisner Auditorium. She will also receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Public Service at GW Commencement, held on the National Mall. 
GW's Yolanda Haywood, M.D., RESD ’87, CERT ’04, B.S. ’81, and J. Keith Melancon, M.D., Ph.D., were named among BlackDoctor.org’s 2017 Top Blacks in Healthcare honorees.
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Office of Communications and Marketing has kicked off 2017 with five Hermes Creative Awards.
Benjamin Blatt, M.D., professor of medicine at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences, will receive the Distinguished Service and Leadership Award presented by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA).
Jesse M. Pines, M.D., director of the Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research and professor of emergency medicine and health policy and management at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, will be a featured speaker during the Becker’s Hospital Review 8th Annual…
John Hawdon, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, became vice president of the American Society of Parasitologists (ASP) and received the 2016 ASP Henry Baldwin Ward Medal.
Jesse M. Pines, M.D., director of the Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research and professor of emergency medicine and health policy and management at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, served as co-editor of a newly published reference book.