Announcements

Dr. Farzad Najam posing for a portrait
Dr. Farzad Najam Named Director of Cardiac Surgery for GW Hospital
Farzad Najam, M.D., F.A.C.S., has been named Division Director of the Division of Cardiac Surgery at the GW Hospital.
Huda Ayas posing for a portrait
Huda Ayas, Executive Director of the Office of International Medicine Programs, to Serve as Associate Dean of International Medicine
The School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Huda M. Ayas, Ed.D. ’06, M.B.A. ’98, M.H.S.A. ’93, will serve as associate dean for international medicine.
GW’s Gerald Lazarus Named 22nd Recipient of the David Martin Carter Mentor Award
Gerald Lazarus, M.D. ‘63, member of the GW Board of Trustees and the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Dean’s Council, was selected by the American Skin Association to receive the 2014 David Martin Carter Mentor Award.
Seth Rosenblatt posing for a portrait
Seth Rosenblatt Named Regional Coordinator For National Medical Student Network
Seth Rosenblatt, a fourth-year medical student at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been named a regional coordinator for the American Academy of Family Physicians National Family Medicine Interest Group Network.
GW Receives Grant to Promote Mentoring, Humanism for Medical Students
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences received a grant from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation to fund its program, “Training Faculty to be Mentors in Humanism: A Faculty Development Program to Nurture Students’ Inner Growth.”
Dr. Roger Mitchell posing for a portrait
GW Resident Alumnus Dr. Roger Mitchell Appointed as New Chief Medical Examiner in the District of Columbia
Roger Mitchell, M.D., RESD ’06, was recently appointed the District’s new Chief Medical Examiner by Mayor Vincent C. Gray.
Dr. Gerald Lazarus posing for a portrait
GW’s Gerald Lazarus Publishes Review Throwing Doubt on Wound Care Treatments
Gerald Lazarus, M.D. ‘63, member of the GW board of trustees and the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Dean’s Council, has recently written a review on wound care treatments.
GW PA Program Volunteers standing together outside with wreaths
GW PA Students and Faculty Volunteer with “Wreaths Across America”
Braving single digit wind chill temperatures, faculty and students from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ Physician Assistant Program arrived bright and early to volunteer at Arlington National Cemetery Jan. 26.
Jim Scott Receives Alumnus of the Year Award
Congratulations to Jim Scott, M.D., professor of emergency medicine and former dean of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, who received the 2013 Alumnus of the Year Award from the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine.
Dr. Stewart Kassan posing for a portrait
GW’s Stuart S. Kassan, M.D., Named a ‘Distinguished Clinical Professor of Medicine’ by the University of Colorado School of Medicine
Stuart Kassan, M.D. ‘72, member of the George Washington University (GW) board of trustees and the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Dean’s Council, was named a ‘Distinguished Clinical Professor of Medicine’ at the University of Colorado (CU) Denver School of Medicine.
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