Announcements

A pair of Phase III trials led by Jonathan I. Silverberg, MD, PhD, suggest a 16-week treatment with a drug called lebrikizumab was effective in adults and adolescents with moderate to severe dermatitis. The study results were published in the March 15 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Department of Dermatology faculty, residents, and students have a large-scale, high-impact presence during the 2023 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Meeting, March 17–21 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Elmer Huerta, MD, MPH, director of the Cancer Preventorium at the George Washington University Cancer Center, has been invited to participate in the White House Cancer Moonshot Colorectal Cancer Forum.
Candice Johnson, MBA, as the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She will provide overall strategic direction and oversight for all aspects of academic and student affairs within health sciences.
Ioannis Koutroulis, MD, PhD, MBA, assistant professor of pediatrics, emergency medicine, genomics and precision medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences has been selected to serve as the interim associate dean of the Office of MD Admissions.
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and LifeBridge Health have signed an agreement to establish a new Regional Medical Campus (RMC) for the GW SMHS MD Program.
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is pleased to welcome LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH, immediate-past director of DC Health, to serve as the new executive director of the Center for Population Health Sciences and Health Equity. 
Washington, D.C., leaders and representatives from Universal Health Services, the George Washington (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), and GW Medical Faculty Associates (GW MFA), cut the ribbon on a new Cedar Hill Urgent Care Center, part of the broader $403 million project that…
The Department of Dermatology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences received two awards from dermatology company Galderma to establish a research fund and a medical student research fellowship.
The George Washington University (GW) Primary Care program launched a lifestyle medicine track, training residents to help patients make key behavioral changes that can reverse the effects of chronic disease.