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Endometriosis Versus Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Gaby Moawad, MD, Explains How to Spot the Difference

Gaby Moawad, MD, describes endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, how to tell the difference between the two, and how to manage the chronic inflammatory illnesses in a recent edition of the Huffington Post.

Noëlle Sherber, MD, Discusses Why Patients Should Consider Avoiding Buccal Fat Removal Trend in Cosmetic Surgery

Noëlle Sherber, MD, clinical associate professor of dermatology, was recently quoted in a story in The Washington Post article Where Has All the Buccal Fat Gone? about the latest trend in cosmetic surgery, buccal fat removal.

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Vsevolod “Seva” Polotsky, MD, to Serve as Vice Chair for Research in the GW Depart-ment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Vsevolod “Seva” Polotsky, MD, has been selected to serve as vice chair for research in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the GW Medical Faculty Associates. Polotsky will also serve…

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GW SMHS Students Lobby Congress in Support of Health Career Opportunity Program

Student ambassadors from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ Health Career Opportunity Program (HCOP) pounded the pavement for some grassroots lobbying on Capitol Hill on Dec.

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Staff Spotlight: Supporting Survivorship, Patient Navigation, and Health Equity with Ruta Brazinskaite

Employee spotlight on program associate with the GW Cancer Center, part of the center’s comprehensive cancer control training and technical assistance initiatives.

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Ioannis Koutroulis, MD, PhD, MBA, Tapped to Serve as Interim Associate Dean of MD Admissions

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.…

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Candice Johnson, MBA, Serves as Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs

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.…

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GW Hospital Hosts 11th Annual Trauma Survivors Day, Reuniting Trauma Patients with Care Teams

Survivors of life-threatening trauma joined doctors, nurses, physician assistants, and paramedics to celebrate the remarkable effort to overcome their injuries during the 11th annual George Washington University Hospital Trauma Survivor’s Day, Nov. 10.

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GW Celebrates Class of 2022 PhD Graduates

The George Washington University’s Institute for Biomedical Sciences (IBS) recently recognized and celebrated its Class of 2022 PhD graduates.

Phase 1 Trial of the First-In Human HIV Vaccine Shows Promising Results

The George Washington University Vaccine Research Unit in partnership with Scripps Research, IAVI, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (FHCC) and the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Vaccine Research Center published the results of their Phase 1…