News Archive

Lakhmir Chawla, MD, professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine and of medicine, was quoted by International Business Times in an article discussing the brain and an individual's awareness in the moments immediately following death.

The GW PA Program invited students, faculty, staff, preceptors, alumni, and friends to the PA Week reception to celebrate 50 years of the profession.

One word echoed throughout the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Physical Therapy (PT) Convocation on Oct. 16: potential.

Robert Siegel, MD '77, was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, the highest honor given to alumni by the university and the GW Alumni Association.

In September, about 30 new members of the SMHS faculty met with Jeffery S. Akman, MD ’81, RESD ’85, vice president for health affairs, Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Administrative Medicine, and dean of SMHS, for a chance to learn about all SMHS has to offer.

Allistair Abraham, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, was quoted and Jennifer Webb, MD, assistant professor pediatrics, was mentioned by The Root for an article discussing a clinical trial at Children's National Health System that cured a six-year-old of sickle cell disease.

The GW Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is now accepting submissions for the 2017-18 GW Hospital Leadership in Innovation Practice Awards. 

Helen Burstin, MD, MPH, associate clinical professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was named the executive vice president and CEO for the Council of Medical Specialty Societies.

Twenty-one years after the start of the George Washington University (GW) Medical Faculty Associates’ (MFA) Mobile Mammography Program, supporters gathered at the Embassy of France in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17 for the Blush Luncheon to toast a new mammovan and the future of the program.

Barbara Goff, MD, discussed screening, early diagnosis, and prevention of ovarian cancer at the 14th Annual Susan Patricia Teck Memorial Lecture.