News Archive

Jesse Pines, MD, director for the Center for Healthcare Innovation & Policy Research and professor of emergency medicine and of health policy and management, spoke to Medical Economics for an article discussing the potential effects of telemedicine on primary care practices.

Allison Ratto, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics, was quoted by Disability Scoop in an article about the difficulties that girls with autism have with independence skills.

Mitchell R. Smith, MD, PhD, associate center director for clinical investigations at GW Cancer Center and professor of medicine, was interviewed for a segment on Al Jazeera reporting on a new treatment approved for patients with childhood leukemia that uses the patient's own genetically modified…

Richard Cytowic, MD, clinical professor of neurology, was quoted by The New Yorker in an article about the condition synesthesia.

Welcome to the Inaugural Research Update from the SMHS Office of Research Administration. 

Jill Boissonnault, PhD, visiting associate professor of physical therapy and health care sciences, spoke to Reuters for an article about her new study looking at the occurrence of sexual harrassment experienced by physical therapists.

Marilyn Kraus, MD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of neurology, spoke to The Washington Post for an article about research that tests biomarkers in saliva to diagnose concussions.

The GW Hospital is expanding its robotic services, becoming the first hospital in the world to perform colorectal surgery with the Medrobotics Flex® Robotic System – a robot system designed to navigate the body’s twists and turns. 

First- and second-year MD students participated in Community Service Day this year. The students worked on crafts for organizations that benefit children and animals.

Rising second-year MD students earned their research stripes during the break between semesters.