News Archive

Karen Lewis, PhD, director of administration of the Standardized Patient Program and the CLASS Center at GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences was awarded the ASPE Outstanding Educator of the Year Award.

Elizabeth Tanzi, MD, associate clinical professor of dermatology, explained the benefits of using a sheet mask on your skin in an article for Allure.

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences third-year MD students met with Washington, D.C., community members in June as part of the Clinical Public Health Summit on Obesity.

Christina Puchalski, MD ’94, RESD ‘97, director of the GW Institute for Spirituality and Health, and professor of medicine, was quoted by Newsday for an article about the documentary film, "Your Health: A Sacred Matter," which highlights the role spirituality can play in health.

Rachel Moon, MD, adjunct professor of pediatrics, spoke to Romper for an article discussing safe sleep practices for infants to help reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

Christina Puchalski, MD ’94, RESD ‘97, director of the GW Institute for Spirituality and Health, and professor of medicine, spoke to Religion News Service about recent studies that have shown the benefits of chaplaincy and spirituality in health care, particularly in older adults.

GW Hospital is at the forefront of performing transradial cardiac catheterization, a specialized non-surgical procedure for seriously ill cardiac patients, with almost 80 percent of STEMIs done transradially.

Peter Kim, PhD, professor of surgery and integrative systems biology, was mentioned by Washington Business Journal in an article about the funding of robotic technology developed at Children's National.

Kevin Pelphrey, PhD, director of the Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute, and professor of pharmacology and physiology, spoke to The Washington Post for an article discussing how running can appeal to people with autism.

In January 2017, the Society of Government Service Urologists awarded Harold Frazier, MD, professor of urology at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, the Outstanding Service Award.