News Archive

Within 24 hours, Villa Nueva, Guatemala, became home to a new PT clinic thanks to the efforts of 26 volunteers from the nonprofit Move Together and community volunteers.

Lenore Jarvis, MD, MEd, assistant professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine, spoke to The Washington Post for an article discussing maternal depression and treatment options.

Nancy Gaba, MD, Oscar I. and Mildred S. Dodek and Joan B. and Oscar I. Dodek, Jr. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and chair for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was interviewed for a RadioMD podcast about the importance of having a birthplan in place before giving birth.

Adam Friedman, MD, associate professor of dermatology, spoke to Consumer Reports for an article about fungal infections and how they can be treated.

A research team led by Adam Friedman, MD, associate professor of dermatology at SMHS, has found that topically applied nitric oxide-releasing nanoparticles are a viable treatment for deep fungal infections of the skin caused by dermatophytes.

Kevin Pelphrey, PhD, director of the Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute and professor of pharmacology and physiology, spoke to NPR for an article discussing underdiagnosis of autism in girls. 

Suzan Song, MD, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, spoke to NPR for an article about a recent study looking at resilience in refugee teenagers.

Terrence Keaney, MD, assistant clinical professor of dermatology and urology, was quoted by Dermatology World for an article discussing the potential use of platelet-rich plasma in dermatology.

John Hawdon, PhD, associate professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, spoke to Popular Science for an article discussing "worm therapy" as a treatment for autoimmune diseases. 

Faculty from the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences Department of Dermatology will speak at the 2017 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Summer Meeting. The meeting will be held July 27-30 in New York, New York.