News Archive

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.

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.

Norman Lee, PhD, professor of pharmacology and physiology, published research in Nature Communications finding that a form of genetic variation, called differential RNA splicing, may have a role in tumor aggressiveness and drug resistance in African American men with prostate cancer.…

In Toaff’s annual event, Brighten Someone’s Day, medical students deliver handmade cards, balloons, and flowers to patients at the George Washington University Hospital.

Mikhail Kogan, MD, medical director of GW Center for Integrative Medicine, and assistant professor of medicine, spoke to MedPage Today for their Feedback Friday feature discussing use of "alternative medicine" by some patients. 

Adam Friedman, MD, associate professor of dermatology, was quoted by Bloomberg Businessweek in an article about an artificial intelligence algorithm using Google's image search to diagnose skin cancer.

GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Rea Childs will serve the school as HR director.

Helen Burstin, MD, MPH, FACP, addressed faculty and students in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership about the importance of eliminating measures that do not add value, in order to improve health care quality.

Lee Beers, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, spoke to WTOP for an article about keeping children safe during the summer.