News Archive

The Third Annual Poetry Fest, held April 24, featured 27 George Washington University and VA health care professionals reciting their favorite verses. 

The Primary Care Residency Program celebrated 40 years at SMHS in April. Attendees included former and current faculty, alumni, and current residents.

Lieutenant General Nadja Y. West, M.D. '88, will serve as the keynote speaker at the 2017 M.D. Diploma Ceremony, held on Sunday, May 21, at 2:30 p.m. at Lisner Auditorium. She will also receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Public Service at GW Commencement, held on the National Mall. …

Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, M.P.H., M.Ed., director of cancer control and health equity at the Institute for Patient-Centered Initiatives and Health Equity at the GW Cancer Center, was part of the winning Urgent Wellness team from the GW New Venture Competition. 

Xiaoyan Zheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of anatomy and regenerative biology, recently received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study the underlying mechanisms of the Hedgehog receptor.

GW Hospital and the D.C. Fire and EMS Department hosted a press conference recognizing the bystander and emergency responders who helped to save Officer Angelia Boddie's life.

GW scientists, students, and faculty gathered for a day-long celebration of the study of the brain during the 7th Annual Neuroscience Symposium, a chance for attendees to learn about research being done around the U.S. — and in their own backyard.

Mary Donofrio, M.D., professor of pediatrics, spoke with Health about the heart disease, tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia, and how it is treated.

Elizabeth Tanzi, M.D., associate clinical professor of dermatology, spoke to Verily about how stress, in many different forms, can affect the skin.

Amir Afkhami, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral science, spoke to NBC4 about St. Elizabeth's and the history of mental illness treatment.