News Archive

Congratulations to all our students, alumni, faculty, and staff on their recent success. The items below highlight the breadth of achievement and expertise that can be found at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) in recent months.

The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) recently announced a new name for its enterprise, the Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine.

A $1 million gift from Ulvi M. and Reykhan Kasimov seeks to advance development of a new technique that uses RNA transcript levels to identify biomarkers in the blood stream, which can help detect active infections in the body.

Margaret M. Plack EdD, DPT, may finally find the time to develop new skills unrelated to higher education or pediatric physical therapy (PT).

Congratulations to Andrew Choi, MD ’08, on his award recognizing his leadership for the American College of Cardiology Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium.

Patients with dermatologic conditions are open to trying medical cannabis products as potential treatments, according to a new study from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and University of Maryland researchers.

The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and the GW Medical Faculty Associates (MFA) have established a new, centralized Office of Clinical Research (OCR) that will serve as a go-to resource for all faculty and staff involved in clinical research at the…

The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences celebrated faculty members who recently were granted Emeriti Faculty status, earned promotions or tenure, or who reached significant service milestones at the school. 

Mandi Pratt-Chapman, PhD ’20, associate center director for patient-centered initiatives and health equity at the George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center and associate professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was awarded one of three 2021 National…

At the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2021, Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH ’99, professor and Lewis B. Saltz Chair of the Department of Surgery at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was elected to the position of chair of the ACS Board…