News Archive

MacArthur Genius Fellow and Presidential Medal of Freedom awardee discussed the importance of social determinants of health at the inaugural Dean’s Distinguished Lecture in Clinical Public Health Jan. 14.

The GW Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center and the GW Transplant Institute provided blood pressure screenings to hundreds of members of the D.C. area community.

In the past century, the field of obstetrics and gynecology has advanced in remarkable ways. Physicians are able to better diagnose and treat female reproductive system disorders, and the care women receive during and after childbirth has improved. Many such advancements in the George Washington…

The GW Cancer Center is pleased to announce Robert Siegel, M.D. ’77, professor of medicine, as the new associate center director for education, training, and network development. 

Jesse M. Pines, M.B.A., M.D., director of the Office for Clinical Practice Innovation and professor of emergency medicine and health policy, co-authored a paper published in Academic Emergency Medicine finding drug shortages affecting emergency care have skyrocketed in the U.S. in recent years…

SMHS student groups focused on creative applications of HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care for Washington, D.C., Tennessee, San Francisco, and New York City during the fall 2015 intersession.

David A. Belyea, M.D., M.B.A., vice chair and professor in the Department Ophthalmology and director of glaucoma services, was published in JAMA Ophthalmology for his survey of D.C. glaucoma patients who asked for a marijuana prescription after legalization. 

Brandon Kohrt, M.D., Ph.D., RESD '13, delivered the 22nd Annual Seymour Perlin, M.D., Lecture on Suicidology on Dec. 10.

Anton N. Sidawy, M.D., M.P.H. ’99, Lewis B. Saltz Chair of the Department of Surgery and professor of surgery, was appointed by the American College of Surgeons to its Board of Regents. 

Karl Burgin, Ph.D., adjunct professor at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, shares his experiences in global regulatory affairs.