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Dr. Dominic Raj posing for a portrait
GW Participates in Landmark Study Finding Blood Pressure Management can Significantly Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Morbidity

Dominic Raj, M.D., director of the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension and professor of medicine, participated in a multi-site landmark study finding cardiovascular disease morbidity is significantly reduced through intensive management of high blood pressure.

Dr. Jeffrey Akman posing for a portrait
Psychiatric News - Advisory Council Member Offers Voice for Psychiatry in New HIV/AIDS Strategy

Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D. ’81, RESD ’85, vice president for health affairs, Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Administrative Medicine, and dean, spoke to Psychiatric News about the crucial role psychiatrists play in the prevention and care for patients with HIV/AIDS. 

A Community Service Day volunteer interacts with a young participant
Lending a Helping Hand

SMHS students participate in Community Service Day on Aug. 12 and 22.

Dr. Edward Seto posing for a portrait
Internationally Recognized Scientist Edward Seto to serve as Associate Director for Basic Sciences at the GW Cancer Center

The GW Cancer Center is pleased to welcome Edward Seto, Ph.D., an internationally recognized scientist and leader in the field of cancer epigenetics. 

Christina Puchalski and a colleague standing at a podium
Annual GWish Summer Institute Centers on Whole-Person Care

Nearly 60 people from diverse backgrounds and cultures — doctors, nurses, researchers, chaplains, social workers, or counselors and educators — gathered on the George Washington University’s Foggy Bottom campus this summer.

Dean Akman speaking to attendees of the Fifth Annual Medical Legacy Brunch
Family Ties

The fifth annual Medical Legacy Brunch, a special gathering of incoming first-years and alumni, took place at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C. The annual event, which is sponsored by the SMHS Office of Development and Alumni Relations, began in 2010 to honor the continued connection…

Members of the GW Cancer Center standing together
GW Cancer Center Home to Top Cancer Doctors of 2015

Doctors at the GW Cancer Center were nationally recognized for their cancer care in Newsweek’s Top Cancer Doctors 2015.

Dr. Adam Friedman posing for a portrait
Adam Friedman, M.D., Announced as New York Academy of Medicine Fellow Ambassador

Adam Friedman, M.D., FAAD, associate professor and residency program director in the Department of Dermatology, was selected as a Fellow Ambassador for The New York Academy of Medicine.

Washingtonian Top Doctors | Congratulations to the SMHS doctors who were named to the Top Doctors list published by Washingtonian Magazine
GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Faculty Members Recognized in Washingtonian’s 2015 “Top Doctors”

Congratulations to the 150+ GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences faculty members who were recognized as Washingtonian “Top Doctors.”

The New York Times - Jimmy Carter’s Inspiring Approach to Cancer

Robert Kaiser, M.D., associate professor of medicine, authored a letter-to-the-editor in The New York Times on Jimmy Carter's inspiring approach to cancer.