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Internationally recognized expert on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., returned to GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) May 14 to serve as the 8th Annual Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Visiting Professor.

Valerie Hu, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine, has found an important sex-dependent difference in the level of RORA protein in brain tissues of males and females. Specifically, females without autism have a slightly higher level of RORA in the frontal cortex of the brain…

Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D., vice president for health affairs at GW and dean of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was sworn in as a new member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS on May 21, 2015.

Research by Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, and published in Nutrition and Diabetes, found that a plant-based diet reduces the pain of diabetic neuropathy.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Wright, Ph.D., PA-C, who will serve as the interim chair and program director of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Doctor of Medicine graduates received their diplomas during a ceremony, May 17.

New SMHS graduates credit family support, determination, and a vision of success for academic and service accomplishments.

The M.D. Class of 2018 participated in a multi-day clinical public health exercise to learn their roles as future physicians in eradicating asthma in kids.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Physician Assistant Class of 2015 received their long white coats during a ceremony, May 15.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, GW Hospital, and The GW Medical Faculty Associates are pleased to announce Raj Rao, M.D., as the new chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.