News Archive

Babak Sarani, M.D., chief of trauma and associate professor of surgery, was interviewed by WUSA9, ABC7, and NBC4 for Trauma Awareness Day, where trauma patients return to GW Hospital to share their stories and reunite with the health care teams that saved their lives.

Neal Barnard, M.D. '80, adjunct associate professor of medicine, authored a study, published in Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, showing that a plant-based vegetarian diet accelerates type 2 diabetes treatment by lowering HbA1c levels by 0.4 points.

The GW Hospital, The GW Medical Faculty Associates and The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences will host their third annual Trauma Awareness Day on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014.

Mohamad Koubeissi, M.D., associate professor of neurology, was interviewed for The Academic Minute about his research on how to turn on/off human consciousness. 

Hillary Rodham Clinton joins institute summit to support local and national health equity.

Judith Owens, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was interviewed for a Parents Magazine article on how deep sleep is essential for a child's growth.

Joshua Cohen, M.D., professor of medicine, was interviewed by WTOP about a rise in diabetes nationally and across the D.C. region.

The George Washington University has received a number of awards each greater than $750,000 from federal agencies since the start of the fall 2014 semester.

David Borenstein, M.D., clinical professor of medicine, commented in a HealthDay article about a new study finding that many patients with early stage rheumatoid arthritis stayed in remission with less medication. This article also appeared in Newsday, WebMD, and Newsmax Health.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, home to one of the first emergency medical services degree programs in the nation, has been awarded a $1,308,422 Continuing Training Grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency.