News Archive

SMHS faculty discussed advances in trauma and critical care medicine during the June 9 Frontiers in Medicine lecture.

Josh D'Angelo, DPT'13, traveled to Guatemala to treat infants with spina bifida and older adults with neurological disorders.

Gerard Gioia, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in The Associated Press about his work on educating parents and coaches on the nature of a concussion injury. This article was picked up in the Houston Chronicle, the Montana Standard, and News Observer.

Mandi Pratt-Chapman, M.A., director of the GW Cancer Institute, was quoted in an article in Oncology Nurse Advisor on her recently published survey results of patient navigators and the challenges of their programs.

Jesse M. Pines, M.D., director of the Office of Clinical Practice Innovation, Jameel Abualenain, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine, James Scott, M.D., professor of emergency medicine, and Robert Shesser, M.D., chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, authored a new reference…

The exhibit National Library of Medicine exhibit, “Every Necessary Care & Attention: George Washington & Medicine,” is now at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences' Himmelfarb Library.

Peter Kokkinos, Ph.D., adjunct professor of physical therapy and health care sciences, and Charles Faselis, M.D., associate professor of medicine, were recently published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings for their research finding that higher fitness levels negate the “obesity paradox.”

Edward Farber, M.D., assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, told readers of the Chicago Tribune how to help children with transitions between divorced parents during the summer.

Paul Marvar, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology & physiology, was recently published in Biological Psychiatry for his research on the underlying mechanisms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Paul Marvar, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology & physiology, was featured in News-Medical for his research published in Biological Psychiatry on the underlying mechanisms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and on potential novel therapies.