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It’s with great sorrow that the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences announces the passing of James D. Finkelstein, M.D., Professor Emeritus in the Department of Medicine.

William Borden, M.D., associate professor of medicine, was interviewed by Reuters to discuss why doctors may not agree with new guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association on prescribing cholesterol-lowing statin drugs.

Richard Cytowic, M.D., associate clinical professor of neurology, was interviewed on FOX 5 News on the importance of learning to say "no."

Hemant Sharma, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, was interviewed on FOX 5 News about childhood allergies.

Debra Herrmann, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, was interviewed by U.S. News & World Report for a story on physician assistants and their importance in the health care community.

Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, was quoted in an article in TIME, originally published in Real Simple, on how to help your brain continue to develop neurons and build new connections to strengthen memory as you age, a phenomenon called neuroplasticity.

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is pleased to welcome Jo Shapiro, M.D. ’80, to serve as the keynote speaker at the school’s annual White Coat and Honor Code Ceremony on Aug. 9.

Hal Jenson, M.D. ’79, will soon welcome the inaugural class of Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, as the institution’s founding dean.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is now accepting applications for a new, online graduate degree program in emergency medical services leadership for the fall 2014 term.

Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Ph.D., director of the GW Institute for Neuroscience and professor of pharmacology and physiology, received a $739K grant from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative to study the link between autism and disrupted brain development.