News Archive

Washingtonian's Well + Being featured the "food diary" of Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, which focused on his plant-based diet philosophy of eating food "low in fat and high in fiber."

Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi, M.D., adjunct instructor of emergency medicine, and Jesse Pines, M.D., director of the Office of Clinical Practice Innovation, were featured by several media outlets for their research finding a rising number of opioid prescribing in U.S. emergency rooms.

Fourth-year medical students congregated in Ross Hall March 21, for a pivotal moment of their medical education: Match Day.

Leana Wen, M.D., instructor of emergency medicine, was interviewed for a story in MedPage Today on how to respond to medical errors. 

Jeffrey Berger, M.D., M.B.A., interim associate dean for graduate medical education, was interviewed for an article in the Washington Business Journal's BizBeat on Match Day from a hospital perspective. This story was also picked up by the Birmingham Business Journal.

Jesse Pines, M.D., director of the Office of Clinical Practice Innovation, was interviewed for SiriusXM's Business Radio on problems and solutions in managing an emergency department.

The GW Healing Clinic's Annual Charity Auction raised more than $25,000 to support the student-run clinic on March 19.

Gerard Gioia, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was interviewed on the growing trend of MMA fighting for children and the potential safety risks involved. This interviewed appeared on CBS6 in Albany, N.Y.

Douglas F. Nixon, M.D., Ph.D., was installed as the Walter G. Ross Professor of Basic Science Research on March 18.

Mark Klein, M.D., assistant professorial lecturer of radiology, was interviewed by News Radio KEX in Portland, Ore. about the virtual colonoscopy.