News Archive

In the 46 years since Class of ’68 graduated, members have given more than $1 million to SMHS.

Jeffrey Berger, M.D., M.B.A., has been named the interim associate dean for graduate medical education at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Matthew L. Mintz, M.D. ‘94, FACP, associate professor of medicine, was named the interim assistant dean for M.D. program curriculum for the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Brian Jacobs, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was featured in Healthcare IT News for an article on how to solve the problem of too many notes on a patient and making sure the health care team gets all the information they need.

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.