News Archive

Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, was interviewed by The Boston Globe about why he does not eat meat. He believes that meat and fish are bad for both the heart and brain.  

John Hawdon, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, has received a $407,233 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop techniques to manipulate hookworm DNA.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Milken Institute School of Public Health is pleased to announce a two-year Neurology Health Policy Research Fellowship.

Zachary Litvack, M.D., assistant professor of neurological surgery, was interviewed by WTOP to discuss a new type of minimally-invasive brain surgery he performs at the George Washington University Hospital.

Thomas Wise, M.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, commented on a story in WTOP about the dangers of the drug nicknamed "Molly," a repackaged form of Ecstasy. 

Members of the M.D. class of 2017 took their first step toward physician-hood at the White Coat and Honor Code Ceremony Aug. 24.

The new physical therapy class is composed of 41 students from across the United States, making it the largest in SMHS history.

Camp Cardiac is a week-long summer experience for exceptional D.C.-area high school students who are interested in exploring careers in medicine.

Fitzhugh Mullan, Ph.D., professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio about the U.S. using foreign-trained physicians to help fill the growing shortage of doctors in the nation. 

Jonathan Reiner, M.D., profesor of medicine, shares his insights in the Wichita Falls Times Record News on The American Red Cross estimating that as many as 20,000 of deaths a year can be prevented if AEDs were more prevalent across America.