News Archive

Dominic Raj, M.D., director of the division of nephrology and professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was the recipient of two prestigious UO-1 grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These multi-million dollar studies will…

Babak Sarani, M.D., associate professor of surgery and chief of trauma and acute surgery, was profiled in an MSNBC segment for his involvement in treating victims of the Navy Yard tragedy and the gunshot wounds he regularly treats as chief of trauma at the GW Hospital.

Lorenzo Norris, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was interviewed by The Oncology Report about the importance of starting hospice sooner in terminal care.

Carolyn Robinowitz, M.D., clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, speaks to Psychiatric News about educating physicians, trainees, and medical students to minimize any biases in marketing messages from pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.

Jerome Paulson, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by USA Today about budget cuts that could prevent health officials from protecting children from lead poisoning. 

Eliot Sorel, M.D., clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, talked to Aljazeera America about where the United States comes short in providing mental health care.

Urgent Matters, housed within the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, announces the winners of the Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award, a newly created competition to foster innovation in emergency departments nationwide.

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is pleased to announce that Vincent Chiappinelli, Ph.D., has been named as the associate vice president for health affairs and associate dean of the SMHS.

Matthew Colonnese, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology and physiology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was awarded a $1,973,645 grant from the National Eye Institute to study developmental origins of wakefulness in the cerebral cortex, the region…

Fitzhugh Mullan, Ph.D., M.D., assistant clinical professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by Medpage Today about proposed solutions to the shortage of primary care physicians.