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Cathleen Clancy, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine, appeared on NBC affiliate stations nationwide talking about the lethal affects of the poison ricin.

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), Physician Assistant graduates received their long white coats during a ceremony May 17.

The M.D. Class of 2013 donned their finest attire and headed out to the Fairmont hotel for an evening of recognition and fun, May 17.

Stephan Ladisch, M.D., professor of pediatrics and professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, was featured in Medical Xpress for recently published research in the American Society of Hematology journal, Blood.

The 33 students who make up the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Class of 2013 Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program, gathered in the Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre to celebrate their accomplishments and recognize the program’s highest achievers during…

Members from the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) community gathered with friends and family to pay tribute to a select group for their induction into the Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Karim Trad, M.D., assistant clinical professor of surgery, was featured in Medscape Medical News for a study suggesting that patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease might benefit more from transoral incisionless fundoplication than from continued treatment with proton-pump inhibitors.

Michael Irwig, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, was featured in an article written for CMAJ, the journal for the Canadian Medical Association. The article discussed Irwig's extensive research on the lasting side effects of Finasteride, also known as the male hair-loss drug Propecia.

Jesse Pines, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine, was featured in a HealthDay News article, picked up by Health magazine and Philly.com, for recently published research finding that the number of U.S.

Jay Salpekar, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was interviewed by Medical Xpress about his research research examining whether psychiatric illness was more prominent in children who were unresponsive to anti-seizure medications and had seizures in the temporal…