News Archive
MSNBC did a segment on the importance of patient navigators, referencing a 2012 study from the GW Cancer Institute stating that women who used navigation services received potentially life-saving diagnosis much faster than those who did not.
Medical students at SMHS will join together in a Match Day ceremony on March 15 at noon, where they will simultaneously receive and open envelopes revealing where they’ll spend the next several years of their residency training.
Scott Shapiro, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, was interviewed by WTOP for a week-long series of reports on caffeine and its effect on the body.
Before the White House, a trip to the grocery store required First Lady Michelle Obama to be armed with a “finely honed plan of attack” to get in and out in 30 minutes.
Andrew Meltzer, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine, was interviewed on RadioMD about his new research on the use of capsule endoscopy by emergency physicians for suspected acute upper gastrointestinal bleed, potentially saving the healthcare system billions of dollars.
Christina Puchalski, M.D. '94, RESD '97, founder and director of the GW Institute of Spirituality and Health, spoke to dailyRX about the importance of palliative care.
NBC4 featured Denice Cora-Bramble, M.D., professor of pediatrics, who was named the first female chief medical officer of Children’s National Medical Center.
Barbara Walters recounts her recent health issues on The View, thanking Michael Olding, M.D., professor of surgery, and Bruce Abell, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, for their remarkable work.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Lawrence “Bopper” Deyton, M.D., ‘85, former director of the Center for Tobacco Products at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will be joining the GW SMHS faculty as a clinical professor of…
Charles Samenow, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was interviewed by Kaiser Health News about his experience treating physicians with behavioral problems. This story was featured in The Washington Post and The Huffington Post.