News Archive

Jonathan Reiner, M.D., professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, will author a memoir with Dick Cheney, former vice president of the United States, about Cheney's 35-year battle with heart disease.

Scott Shapiro, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, was interviewed by Epoch Times on the dangers or risks of energy drinks, especially for children.

Karen Lewis, PhD, administrative director of the Clinical Learning and Simulation Skills Center at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been elected the next president of the Association of Standardized Patient Educators.

Caroline Ahlers, M.D., clinical instructor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was interviewed by the Washington Post on whether mothers should take antidepressants while pregnant, in light of recent research findings.

WAMU-FM featured Phillip Pearl, M.D., professor of neurology, for his immersion in both medicine and music.

In an effort to create compassionate health care systems driven by dignity-based, person-centered care, The George Washington University Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish) hosted the first National Consensus Conference on Creating Compassionate Healthcare Systems, Nov. 28-30.

The Benjamin Rush Society at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences will host a physician debate the evening of Wed, Nov. 28 to discuss how social justice may conflict with the ethical standards of a doctor-patient relationship.

Imtiaz A. Khan, M.D., professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, received a $1.6 million federal grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study the effects of…

Houtan Chaboki, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, was interviewed by WTOP about non-surgical techniques to tighten loosening skin in the neck area.

Vinayak Jha, assistant professor of medicine, talked to News Channel 8 about the progress made against smoking on Great American Smokeout Day.