News Archive

Cynthia Tracy, MD, recently co-authored the 2019 Focused Update of the Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.

The American Association of Kidney Patients and GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences Welcome Global Leaders to present on innovations in patient-centered kidney care.

Aileen Chang, MD, MSPH, assistant professor of medicine and of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, spoke to Bloomberg for an article about Venezuela's health crisis.

Internal medicine resident Tran Nguyen, MD, spoke to the American Heart Association for an article about her new study, which indicates transgender men and women have a higher risk of heart attack. The study was also highlighted by Health Day and U.S. News & World Report.

Ankoor Shah, MD, MBA, MPH, was recognized as a 40 Under 40 Leader in Minority Health for his work on childhood asthma.

Adam Friedman, MD, interim chair of the Department of Dermatology, spoke to Today Online for an article about how to correctly apply sunscreen and effectively protect vulnerable areas from the sun.

Congratulations to Kofi Essel, MD, MPH, on being recognized by the National Minority Quality Forum for his advocacy and research.

Katherine Douglass, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine, spoke to NPR for an article about common electric scooter-related injuries.

First-year MD student Sarah Millan received the Dermatology Foundation’s 2019 Diversity Research Supplement Award.

Lopa Mishra, MD, professor of surgery at SMHS, was inducted into the Association of American Physicians.