Faculty in the Media
Justin A. Frank, M.D., clinical professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, has written a book titled, "Obama on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President."
Khaled el-Shami, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences was quoted in an article in The Washington Post about Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain overcoming stage IV colon cancer.
Scott Kahan, M.D., professorial lecturer of Health Policy, professorial lecturer of Medicine, and co-director of the GW Weight Management Program is quoted in an article about eating habits that can pack on the pounds.
Dr. Khaled el-Shami, assistant professor of Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was quoted in a Voice of America article about Apple CEO Steve Job's death from pancreatic cancer.
Dr. Christina Puchalski, professor of Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, addressed nurses, nursing students, clergy and volunteers at the Chambersburg Hospital in Chambersburg, PA. She talked about integrating spirituality and patient care.
Dr. Michael Irwig, assistant professor of Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, discusses the survey he conducted into the sexual side effects of some hair loss drugs for men.
In an event sponsored by the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the GW School of Public Health and Health services, the DC Board of Medicine presented a report that details the physician and physician assistant workforce in the district.
The GW Cancer Institute's Survivor's Map, an online resource for adult survivors of pediatric cancer, was featured in an article in Cure, a magazine for cancer patients, survivors, and care givers. It is the largest consumer magazine in the U.S. focused entirely on cancer.
The National Center for Creative Aging, a project of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, ranked states according to their brain health. Maryland came in at number 1 with Washington, D.C., Washington State, Colorado, and Vermont rounding out the top five.
Bi-Dar Wang, Ph.D., assistant research professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, is quoted in an article about a report he co-authored examining the genetic reasons why black men in the US are more likely to suffer from and become victims of prostate…