Faculty in the Media
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…
Yavar Moghimi, M.D., clinical instructor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, is quoted in an article about a program he proposed using the Capital Bikeshare program as therapy for patients on the premise that physical activity is good for mental
Dr. Esther Roberts, clinical professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, developed the Mental Health Program within the US Department of State in 1980.
James Cawley, MPH, PA-C, professor in both the GW School of Public Health and Health Services and the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and founder of the joint PA/MPH program at GW--the first of its kind in the country--had a compendium of his writings compiled by Advance for NPs &…
Dr. Robert Jayes, associate professor of Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Science, comments in an article about the dangers of seniors undergoing too many tests.
Dr. Martin Ojong-Ntui, assistant professor of Radiology at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, comments about cultural differences that can make it difficult to reach out to immigrants regarding the health care system in the United States.
Dr. Amir Afkhami, assistant professor of Psychiatry at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, is quoted in an article about how doctors reacted to the earthquake that struck the east coast on August 23rd, 2011.
Dr. Charles Samenow, assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, is quoted in news story about the addictive affects of tanning.