Faculty in the Media

At a moment when the global COVID-19 pandemic is finally loosening its grip on the public consciousness as an object of existential dread, a new fear has swept in to supplant it: nuclear annihilation. Assistant Professor Amir Afkhami, MD, from the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,…

Two D.C.-area facilities are recruiting volunteers to test the efficacy of different doses of a monkeypox vaccine with the hope that they can stretch available supplies. The National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Maryland, and George Washington University, in D.C., are among eight locations…

The opinion piece written by Leigh A. Frame discusses passing new legislation requiring providers to incorporate nutritional education into healthcare.

GW Professor Dr. David Diemert talks about the MonkeyPox Vaccine trial at GW.

The Washington Business Journal interviewed Adam Friedman, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Dermatology for their Executive Profile series.

Adam Friedman, MD, chair of the Department of Dermatology and professor of dermatology, spoke to Reuters for an article about claims that sunscreen is not safe.

Aileen Chang, MD, assistant professor of medicine, spoke to FOX5 for a live segment about mosquito-borne diseases and how to prevent them.

Pooja Sodha, MD, assistant professor of dermatology, spoke to Today.com about whether LED masks are effective against acne and wrinkles.

Victoria Shanmugam, MD, director of the Division of Rheumatology and professor of medicine, spoke to Tegna Broadcasting for a segment on whether COVID-19 vaccines are as effective for immunocompromised people.

Marie Borum, MD, director of the Division of Gastroenterology and professor of medicine, spoke to The Washington Post about perforated ulcers, what causes them, and how they are treated.