Faculty in the Media

Michael Knight, MD, assistant professor of medicine, spoke to BBC News for an article about the science behind feeling "hangry," following a tweet from Olympian Chloe Kim using the term.
Shayna Coburn, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of pediatrics, was quoted by Reuters in an article about a study that showed people with celiac disease who are vigilant about avoiding gluten exper
Seema Kakar, MD, associate clinical professor of medicine and third-year MD student Sophia Gauthier spoke to U.S. News & World Report for an article about the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences culinary medicine course and the benefit of including it in the medical school curriculum.
Hemalatha Srinivasalu, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, commented to MedPage Today in an article about a recent study that found subclinical ultrasound abnormalities at baseline strongly predict relapse in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Amir Afkhami, MD, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of global health, spoke to The National for an article about the Spanish flu's impact on the Middle East.
Robert Shesser, MD, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and professor of emergency medicine, spoke to WJLA-ABC7 for a segment about this year's flu.
Jehan "Gigi" El-Bayoumi, MD, executive director of the Rodham Institute and professor of medicine and of prevention and community health, was quoted by MedPage Today in a round-up of comments on the topic of using teams to improve outcome.
Karim Trad, MD, clinical professor of surgery, was quoted by Bariatric News in an article about recently published data on control of gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms and health care economics after a Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication 2.0 procedure from the TIF EsophyX vs Medical PPI…
John Rothrock, MD, professor of neurology, spoke with Reader's Digest for an article about the symptoms and treatment of ocular and silent migraines.
Richard Katz, MD, Bloedorn Professor of Cardiology, director of the Division of Cardiology, and director of the GW Heart and Vascular Institute, spoke to Time Health about the "widowmaker" heart attack.