Faculty in the Media

Jesse Pines, MD, director for the Center for Healthcare Innovation & Policy Research and professor of emergency medicine and of health policy and management, spoke to Medical Economics for an article discussing the potential effects of telemedicine on primary care practices.
Allison Ratto, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics, was quoted by Disability Scoop in an article about the difficulties that girls with autism have with independence skills.
Mitchell R. Smith, MD, PhD, associate center director for clinical investigations at GW Cancer Center and professor of medicine, was interviewed for a segment on Al Jazeera reporting on a new treatment approved for patients with childhood leukemia that uses the patient's own genetically modified…
Jill Boissonnault, PhD, visiting associate professor of physical therapy and health care sciences, spoke to Reuters for an article about her new study looking at the occurrence of sexual harrassment experienced by physical therapists.
Richard Cytowic, MD, clinical professor of neurology, was quoted by The New Yorker in an article about the condition synesthesia.
Marilyn Kraus, MD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of neurology, spoke to The Washington Post for an article about research that tests biomarkers in saliva to diagnose concussions.
Eleanor Mackey, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of pediatrics, spoke to NPR for an article about helping children deal with the stress that comes with going back to school.
Christina Puchalski, MD ’94, RESD ’97, director of the GW Institute for Spirituality and Health and professor of medicine, was interviewed by EWTN Nightly News for a segment discussing the importance of treating dying patients spiritually as well as physically.
Neal Barnard, MD, adjunct associate professor of medicine, was mentioned in a Medical News Today article discussing a review and meta-analysis he recently published about the effects of a vegetarian diet on cholesterol levels.
Vittorio Gallo, PhD, associate dean of child health research and professor of pediatrics and of pharmacology and physiology, was quoted by the Daily Mail (United Kingdom) in article discussing his research on how parents can facilitate earlier cognitive development in their children.