Faculty in the Media

Robert Shesser, M.D., chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed by the Washington Business Journal for a story on activity in the emergency department during the Fourth of July holiday.

Alexandros Tzatsos, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of anatomy and regenerative biology, was featured in News-Medical and Phys.org for receiving over one million dollars in grants from the National Institutes of Health to study the molecular foundations of pancreatic cancer.

Gerard Gioia, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in The Associated Press about his work on educating parents and coaches on the nature of a concussion injury. This article was picked up in the Houston Chronicle, the Montana Standard, and News Observer.

Mandi Pratt-Chapman, M.A., director of the GW Cancer Institute, was quoted in an article in Oncology Nurse Advisor on her recently published survey results of patient navigators and the challenges of their programs.

Edward Farber, M.D., assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, told readers of the Chicago Tribune how to help children with transitions between divorced parents during the summer.

Paul Marvar, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology & physiology, was featured in News-Medical for his research published in Biological Psychiatry on the underlying mechanisms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and on potential novel therapies.

Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, was featured in MedPage Today for his recently published dietary guidelines to reduce cancer risk. His guidelines were also featured in Shape and Daily Digest.

Mary Corcoran, Ph.D., associate dean for faculty development for health Sciences and Joseph Bocchino, Ed.D., senior associate dean for health sciences, were quoted in an article in Today in OT on a new occupational therapy doctorate program at the George Washington University School of…

Anne Chiaramello, Ph.D., associate professor of anatomy and regenerative biology, was quoted in an article in News-Medical on the establishment of a new graduate certificate in anatomical and translational sciences, which she will direct.

Katherine Chretien, M.D., associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, published an editorial about the Department of Veterans Affairs and how the recent bad press may be overshadowing the great work taking place at the VA everyday.