Faculty in the Media

Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., professor of pediatrics and health policy, was interviewed by ABC7 about the Affordable Care Act and how this will affect the physician shortage in the United States.

Vivek Jain, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, was interviewed by The Washington Post Express for a story on ways to keep resolutions and improve life in 2014. Jain offered tips on how to sleep better in the new year.

Judith Owens, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by NBC4 on her presentation of research to the Fairfax School Board on whether students in Fairfax County are getting enough sleep and how later start times could help.

The GW Hatchet covered new technologies and a revised M.D. curriculum slated for fall 2014. The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences will distribute iPads to its about 180-student first-year class, investing in a tool that is becoming more prevalent for doctors around the country.

WUSA9's Andrea Roane encouraged viewers to start the new year off right by focusing on their health.

Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., professor of pediatrics and health policy, was quoted in the Geneva Patch (Geneva, Ill.) article on contributors to the doctor shortage, including a shortfall of residencies.

Katherine Chretien, M.D., associate professor of medicine, wrote a column for USA Today on the importance of FDA oversight for home health tests, such as 23andMe, a company that sells home kits that allow individuals to get information about their genes and their risk for certain diseases…

Robert Siegel, M.D., professor of medicine and director of hematology and oncology, and Nader Sadeghi, M.D., professor of surgery and director of head and neck surgery, were mentioned in a public statement by U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop saying that, after chemotherapy and surgery, he is now…

Christina Puchalski, M.D. '94, RESD '97, director of the GW Institute for Spirituality and Health, was featured in an article in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle for a lecture she gave at Lutheran Healthcare on the connection between healthcare and spirituality.

Nathan Punwani, M.D., a first-year internal medicine resident, was published in The Washington Post for his letter-to-the-editor responding to the opinion piece, "Stop the Bailout - Now," by Charles Krauthammer. Krauthammer claimed that certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act are a…