Faculty in the Media

Judith Owens, M.D., professor of pediatrics, spoke to FairfaxTimes.com about the results of her research on whether students in Fairfax County were getting enough sleep. This was also covered in the McLean Connection.

Lisa McGrail, M.D., assistant clinical professor of medicine, was profiled by The Daily Muse for her career in breast cancer treatment and research.

Eliot Sorel, M.D., clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was interviewed by the National Journal on the U.S. failing to meet the need for mental health care.

Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D., vice president for health affairs and dean of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was profiled in The Washington Blade. Next week, Akman will be confirmed as the Bloedorn Chair of Administrative Medicine.

Joseph Wright, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by USA Today about bullying, saying that by third grade 75 percent of kids have been exposed to bullying, the majority as bystanders.

Jehan El-Bayoumi, M.D., associate professor of medicine, was quoted in Medpage Today's The Gupta Guide on whether prostate specific antigen screening should be done for men 75 and older.

Valerie Hu, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine, was featured by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative for her recently published research in Molecular Psychiatry.

Patience White M.D., professor of medicine, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about the link between achy joints and the weather.

Amir Afkhami, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was a guest on CCTV America to discuss how mental healthcare in the United States compares with the rest of the world.

Stephen Teach, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by The Washington Post about his work to try and lower the number of children who are hospitalized for asthma in D.C., which has one of the highest rates of pediatric asthma in the country.