Faculty in the Media
Howard Straker, PA-C, M.P.H., assistant professor of physician assistant studies, was interviewed by WTOP for a piece on the looming doctor shortage. Straker says practices can use physician assistants to help with the influx of new patients.
Leana Wen, M.D., instructor of emergency medicine, wrote a guest blog post for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) on her experiences that lead her to an interest in patient-centered outcomes research and her hopes for the field.
Michael Compton, M.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in an article in The Epoch Times about ways law enforcement can work with the mentally ill to thwart tragic outcomes.
In the Capital featured GW researchers, who have received more than $13 million in federal funding over the last month.
Cathleen Clancy, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine, talked to USA Today about treating young people in the emergency department who have taken the popular club drug "Molly," which is touted as a pure capsule of the hallucinogen Ecstasy.
Leana Wen, M.D., instructor of emergency medicine and director of patient-centered care research, was a guest on The Doctors to discuss ways patients can avoid being overtested and overtreated.
Compton Benjamin, M.D., assistant professor of urology, was interviewed on WTOP about Dr. Drew Pinsky's diagnosis of prostate cancer. He shares what men should be doing and who is at risk.
Julia Frank, M.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, wrote a blog post for MedPage Today's KevinMD on gun violence and its drain on medical resources.
Eliot Sorel, M.D., clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, talked to Voice of America about recent incidences of gun violence due to untreated mental illness, calling for gun violence to be treated as a public health issue.
Babak Sarani, M.D., associate professor of surgery and chief of trauma and acute surgery, was profiled in an MSNBC segment for his involvement in treating victims of the Navy Yard tragedy and the gunshot wounds he regularly treats as chief of trauma at the GW Hospital.