Faculty in the Media
The Vancouver Sun featured the GW Institute for Spirituality and Health's Summer Institute, noting that a keynote speaker at the conference referred to the growing area of spirituality and healthcare as the “quiet revolution” taking place amid the healthcare debate.
John Powers, M.D., associate clinical professor of medicine, was interviewed by Earth Eats, an Indiana Public Radio Radio program, on stalled legislation requiring drug companies and farmers to sell and use antibiotics only to treat sick animals because of a well-researched connection between…
Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, was featured in Medscape Medical News and The Daily Meal for releasing new dietary guidelines for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease.
Christina Puchalski, M.D. '94, RESD '97, founding director of the GW Institute of Spirituality and Health and professor of medicine, was quoted in an article published in The Dallas Morning News about a doctor who prays with his patients and the growing integration of spirituality into medicine.
WBAL Radio reported that Michael Barr, M.D., M.B.A., assistant clinical professor of medicine, has been appointed by Governor Martin O’Malley to serve on the Maryland Health Care Commission, along with GW School of Public Health and Health Services alumni Frances Phillips.
Gerard Gioia, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and pediatrics, was quoted in the Minneapolis Star Tribune about treating children who have received concussions while playing sports.
Gary Little, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine, was interviewed by The Associated Press about an uptick of heat related visits to the emergency room, due to the heat wave this week. Little was also featured by WNEW-FM and KUIK Radio (Portland, Ore.) about the heat wave.
Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was featured in The Hays Daily News for his 2010 article finding that top medical schools do not produce many students who 1) practice in an underserved area, 2) practice a primary care specialty, and 3) are members of an underrepresented minority…
Jehan El-Bayoumi, M.D., associate professor of medicine, was interviewed by ABC7 about exercising in the extreme heat. Dr. El-Bayoumi advises bikers and runners to avoid exercising in the middle of the day during the heat wave.
Michael Compton, M.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was featured in Savannah Morning News for his involvement in a project to provide the Savannah community with resources to treat persistent mental illness.