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Guillermo “Memo” V. Sanchez (‘13) may not wear a superhero costume with a “DD” on his chest, but he is about to transform into a public health hero: a Disease Detective.
Experts in orthopaedic surgery gathered at the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 to learn from their colleagues in the field, and to honor one of their own.
Sally Moody, PhD, chair of the Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Biology and professor of anatomy and regenerative biology at SMHS, will take a six-month sabbatical in Israel starting this month.
GW's Headache Center pinpoints solutions for migraine sufferers.
GW Hospital's stroke team is among the nation's leaders in acute care.
Drawing on the success of two previously held international scientific summits, the GW Office of International Medicine Programs and SMHS organized a third in December; this time convening GW researchers with colleagues in Madrid.
The 24th Annual Seymour Perlin, MD, Grand Rounds explored changing attitudes in medicine toward physician mental health and suicide.
For Rosalyn Jurjus, MD, PhD ’09, GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences associate professor of anatomy and regenerative biology, a project to help with medical student knowledge retention of basic anatomy turned into something much larger than she ever imagined.
As the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) reaffirms the importance of diversity, inclusion, and clinical partnerships, Jeffrey S. Akman, MD, vice president for health Affairs, Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Administrative Medicine, and SMHS dean, is working to align the school’s…
For years Kevin Pelphrey, PhD, has wanted to explore the effectiveness of using a drug to prime the brain for evidence-based intervention. Now, with the help of a grant from the Simons Foundation, he has the opportunity to test the effects of a neuropeptide on children with autism.