Haiti Cholera Cases Expected to Rise

Since the earthquake in Haiti last January, public health experts expected infectious diseases, such as the recent cholera outbreak, to take hold as people worked to rebuild the country. Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., GW Distinguished Research Professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, says that the fact that it's taken this long for anything to happen is a testament to the quality of work being done in the country.

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The Center for Faculty Excellence recently named six faculty members from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences as the newest cohort of members to the Academy of Education Scholars.
Daniel S. Carrero, MD, was officially installed as the inaugural Seymour and Ruth Perlin Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) during a ceremony Oct. 18 in the Jack Morton Auditorium at the George Washington University.
ANNOUNCEMENT (Oct. 15, 2024) - William “Bill” Elliott has been appointed as CEO of the GW Medical Faculty Associates, the faculty practice organization that hosts the clinical practices of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS).