As less invasive cosmetic treatments such as Botox come within financial reach for an increasing number of patients, concerns are growing about who is performing these procedures and whether they are being done safely. Lawrence Green, M.D., assistant clinical professor of Dermatology in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, says that each state makes its own rules and in many cases people who are not properly trained are performing these procedures.
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Basil Considine, a third-year medical student at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (GW SMHS), addressed U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) leadership, pharmaceutical representatives, and association stakeholders during a public meeting regarding the…
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) recently honored a pair of accomplished faculty members, Sharad Goyal, MD, and Christina M. Puchalski, MD ’94, RESD ’97, for their academic excellence and leadership in patient care by formally bestowing them with…
The GW Department of Dermatology has been awarded a prestigious Competitive Clinical Research Grant by Eli Lilly and Company to evaluate the effectiveness of Atopic Triad (atopic dermatitis, asthma, and seasonal allergies) screening and education to reduce the burden of Atopic Dermatitis and its…