Press Releases
Samuel Potolicchio, M.D., professor of neurology, commented to BBC World Service on the use of brain-scanning technology to determine if someone is lying. The story was covered by WBEZ-FM in Chicago.
Arjun Joshi, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, is an expert in advances in the treatment of oral diseases and can speak on inquiries related to World Oral Health Day.
GW Professor Samuel Potolicchio, M.D., director of the neurophysiology center, associate medical director of Center for Sleep Disorders and professor of neurology, is an expert in neurodegenerative disease and can speak on inquiries related to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) study on the inc
Norman H. Lee, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), received a total of $405,001 in grant funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to continue to study the correlation between genetics and susceptibility…
The George Washington Cancer Institute will be collaborating with the National Institutes of Health Federal Credit Union to create a program that will promote patient-centered care practices for cancer survivors.
On Thursday, August 23, students at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science (SMHS) will put down their books and study materials to help those in need at this year’s Commitment to Community Day. Hundreds of faculty, students, residents, staff, and alumni will spend…
It is my distinct pleasure to welcome our new and returning students, residents, faculty, and staff. It’s truly one of my favorite times to be at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Each year, the arriving classes of new students bring with them such an exhilarating sense of promise and…
WASHINGTON (August 17, 2012) — The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is pleased to announce that Lisa Alexander, Ed.D., M.P.H., P.A. ’79 , has been tapped to serve as the program director for the GW Physician Assistants (PA) program, one of the nation’s leading PA programs, according…
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences welcomes 177 new medical students. This select group of students was chosen out of 14,700 AMCAS applications, which is the largest number of applications GW SMHS has ever received.
New research, to be published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, finds that men who developed persistent sexual side effects while on finasteride (Propecia), a drug commonly used for male pattern hair loss, have a high prevalence of depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts.