Press Archive

Fred M. Gordin, MD, professor of medicine and senior scientist of clinical and population sciences at the District of Columbia Center for AIDS Research, passed away at age 66 after a four-year battle with lung cancer. 

A team of researchers at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences compared the toxicological impact of cryosurgery with an FDA-approved topical 40 percent hydrogen peroxide solution (A-101) for the treatment of seborrheic keratosis, in human skin equivalents derived from darker skin types.…

Daniel Yang, PhD, assistant research professor of pediatrics, published in Autism Research finding that a clinician-driven virtual learning platform, tailored to young adults on the autism spectrum, shows improved social competency.

Katherine Chretien, MD, assistant dean for student affairs and associate professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was elected as president-elect for the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM).

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded more than $2.4 million to a research team at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, to study how cell stress in the brain could impact the risk of obesity-induced hypertension.

Katherine Chretien, MD, assistant dean for student affairs and associate professor of medicine, created a guidebook for those navigating both medical careers and motherhood, based on her popular blog and online community, Mothers in Medicine.

Faculty acknowledgements, awards, appointments and promotions for February 2018.

Joshua Woolstenhulme, DPT, PhD, assistant professor of physical therapy and health care sciences, received a $130,000 grant from the Cure JM Foundation.

For American Hearth Month, the GW Heart & Vascular Institute's registered dietician, Kelli Metzger, identified top heart-healthy mobile phone apps to help patients reach their nutrition and lifestyle goals.

The GW Cancer Center recently welcomed 24 multidisciplinary health care teams from across the country to its inaugural TEAM (Together, Equitable, Accessible, Meaningful) Training program.