Press Archive

Congratulations to Jim Scott, M.D., professor of emergency medicine and former dean of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, who received the 2013 Alumnus of the Year Award from the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine.

Stuart Kassan, M.D. ‘72, member of the George Washington University (GW) board of trustees and the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Dean’s Council, was named a ‘Distinguished Clinical Professor of Medicine’ at the University of Colorado (CU) Denver School of Medicine.

In a report published by the Institute of Medicine, Jesse Pines, M.D., director of the Office of Clinical Practice Innovation, and co-authors make seven recommendations to provide a road map to enhance the sustainability of emergency preparedness efforts in the United States.

Christina Puchalski, M.D. '94, RESD '97, director and founder of the George Washington University Institute of Spirituality and Health and professor of medicine, has received a $558,502 grant from the John Templeton Foundation.

Researchers at Children's National Health System and the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences have uncovered direct evidence that procedures targeting a cell receptor within a certain time frame can prevent complications linked to brain injuries among premature…

New research from the GW Cancer Institute, titled "Development of a framework for patient navigation: delineating roles across navigator types," was published in the Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship.

William D. Gaillard, M.D., professor of neurology and pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was elected treasurer of the American Epilepsy Society.

Elizabeth Ruckert, DPT, NCS, GCS, assistant professor of physical therapy and health care sciences, received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Ithaca College this fall.

Gurusher Panjrath, M.D., assistant professor of medicine and director of the Heart Failure and Mechanical Support Program, was recently published in the journal Science Translational Medicine for his study, "Metabolic Rates of ATP Transfer Through Creatine Kinase (CK Flux) Predict Clinical Heart…

Kabir Yadav, MDCM, MS, MSHS, associate professor of medicine, was named as one of the first board-certified clinical informaticians in the country.