Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences has named David Mendelowitz, PhD, professor of pharmacology and physiology and anesthesiology and critical care, to serve as the interim chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce Jeffrey Berger, MD, MBA as interim chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine.

Julia Finkel, MD, professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine and of pediatrics, spoke to NBC-KTUU2 (Anchorage, Alaska) in a segment about the importance of treating opioid-addicted teens.

Marian Sherman, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, spoke to NPR for an article discussing the efficacy of cold therapy as a treatment for injuries.

Lakhmir Chawla, MD, professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine and of medicine, was quoted by International Business Times in an article discussing the brain and an individual's awareness in the moments immediately following death.

Andrew Matisoff, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine and of pediatrics, spoke to Anesthesiology News for an article discussing a recent study looking at hemoglobin levels in children with congentia

Jonathan Sherman, MD, associate professor of neurological surgery, Anthony Caputy, MD, chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery and Hugo V. Rizzoli Professor of Neurological Surgery, Michael Rosner, MD, professor of neurological surgery, and Julia Finkel, MD, professor of anesthesiology and…

Lynn Abell, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, and Victoria Shanmugam, M.D., director of the Division of Rheumatology and associate professor of medicine, were mentioned in the Los Angeles Magazine article about treating a patient who needed a hand transplant.

Thanks to the Cecile and Seymour Alpert, MD, Medical School Scholarship, Dalya was able to heed that calling and make her dream of becoming a physician a reality. Embarking on the journey to become a physician was a long and difficult path,” she says, “but knowing that my hard work and…

GW’s Office of International Medicine Programs hosts volunteer anesthesiologists with Operation Smile for hands-on Medicon training and expert-led workshops.