Appointments

Pedro A. Jose, M.D., Ph.D.,  professor of medicine and pharmacology and physiology, was elected as chair of the Hypertension and Microcirculation Study Section at the National Institutes of Health. 
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Leslie F. Davidson, Ph.D., OT/L, FAOTA has been appointed to serve as the chair of the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership. As chair, Davidson will oversee this department that serves as home to more than 60…
Mandi Pratt-Chapman will serve as the Associate Center Director for Patient Centered Initiatives and Health Equity at the GW Cancer Center. 
Kevin Pelphrey will serve as the inaugural director of GW’s Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute. Dr. Pelphrey brings more than 15 years of experience in autism and neuroscience research, most recently as director of Yale University’s Center for Translational Developmental…
In the past century, the field of obstetrics and gynecology has advanced in remarkable ways. Physicians are able to better diagnose and treat female reproductive system disorders, and the care women receive during and after childbirth has improved. Many such advancements in the George Washington…
The GW Cancer Center is pleased to announce Robert Siegel, M.D. ’77, professor of medicine, as the new associate center director for education, training, and network development. 
Anton N. Sidawy, M.D., M.P.H. ’99, Lewis B. Saltz Chair of the Department of Surgery and professor of surgery, was appointed by the American College of Surgeons to its Board of Regents. 
The GW Cancer Center is pleased to welcome Edward Seto, Ph.D., an internationally recognized scientist and leader in the field of cancer epigenetics. 
Adam Friedman, M.D., FAAD, associate professor and residency program director in the Department of Dermatology, was selected as a Fellow Ambassador for The New York Academy of Medicine.
Gaetano Lotrecchiano, Ed.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of clinical research and leadership and pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been tapped to serve as the associate editor of the Journal of Collaborative Health and Translational Medicine