Appointments

Dr. Leana Wen posing for a portrait
GW Professor Named Baltimore City Health Commissioner
Leana Wen, M.D., director of patient-centered care research and assistant professor of emergency medicine, has been appointed commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.
Alan Wasserman, Nancy D. Gaba, and Anton N. Sidawy standing together
Nancy Gaba, MD, Joins Prominent Group of Leaders at GW
Nancy Gaba, MD '93, RESD '97, FACOG, was formally installed as the Oscar I. and Mildred S. Dodek and Joan B. and Oscar I. Dodek Jr. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology on Oct. 8.
Amy Hertz posing for a portrait
Amy G. Hertz to Serve as Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff to Dean of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Vice President for Health Affairs at GW
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) welcomes Amy G. Hertz, who will serve as the senior advisor and chief of staff to Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D., Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Administrative Medicine, dean of SMHS, and vice president for health affairs…
Dr. Richard J. Simons posing for a portrait
GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Appoints Richard Simons, M.D. to Serve as Senior Associate Dean for M.D. Programs
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to welcome Richard J. Simons, M.D., an internationally recognized leader in academic medicine, to serve as the senior associate dean for M.D. programs.
Steven Lerman, Dr. James Griffith, and Dean Akman pose together
James L. Griffith, M.D., Joins Prestigious Group of Leaders at GW
James L. Griffith, M.D., was formally installed as the Leon M. Yochelson Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences on August 11.
Dr. Victoria Shanmugam posing for a portrait
Dr. Victoria Shanmugam to Serve as Director of the Division of Rheumatology at the George Washington University
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Victoria Shanmugam, MBBS, MRCP, has been appointed to serve as the director of the Division of Rheumatology in the Department of Medicine.
Frank A. Simon, M.D. to Serve as Senior Advisor to the Vice President for Health Affairs at GW
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Frank A. Simon, M.D., will serve as senior advisor to the vice president for health affairs.
Dr. Jillian Catalanotti posing for a portrait
Jillian Catalanotti, M.D., M.P.H., Selected as Fellow in AAMC Leadership Program
Jillian Catalanotti, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of medicine and director of the internal medicine residency program at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), has been chosen as one of a select group of medical education leaders for the…
Dr. William Weglicki posing for a portrait
William Weglicki, M.D., to serve as Acting Chair of the SMHS Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
William Weglicki, M.D., professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and professor of Medicine, has assumed the role of Acting Chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine while Dr. Rakesh Kumar is on temporary leave from the Chair position.
Dr. Stephen J. Teach using a Macbook laptop
GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Taps Stephen J. Teach, M.D., M.P.H., to Serve as Chair of the Department of Pediatrics
Stephen J. Teach, M.D., M.P.H., will serve as the chair for the Department of Pediatrics.
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