Appointments

Dr. Donald Karcher posing for a portrait
Donald Karcher, MD, Elected President of College of American Pathologists
Donald S. Karcher, MD, professor of pathology at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences and chief of Flow Cytometry at the GW Medical Faculty Associates, has added another title to his roster: president-elect of the College of American Pathologists.
Dr. Michael Rosner posed for a portrait in a medical room
Michael K. Rosner, MD, Tapped to Serve as Interim Chair of Neurological Surgery
The George Washington University has tapped Michael K. Rosner, MD, professor of Neurological Surgery, to serve as the interim chair of the GW Department of Neurological Surgery.
Mary L. Warner, DBH, PA-C, Tapped to Serve as Chair of the GW Department of Physician Assistant Studies
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is pleased to announce that Mary L. Warner, DBH, PA-C, will serve as the new chair of its Department of Physician Assistant (PA) Studies. GW SMHS is home to one of the first and top-ranked PA programs in…
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Yolanda Haywood, MD, to Serve as Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Faculty Affairs
Yolanda Haywood, MD, RESD ’87, BS ’81, CERT ’04, professor of emergency medicine, was selected to serve as the senior associate dean for diversity and faculty affairs for the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, effective Aug.1, 2021. 
Dr. Robert Miller standing in a laboratory
SMHS Taps Robert Miller, PhD, to Serve as the Vice Dean for Research and Academic Affairs
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) announced that Robert H. Miller, PhD, will serve as the vice dean for research and academic affairs, effective Aug. 1, 2021. Miller has been serving on an interim basis in this role since early 2020. 
Drs. Nicole Farmer and Kofi Essel stand in separate portraits
GW Culinary Medicine Program Adds Two New Faculty Members
Kofi Essel, MD ’11, MPH ’17, assistant professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), and Nicole Farmer, MD, staff scientist with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center and an adjunct associate professor of medicine at SMHS, will bring their…
Dr. Hana Akselrod standing in a courtyard for a portrait
GW MFA Selects Hana Akselrod, MD, MPH, To Serve as COVID-19 Response Lead
Assistant Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Hana Akselrod, MD, MPH, has been selected to serve as the COVID-19 Response Lead for the GW Medical Faculty Associates (GW MFA), advising GW MFA leadership on COVID-19…
Dr. Anthony Artino posing for a portrait
Anthony Artino Appointed Associate Dean for Evaluation and Educational Research
Anthony R. Artino Jr., PhD, Capt. (retired), U.S. Navy, has been appointed associate dean for evaluation and educational research at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, following a year in an interim leadership role.
Dr. Leigh Frame standing outside for a portrait
Leigh Frame To Serve as Associate Director of the GW Resiliency & Well-being Center
Leigh Frame, PhD, MHS, CERT ’20, is ascending to a new role: associate director of the George Washington University Resiliency & Well-being Center. 
Dr. Jeffrey Akman standing in front of a green GW campus for a portrait
Akman To Serve as Interim Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Jeffrey S. Akman, MD ’81, RESD ’85, will serve as the interim chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences beginning Aug. 16, 2021.
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