Awards

For the ninth consecutive year, all of the graduates from the 2018 SMHS Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy passed the National Physical Therapy Licensing Examination on their first attempt.

Dermatology resident Angelo Landriscina, MD, of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, presented research during a mentoring session as part of his role as a 2018 DermMentors Resident of Distinction.

Joshua D’Angelo, DPT ’13, was among this year’s nine GW alumni honored with a 2018 Alumni Achievement Award for career accomplishments and service to the university. 

Susan LeLacheur, DrPH ’08, MPH ’89, PA-C, BS ’82, associate professor of physician assistant studies at SMHS, received the Master Faculty Award at the 2018 Physician Assistant Education Association Education Forum.

The GW PA Program recognized faculty for their dedication to the profession and to educating students in the program.

Congratulations to the four distinguished members of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) who earned awards from the American College of Physicians this year!

The Selma Liss Blum and Jerome W. Blum Surgical Education Fund provides for educational expenses and materials in the GW Department of Surgery, and includes the Stanley M. Knoll, MD, Endowed Surgical Prize, an annual award for the GW surgery resident who exemplifies clinical excellence.

Urgent Matters and the Gary and Mary West Health Institute have announced winner of the 2018 Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award

Vittorio Gallo, PhD, Children's Chief Research Officer, has been awarded a prestigious Senator Jacob Javits Award in the Neurosciences.

Anton Sidawy, MD, MPH, FACS, Lewis B. Saltz Chair and Professor of Surgery, served as editor of the definitive reference for the diagnosis and treatment of circulatory diseases, Rutherford's Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, 9th Edition.