Emergency Medicine

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

The Continuing Training Grant program hosted through SMHS has produced several TECC-based training courses offered across the country.

As a child, Sushmita Malik, MD Class of 2020, loved to switch her television between her two favorite shows: “Arthur” and “ER.” Her fascination with emergency medicine never waned. “Someone comes into the emergency department with a problem and you’re there to fix it,” she says.

Babak Sarani, MD, professor of surgery and of emergency medicine, spoke to Washington Business Journal for an article about the recent approval for a helipad at GW Hospital.

Robert Shesser, MD, chair for the Department of Emergency Medicine, was quoted by NBC4 in an article about how to handle hot weather.

A recent clinical trial at GW showed no significant support for tamsulosin use for kidney stone passage.

Neal Sikka, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine, spoke to Health Tech Magazine for an article about the importance of technology in medical practice.

Flight paramedic and SMHS Health Sciences Distinguished Scholar Kurtis Guy, BSHS ’18 has always dreamed of becoming a doctor – and GW is helping him along the way.

James Chamberlain, MD, professor of pediatrics and of emergency medicine, spoke to U.S. News & World Report about his study that found caucasian kids and adults are often overtreated more frequently than minority patients.

GW is expanding its clinical enterprise with a recent contract awarded to the GW Medical Faculty Associates (MFA) by United Medical Center (UMC). The MFA is providing professionals to staff UMC’s adult emergency services, and, in July, will be in charge of its hospitalist services.