Gun Violence
Lee Beers, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, spoke to ABC News for an article suggesting ways of discussing mass shootings with children.
Bruno Petinaux, MD, chief medical officer of GW Hospital and clinical associate professor of emergency medicine, spoke to NPR for an article discussing how Las Vegas hospitals are handling the recent mass shooting.
Monika Goyal, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, was quoted by HealthDay for an article discussing her study that found that state laws impact the number of childhood gun-related injuries.
Kavita Parikh, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, was quoted in an AAP News article discussing her study of children injured in accidents involving firearms, and recommendations for gun safety.
Julia Frank, M.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, wrote a blog post for MedPage Today's KevinMD on gun violence and its drain on medical resources.
Eliot Sorel, M.D., clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, talked to Voice of America about recent incidences of gun violence due to untreated mental illness, calling for gun violence to be treated as a public health issue.
Babak Sarani, M.D., associate professor of surgery and chief of trauma and acute surgery, was profiled in an MSNBC segment for his involvement in treating victims of the Navy Yard tragedy and the gunshot wounds he regularly treats as chief of trauma at the GW Hospital.
Eliot Sorel, M.D., clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, talked to Aljazeera America about where the United States comes short in providing mental health care.
In an opinion editorial published by McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D., dean of the SMHS, and co-author Lynn R. Goldman, M.D., dean of the School of Public Health and Health Services, write to support policies to address deficiencies in the U.S. mental health system and for…
Alan Lipman, associate clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was interviewed on The Diane Rehm Show on NPR to discuss mental illness treatment and gun control laws, in light of the tragedy in Newtown, CT.