Medicine

Marie Borum, M.D., professor of medicine, was interviewed by ABC40 in Waco, Texas on how to tell the difference between heartburn and a heart attack.
Carolyn Clancy, M.D., associate clinical professor of medicine, was featured in an Endocrine Today article about her push for advocacy and innovation in diabetes care.
It’s with great sorrow that the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences announces the passing of James D. Finkelstein, M.D., Professor Emeritus in the Department of Medicine.
William Borden, M.D., associate professor of medicine, was interviewed by Reuters to discuss why doctors may not agree with new guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association on prescribing cholesterol-lowing statin drugs.
Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, was quoted in an article in TIME, originally published in Real Simple, on how to help your brain continue to develop neurons and build new connections to strengthen memory as you age, a phenomenon called neuroplasticity.
Leana Wen, M.D., director of patient-centered care research and instructor of emergency medicine, talked to WTOP-FM about teaching patients how to better advocate for their health and her book, recently released in paperback, “When Doctors Don’t Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary…
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and The Peking University Health Science Center in Beijing, China are pleased to announce the award of significant funding for an international co-operative project to understand the molecular mechanisms of a very common blood coagulation disorder…
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.
Frontiers in Medicine lecture series connects SMHS experts with the Washington, D.C. metropolitan community.
Katherine Chretien, M.D., associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, published an editorial about the Department of Veterans Affairs and how the recent bad press may be overshadowing the great work taking place at the VA everyday.