Medicine

Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, wrote an op-ed for Medscape Neurology, disagreeing with a theory that carbohydrate and gluten consumption may cause or contribute to dementia. 

Scott Shapiro, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, was published in Science Translational Medicine for his research finding that gene therapy can elicit a regenerative response in pig hearts.

Scott Shapiro, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, was featured by Science Daily for his research finding gene therapy may be a promising treatment for those who suffer from heart attack.

Gerald Lazarus, M.D. ‘63, member of the GW Board of Trustees and the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Dean’s Council, was selected by the American Skin Association to receive the 2014 David Martin Carter Mentor Award.

Vivek Jain, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, was interviewed on BBC World News on the connection between sleep and athletic performance, and on new tools to measure effective sleep.

Christina Puchalski, M.D., director of the GW Institute for Spirituality and Health and professor of medicine, was featured prominently in La Vanguardia (Barcelona, Spain) on the importance of focusing on healing as more than the absence of disease.

George Washington University faculty and students, including Leana Wen, M.D., director for patient-centered care research, took the stage at Lisner Auditorium to speak to a crowd of 1,200 attendees representing GW, D.C. and the surrounding areas, at TEDxFoggyBottom on Friday.

Christina Puchalski, M.D., director of the GW Institute for Spirituality and Health, was quoted by Spanish and Columbian media on the success of the Spanish health care program La Caixa, which focuses on spirituality and medicine in their care of the sick and dying.

Vinayak Jha, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, was a guest on Aljazeera America's America Tonight to discuss CVS's decision to stop selling tobacco in its stores. Jha also appeared on NBC4 and was quoted by Politico.

Lisa McGrail, M.D., assistant clinical professor of medicine, spoke with The Washington Post Express about pregnancy associated breast cancer.