Medicine

GW's Dr. Michael Irwig is the lead researcher on a new study that suggests that men who take the drug Propecia (generic name finasteride) and experience sexual dysfunction as a side effect, may not regain normal sexual function even after stopping the medication.
Michael Irwig, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, was interviewed on the NBC Today Show about a new study that was published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, titled "Persistent Sexual Side Effects of Finasteride: Could They Be Permanent?"
Christina Puchalski, M.D. '94, RESD '97, professor of medicine, commented on research focused on enhancing quality of life for patients who are at the end of their life.
Dominic Raj, M.D., Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Biochemistry and of Molecular Biology at SMHS and Director of the Division of Renal Disease and Hypertension at the GW Medical Faculty Associates has been nominated to be a standing member of the Clinical and…
WASHINGTON (June 4, 2012) — The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences congratulates Guillermo Sanchez, a student in the Physician Assistant (PA) program; and internal medicine residents Nishaki Mehta Oza, M.D., and Veeral Oza, M.D., for being named New England Journal of Medicine Scholars.
GW Professor, Dr. Michael Irwig, author of a 2011 study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, titled, “Persistent Sexual Side Effects of Finasteride for Male Pattern Hair Loss,” is available to speak with media about the recent changes required by the FDA to include a warning about possible…
Dr. Katherine Chretien, associate professor of Medicine, authored an editorial about coping with stress related to families in relation to military deployment.
Jonathan Reiner, M.D., professor of Medicine and clinician at the GW Medical Faculty Associates, was quoted in The Washington Post about the status of former vice president, Richard Cheney following his heart transplant.
Michael Irwig, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine and clinician at the GW Medical Faculty Associates, commented on a new study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine that finds male rats receiving oral finasteride treatment for four weeks had a 25% reduction in the weight of their penis (corpora…
The George Washington University is host to the world’s leaders in the area of research that focuses on Thymosins— small proteins present in many animal tissues that have diverse biological activities