Pediatrics

Kofi Essel, MD ’11, MPH ’17, assistant professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), and Nicole Farmer, MD, staff scientist with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center and an adjunct associate professor of medicine at SMHS, will bring their…

The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center recently announced the selection of the 2021 GW Cancer Center Awards, recognizing excellence in research, mentorship, and early career contributions.

In the past few months remdesivir has become a household name as an important therapeutic used in the fight against COVID-19. On Oct. 4, the leading researcher behind the treatment, Richard Whitley, MD ’71, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), discussed COVID-19 and remdesivir.

Marshall Summar, MD, professor of pediatrics, spoke to STAT News for an article on how telehealth can help speed up the diagnosis of rare diseases.

Roberta DeBiasi, MD, professor of pediatrics, spoke to USA Today for an article on growing evidence that children are not immune to COVID-19 and may even play a larger role in community spread than previously thought.

Monika Goyal, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, spoke to DCist about her team's recent study that revealed significant racial and socioeconomic disparities among children tested for COVID-19 in D.C., both in test positivity rates and known exposure to the virus.  

Linda Fu, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, spoke to WUSA9 for a segment on her team's recent article published in JAMA Network suggesting guidelines for planning a successful vaccination program to ensure readiness of the general public and health community.

Roberta DeBiasi, MD, professor of pediatrics, spoke to USA Today for an article about the decision on whether schools should reopen in the fall amid COVID-19.

Terry Kind, MD, MPH, associate dean of clinical education and professor of pediatrics at SMHS, was recently selected as a member of the Inaugural Cohort of the National Academy of Distinguished Educators in Pediatrics.

Researchers are working feverishly to discover effective treatments for COVID-19. One drug showing early promise is remdesivir, which is being studied with the help of GW alumnus Richard Whitley, MD ’71, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.