Pediatrics

Gerard Gioia, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and pediatrics, was quoted in the Minneapolis Star Tribune about treating children who have received concussions while playing sports. 

James Scott, M.D., former dean and professor of emergency medicine, and Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., professor of pediatrics and Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy at the Milken Institute of Public Health (formerly the GW School of Public Health and Health Services), played key roles in…

Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was featured in The Hays Daily News for his 2010 article finding that top medical schools do not produce many students who 1) practice in an underserved area, 2) practice a primary care specialty, and 3) are members of an underrepresented minority…

Joseph Wright, M.D., professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine, was a guest on WAMU-FM's  The Kojo Nnamdi Show to discuss aggression among siblings. Wright discussed recent data he has collected on the consequences of bullying inside the home.

Rachel Moon, M.D., professor of pediatrics, commented in the Kitsap Sun on new advice and messages to parents about infant sleep safety and preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Sarah Rebstock, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine and pediatrics, was interviewed by BBC News about techniques she uses at Children's National Medical Center to treat children who live with with severe and constant pain.

Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi, M.D., adjunct instructor of pediatrics and emergency medicine, was interviewed by Reuters about her study on recent label changes on over the counter products.

Hemant Sharma, M.D., M.H.S., assistant professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a New York Times article about children being bullied for their food allergies.

Anastassios C. Koumbourlis, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle about children who undergo often difficult lung transplants. The story originally appeared in The Associated Press.

Gerard Gioia, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was interviewed for a story by USA Today, highlighting a new study that found the recovery time for a concussion increases for kids and young adults, if they have had a previ