Surgery
Houtan Chaboki, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, was interviewed by WTOP about non-surgical techniques to tighten loosening skin in the neck area.
On the 50th anniversary of the installation of the first Lewis B. Saltz Chair of Surgery, the George Washington University medical community turned out to honor Anton Sidawy, M.D., M.P.H. ’99, on the occasion of his installation as the Lewis B. Saltz Chair of Surgery, Sept. 19.
Joseph Giordano, M.D., former chair of the Department of Surgery at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, received the Alumni Achievement Award from the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Association for his extraordinary 40-year career in trauma surgery.
Arjun Joshi, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, is an expert in advances in the treatment of oral diseases and can speak on inquiries related to World Oral Health Day.
Babak Sarani, M.D., F.A.C.S., associate professor of surgery, was interviewed by Reuters about his study on whether hospital rapid response teams are more successful if they are led by attendings or residents.
Frederick Lough, M.D., clinical professor of surgery, will deploy to Kabul, Afghanistan, where he will serve on a forward surgical team for three months.
Joseph Giordano, M.D., former chairman of the Department for Surgery, was featured in the Washington Post.
GW faculty members from the School of Medicine and Health Sciences and clinicians at the Medical Faculty Associates, including Dr. Cynthia Tracy and Dr. Marco Mercador, traveled to Honduras during fall 2011 to provide medical care to people living in a medically underserved village.
Dr. Cynthia Tracy, professor of Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and clinician at the Medical Faculty Associates, discusses the surgery she and her colleagues performed to repair a hole in a 36-year old Honduran woman's heart at GW Hospital.
Michael Olding, M.D., professor of Surgery at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, is quoted in an article about whether it's the nose job itself or the patient's new outlook on life that makes him or her appear younger.