U.S. Poverty-Linked Infections Prevalent

The threat of dengue fever and the prevalence of parasitic infections are realities for tens of thousands of people in the United States. Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Research Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, says these infections threaten the poorest people living in the Gulf Coast states and in Washington, D.C.

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The Center for Faculty Excellence recently named six faculty members from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences as the newest cohort of members to the Academy of Education Scholars.
Daniel S. Carrero, MD, was officially installed as the inaugural Seymour and Ruth Perlin Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) during a ceremony Oct. 18 in the Jack Morton Auditorium at the George Washington University.
ANNOUNCEMENT (Oct. 15, 2024) - William “Bill” Elliott has been appointed as CEO of the GW Medical Faculty Associates, the faculty practice organization that hosts the clinical practices of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS).