Roberta DeBiasi, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a WTOP story on whether the D.C. School District acted appropriately after a pneumococcal meningitis death, which is caused by bacteria. DeBiasi said the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, also known as Prevnar, is effective in reducing the amount of pneumococcal disease.
WTOP-FM - Health Expert: D.C. Schools Did the Right Thing After Meningitis Death
Latest News
Community leaders, health professionals, and local residents joined members of the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences to celebrate the official ribbon-cutting of the new GW Cancer Prevention and Wellness Center, located on the historic St. Elizabeths campus in…
Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH ’99, FACS, DFSVS, MAMSE, Lewis B. Saltz Chair of the Department of Surgery and professor of surgery at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., was installed as the 106th President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS…
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences recently welcomed the Fall 2025 cohort of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBS) PhD Program, marking the program’s 30th class of doctoral students.