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Mohamad Koubeissi, MD, FAAN, FANA, FAES, professor of neurology, has been selected to serve as interim chair of the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine. Out-going Department Chair Henry Kaminski, MD, will continue to serve the academic medical enterprise in several missions.
A pair of Phase III trials led by Jonathan I. Silverberg, MD, PhD, suggest a 16-week treatment with a drug called lebrikizumab was effective in adults and adolescents with moderate to severe dermatitis. The study results were published in the March 15 edition of the New England Journal of…
Members of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences MD Class of 2023 celebrated Match Day on March 17, learning where they would train in their medical specialties.
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause for cancer related deaths in the United States, and March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The public is reminded that regular cancer screenings, even when no signs or symptoms of disease are present, is an important step in saving lives. Here,…
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Department of Dermatology faculty, residents, and students have a large-scale, high-impact presence during the 2023 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Meeting, March 17–21 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH, was formally installed as the inaugural Bicentennial Endowed Professor of Medicine and Health Sciences at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), Feb. 27.
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and The GW Medical Faculty Associates (GW MFA) applauded the efforts of six valued employees during the second annual GW Academic Medical Enterprise Staff Excellence Awards, Feb. 28.
Elmer Huerta, MD, MPH, director of the Cancer Preventorium at the George Washington University Cancer Center, has been invited to participate in the White House Cancer Moonshot Colorectal Cancer Forum.
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) announced the selection of Hematology and Oncology Fellow Fayez Estephan, MD, as the 2022 recipient of the Albert L. and Elizabeth T. Tucker Postdoctoral Fellowship for his research project titled, “Her-2…
GW physician Brad Moore, MD, MPH ’95, offers some tips to avoid the pitfalls of weight-loss resolutions and achieve those goals to live healthier in the new year.