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Microbiome Provides New Clues to Determining Development of Colon Cancer
 Lopa Mishra, MD, director of the Center for Translational Medicine at the GW Cancer Center and professor of surgery, Shuyun Rao, PhD, assistant research professor of surgery, and others published research in the journal Gastroenterology finding a connection between bacteria in the microbiome…
GW PA Students Participate in AAPA Student Academy Committees
Four students from the Physician Assistant Studies Program at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences are participating on Students Board Committees with the AAPA Student Academy.
​​​​​​​GW Researchers Investigate Long-Term Outcomes for Juvenile Myositis Patients
In a new paper published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, researchers from GW evaluated the long-term outcomes for patients with juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
GW Physician Assistant Program Celebrates Faculty, Student Service
The GW PA Program celebrated the dedication and service of some of its faculty and students at the PA Week Reception in October.
WTOP - Things You Might Not Know About Preventing Breast Cancer
Christine Teal, MD, director of the Comprehensive Breast Center at the GW Cancer Center, spoke to WTOP for an article on breast cancer detection and prevention. WTOP also quoted Teal in an article on technology used for early detection.
Robert Turner, PhD, Conducts Research on Pain and Symptoms of Depression in Former Athletes
In a research paper in the American Journal of Men’s Health, Robert Turner II, PhD, assistant professor of clinical research and leadership, sought to expand upon investigations into risks for depressive symptoms in former athletes in the NFL.
A Message from Dean Jeffrey S. Akman about the Passing of Carlos Silva, MD '60, RESD '66
Friend, alumnus, and colleague Carlos Silva, MD ’60, RESD ’66, passed away on Oct. 13, 2019.
Harold A. Frazier, II, MD, to Serve as Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Harold A. Frazier II, MD, has been selected to serve as the associate dean for graduate medical education at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. 
The New York Times - My Daughter and I Were Diagnosed With Autism on the Same Day
Lauren Kenworthy, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of pediatrics, spoke to The New York Times for an article on the judgement mothers with autism face while dealing with their diagnosis and also advocating for their own children who have been diagnosed.
David Steinhorn, MD, Receives Integrative Medicine Award from American Academy of Pediatrics
David Steinhorn, MD, professor of pediatrics at SMHS will receive the 2019 Pioneer in Integrative Medicine Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Integrative Medicine on Oct. 16.