Faculty News

With the help of a grant from the Simons Foundation, Kevin Pelphrey, PhD, director of George Washington University’s Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute, Carbonell Family Professor in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and professor of pharmacology and physiology, is testing t
Katherine Chretien, MD, assistant dean for student affairs and associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences, recently became president-elect of the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM).
Stephen J. Teach, MD, MPH, professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics, and professor of emergency medicine at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), was selected to serve as the associate dean for pediatric academic affairs for SMHS and
Sally Moody, PhD, chair of the Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Biology and professor of anatomy and regenerative biology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, took a six-month sabbatical starting in January 2018 to finish research for a study on the ge
Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) and the University of Georgia (UGA) will soon be able to use big data to answer questions about glycoscience.
Drawing on the success of two previously held international scientific summits, the George Washington University (GW) Office of International Medicine Programs (IMP) and the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) organized a third summit in December 2017, this time convening GW research
Alexandros Tzatsos, MD, PhD, assistant professor of anatomy and regenerative biology at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences and researcher at the GW Cancer Center, has uncovered a connection between a specific gene, KDM6A, and the most aggressive form of p
Maura Polansky, PA-C, has been named chair and associate professor in the Department of Physician Assistant (PA) Studies at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Juliet Lee, M.D., assistant professor of surgery at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, recently joined the ranks of the International Association of Health Care Professionals (IAHCP) with her upcoming inclusion in The Leading Physicians of the World.
John M. Young, D.P.S., assistant professor of clinical research and leadership at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was recently appointed to the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) board of directors.