Faculty News

George Washington University (GW) researcher Aileen Chang, MD, MSPH, was chosen as a finalist for CureAccelerator Live! for the Developing World, a philanthropic pitch competition to find the next breakthrough clinical repurposing treatment.
Kenneth Harwood, PhD, PT, director of the Health Care Quality Program, research director for the Physical Therapy Program, and associate professor of clinical research and leadership at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was a co-author on a paper that receiv
Members of the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) faculty gathered Sept. 19, 2019, to be honored for their years of service, commitment to the institution, and great achievements made while working at SMHS.
In 1953, John P. Adams, MD, became chair of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and more than 60 years later he watched the installation of Raj Rao, MD, as the inaugural John P.
Following his retirement from the George Washington University (GW) Physician Assistant (PA) Program, James Cawley, PA-C, MPH, DHL (Hon.), reflecting on his impact on the university and on the profession, said he has “enjoyed every minute of it.”
Rong Li, PhD, is now serving as chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
For more than 70 years, the James D. Bruce Memorial Award for Distinguished Contributions in Preventive Medicine has been presented by the American College of Physicians (ACP).
Marcia Firmani, PhD, MSPH, was tapped in February to chair the Department of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS).
Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the known and unknown genes associated with branchiootorenal spectrum (BOS) disorders, a class of craniofacial abnormalities that cause hearing loss and kidney defect
Several George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) faculty members were honored with 40 Under 40 Awards during the 2018–19 academic year.