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GW Psychiatrist Lorenzo Norris, MD, Discusses the Importance of Managing our Mental Health

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the pandemic, and even the slow process of a return to normal, has had significant consequences for our mental health. Recently, U.S. surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, sounded the alarm on the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation in the…

GW Emergency Medicine Physician, Dr. Neal Sikka, joins National Academy of Inventors
GW Launches National Academy of Inventors Chapter

George Washington University (GW) is excited to share that it launched its chapter of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) on the 26th of April, 2023.

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GW MFA Primary Care Physician Michael G. Knight, MD, Discusses Vaccinations ahead of World Immunization Awareness Week

Days ahead of the start of World Immunization Week, April 23–29, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Wednesday that adults 65 and older and those with weakened immune systems receive another dose of the reformulated COVID-19 booster. It’s a timely reminder that vaccines…

Mohamad Koubeissi
Mohamad Koubeissi, MD, MA, FAAN, FANA, FAES, to Serve as Interim Chair of the GW Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine

Mohamad Koubeissi, MD, MA, FAAN, FANA, FAES, professor of neurology, has been selected to serve as interim chair of the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine. Koubeissi currently serves as the Director of the Epilepsy Center at the George Washington…

Rona Smith
GW MFA’s Rona Smith, MD, Outlines Importance of Having a Primary Care Physician

Seeing a primary care physician (PCP) is about more than just an annual exam or treatment for the occasional bout of sickness. Rona Smith, MD, a board-certified internal medicine physician with the George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates, explains the ins-and-outs of primary care…

Daniel Baram
Lung Cancer Screening: Discussing the Risks and the Benefits with Daniel Baram, MD

Nearly 250,000 people in the United States will receive a lung cancer diagnosis in 2022, according to the American Cancer Society. However, thanks in part to a drop in smoking nationwide, the number of new lung cancer diagnoses is declining steadily each year.

LaQuandra Nesbitt
Former Director of DC Health, LaQuandra S. Nesbitt MD, MPH, joins GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences to Lead new SMHS Center for Population Health Sciences and Health Equity

The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is pleased to welcome LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH, immediate-past director of DC Health, to serve as the new executive director of the Center for Population Health Sciences and Health Equity. In this role,…

Mahdis Mansouri
Mahdis Mansouri, MHA, Tapped to Serve as the Executive Director of Neurology, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, and Psychiatry at the GW Medical Faculty Associates

In this new role at the organization, Mansouri will work closely with the chief operating officer and the chairs of each department to help establish the GW Medical Faculty Associates as the preeminent source of clinical care in our region.

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GW, UHS, and City Officials Cut the Ribbon on Cedar Hill Urgent Care – GW Health, Adding Vital Health Care Services to the Ward 8 Community

More than 100 people were in attendance, as Washington, D.C. leaders and representatives from Universal Health Services, the George Washington (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), and GW Medical Faculty Associates (GW MFA), cut the ribbon on a brand-new Cedar Hill Urgent Care…

Pooja Sodha, MD
GW MFA Cosmetic Dermatologist Pooja Sodha, MD, Discusses Vascular Birthmarks

Stork bites and angel’s kiss sound poetic, but they actually describe vascular birthmarks, skin changes that commonly appear at or shortly after birth. These marks may change over time, so it’s important to get a dermatologist’s opinion from day one.