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Student-Run Mentorship Program Enriches Georgetown Presence at D.C. Shelter
Georgetown medical students have been running the HOYA Clinic, a free clinic located in the old D.C. General hospital building, since 2007. But a year ago, a student had an idea…
June 12, 2015
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New class of drugs is redefining traditional cancer treatment
After more than 30 years of research in the field, Michael Atkins, MD, deputy director of the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is confident that immunotherapy is…
June 11, 2015
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Hope Grows as Understanding of Alzheimer’s Leads to Bevy of Clinical Studies
The sheer number of clinical studies underway at GUMC's Memory Disorders Program is giving Program Director R. Scott Turner, MD, PhD new.…
June 11, 2015
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A Mission to Ensure Quality Surgery For Cancer Patients
Waddah Al-Refaie, MD, FACS has established — and is already leading — what is arguably one of the strongest research relationships between Georgetown University and…
May 29, 2015
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Spring/Summer 2015
Georgetown Medicine Magazine, a publication for alumni and friends of Georgetown University Medical Center, is now available online. The theme of this Spring/ Summer issue is …
May 29, 2015
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Singers and Scientists Create 'Music for the Mind' to Support Research on Neuroplasticity
Dozens gathered May 20 at the Davis Center for the Performing Arts to hear international opera star Marquita Lister perform at "Music for the."…
May 28, 2015
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With Melanoma on the Rise, Advanced Treatment and Prevention More Important Than Ever
The latest session of Doctors Speak Out — held May 13 during Melanoma Awareness Month — brought Georgetown physicians and scientists together to explore both the…
May 19, 2015
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Leading Surgical Oncologist Installed as Dillon Chair
Georgetown University officially installed Waddah B. Al-Refaie, MD, FACS, as the John S. Dillon Chair in Surgical Oncology during a luncheon investiture ceremony May 11. Family…
May 18, 2015
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Warwick Evans Ceremony Celebrates the Best and Brightest of the Class of 2015
Just days before graduating from Georgetown’s School of Medicine, excited students and their proud families gathered for the Warwick Evans Award Ceremony in Healy Hall May…
May 18, 2015
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New MAGIS Society Members Named, Alongside Faculty Honors and Awards
The MAGIS Society of Master Teachers welcomed its newest inductees, one from clinical science and one from preclinical science, at the annual ceremony on May 14, one of the first…
May 18, 2015