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Eleni Tousimis to Lead Ourisman Breast Health Center

A renowned breast surgical oncologist with expertise in minimally invasive breast cancer surgery has been named the new director of the Betty Lou Ourisman Breast Health Center at…

February 18, 2014

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Cancer Researcher Gains Regulatory Science Experience Through FDA Fellowship

FEBRUARY 16, 2014 – Through a prestigious fellowship with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a Georgetown University Medical Center  researcher who…

February 18, 2014

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New Collaboration Seeks to Bridge East-West Medicine Divide

Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) is seeking to promote the integration of traditional Eastern approaches to medicine with evidence-based medicine through a new…

February 18, 2014

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Remembering John C. Rose 1924-2013

John C. Rose, MD (M’50, H’73), considered by many as the “architect” of the modern School of Medicine at Georgetown University, died November 11 at the age of 88. Rose…

February 14, 2014

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Students’ Award-winning Proposal Takes Aim at Hate Crimes

Demonstrating the value of cross-campus collaboration, an interdisciplinary team of Georgetown students has won first place in a regional public health competition –…

February 14, 2014

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GUMC Convocation Heralds ‘New Wave’ of Health Education

Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) celebrated the accomplishments of faculty and students at its annual fall Convocation Nov. 12. This year’s theme,…

February 14, 2014

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Nobel Laureate Watson Reflects on Seminal Discovery

Renowned scientist James Watson, PhD , who won the 1962 Nobel Prize for having co-discovered the structure of DNA along with Francis Crick, PhD, visited Georgetown this week to…

February 14, 2014

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Long-standing D.C. Collaboration Grooms Future Cancer Experts

The University of the District of Columbia and Georgetown University Medical Center have a decade-long partnership to train the cancer specialists of the future. Ocla Kigen had…

February 14, 2014

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Health Disparities: Exposing a Paradox in the Nation’s Capital

The nation’s capital is a paradox. The D.C. metropolitan area is home to four of the nation’s wealthiest counties, according to recent census data, and yet the…

February 14, 2014

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Anti-aging Gene Loss Possible Culprit In Elderly Blindness

Loss of an anti-aging gene triggers retinal degeneration in mice and may contribute to age-related macular degeneration, according to a team of Georgetown University Medical…

February 14, 2014