All Posts: School of Medicine

• A Commitment To Evidence Helps Merenstein Thrive As Physician-Scientist

  (February 15, 2019) —As a tenured professor and the director of research programs in the department of family medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Daniel Merenstein, MD, spends most of his time pursuing evidence-based answers to common clinical questions. A major focus of his research that epitomizes this quest involves probiotics — the so-called […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: antibiotic resistance, biomedical research, clinical trials, HIV, medical research, probiotics, School of Medicine

• Training the Next Generation of Researchers in Movement Disorders

  (February 8, 2019) — After she first developed a tremor in her right hand, years went by before Pam Cota was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease by Fernando Pagan, MD (M’96, R’00), director of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Movement Disorders Clinic. The number of Parkinson’s disease patients expected to grow to 1.2 million by 2030, according […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: brain, mind, neurology, Parkinson's disease, School of Medicine

• Large Study Reveals Long-Term Outcomes for Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with High Dose, Short Term Radiation

  MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (February 8, 2019) — A large national study examining a radiation treatment for prostate cancer — popular because it delivers a high dose of therapy in a very short time frame — supports its routine use. The study, conducted at cancer centers around the country including at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, looks at long-term […]

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, cancer research, Georgetown Lombardi, prostate cancer, School of Medicine

• Study Finds HIV+ Cancer Patients Benefit From Immunotherapy

  MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (February 7, 2019) — The immunotherapy that has revolutionized treatment of many cancers appears to offer similar benefit to cancer patients living with HIV, say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Their study, published in JAMA Oncology, focused on whether a relatively new class of drugs called checkpoint inhibitors is both safe and […]

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, Georgetown Lombardi, HIV, immunotherapy, School of Medicine

• Students Find Support and Mentorship Through Anatomy Program

  (February 1, 2019) — Despite attending lectures and memorizing diagrams of the human body, the sights, sounds and smells of gross anatomy lab can stir up unexpected emotions in first-year medical students. Therefore, a group of students with anatomy lab experience volunteer to support the first-year medical students at Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) taking […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: medical education, School of Medicine, service to others

• GWIM Honors ‘Role Models’ in Medicine

  (December 9, 2018) — At their annual awards ceremony and reception, Georgetown Women in Medicine (GWIM) recognized women on the faculty at GUMC for their accomplishments in mentoring, leadership and more. “Each year, GWIM recognizes the outstanding achievements of our women faculty through specific awards and honoring the accomplishments of women faculty will further our efforts […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Georgetown Women in Medicine, School of Medicine, women in STEM

• Experts Explore Causes and Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic

  (November 20, 2018) — Recognizing that addiction is a complex problem requiring a comprehensive, multi-pronged solution, experts from the fields of medicine, ethics and public policy joined Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), for a colloquium on the opioid epidemic. The colloquium, titled “Addiction: Medical, Legal and Ethical Perspectives,” was […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: addiction research, biomedical research, Convocation 2018, medical ethics, School of Medicine, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• READ Poster Campaign Unveils 2018 Honorees

  (November 3, 2018) — Dahlgren Memorial Library (DML) has announced its 2018 READ Poster honorees and their selected books, illustrating the diverse array of interests and passions at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC). With the addition of 24 new honorees, over 300 people have now been featured on READ posters. This year’s selected books ranged from classics […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Dahlgren Memorial Library, School of Medicine

• Ten Years of Advocacy on the Hilltop and Beyond: Celebrating the Hoya MedAlliance

  (November 7, 2018) — When John Hebb (M’21), current president of the Hoya MedAlliance (HMA), and Elise Snyder (SMP’18, M’22) testified recently in front of the D.C. Council in support of the LGBTQ Health Data Collection Amendment Act of 2018, it demonstrated the evolution of a group launched 10 years ago. Established in 2008, the […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Hoya MedAlliance, School of Medicine

• Medical Alumni Event Explores Current and Future Global Health Challenges

  (November 3, 2018) — In a thought-provoking and far-ranging discussion, Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) convened a panel of faculty, a medical alumna and a current student to explore some of the most pressing issues in global health. Delving into topics such as infectious disease outbreaks, population dynamics and poverty, health disparities and medical […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: climate change, global health, School of Medicine