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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

What’s (not) in my white coat?

I spend every day in the cath lab, wearing scrubs and a surgical gown or lead apron, doing heart catheterizations and valve replacement procedures, with no outpatient or hospital duties.

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

Reflections on medicine with Julie Silver, MD (M’91)

Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

Alumni in the Field: Shireesha Dhanireddy

Based in Seattle, Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD (C’95, M’99), completed her internal medicine residency and infectious disease fellowship at the University of Washington.

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

Behind the Scenes: Mansa Gurjar, PhD

Mansa Gurjar, PhD, a postdoctoral student in Georgetown’s biology department, is studying neurodevelopment defects that can lead to hearing loss.

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

Alumni in the Field: Craig Hendrix

During some of his first clinical experiences as a medical student, Craig Hendrix, MD (M’84), witnessed the tragic conditions for AIDS patients, with Washington, D.C., an epicenter of the epidemic in...

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

Alumni in the Field: Eric Daar

Eric Daar, MD (M’85), cared for his first AIDS patient as a Georgetown medical student on rotation. After graduation, he returned to his hometown, Los Angeles, to pursue a residency in internal...

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Oct 2019

Resilience, and Remembrance

Faculty Point of View

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

Alumni in the Field: Robert Redfield

As director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since 2018, virologist Robert Redfield, MD (C’73, M’77), is optimistic about the future of HIV treatment.

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Oct 2019

The Hidden Costs of Medical School

My kindergarten teacher once told my mom that I don’t do well with free time. The same could be said of me today.

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Oct 2019

What’s Behind a Good Night’s Sleep?

Researching placebo effects in insomnia treatment.

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May 2019

Gun Violence and Physicians

Physicians know all too well that gun violence is a public health problem of epidemic proportions.

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May 2019

Progress in Neonatal Seizure Pharmacology

Mounting evidence from patients and from research in animal models suggests that exposure to common epilepsy drugs, phenobarbital in particular, causes lasting damage to cognitive and motor functions...

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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What’s (not) in my white coat?

Reflections on medicine with Julie Silver, MD (M’91)

Alumni in the Field: Shireesha Dhanireddy

Behind the Scenes: Mansa Gurjar, PhD

Alumni in the Field: Craig Hendrix

Alumni in the Field: Eric Daar

Resilience, and Remembrance

Alumni in the Field: Robert Redfield

The Hidden Costs of Medical School

What’s Behind a Good Night’s Sleep?

Gun Violence and Physicians

Progress in Neonatal Seizure Pharmacology

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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