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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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.

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

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...

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

May 2019

What’s the Big Deal About Big Data?

Every day the world creates 2.5 quintillion bytes of data—25 followed by 17 zeros. Of this data, 30 percent is generated in health care, from laboratories and electronic medical record data to health...

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

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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...

Georgetown Medicine Magazine