Spring 2017 Issue

Welcome to our Spring 2017 edition. I am incredibly proud of our students and trainees. They are a diverse, altruistic, exceptionally bright group who came to the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) to grow professionally and personally.

1960s Vincent T. Devita Jr., M.D. ’61, HON. ’84, received the 2017 Yale Cancer Center Lifetime Achievement Award.

Sara Melita was recently selected to serve as the senior advisor and chief of staff to Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D. ’81, RESD ’85, vice president for health affairs, Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Administrative Medicine, and dean of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS).

Juliet Lee, M.D., assistant professor of surgery at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, recently joined the ranks of the International Association of Health Care Professionals (IAHCP) with her upcoming inclusion in The Leading Physicians of the World.

John M. Young, D.P.S., assistant professor of clinical research and leadership at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was recently appointed to the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) board of directors.

Mary Ottolini, M.D., M.P.H., vice chair of medical education at Children’s National Health System and professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, received a Lifetime Medical Education Achievement Award from the Council on Medical Student Edu

Benjamin Blatt, M.D., professor of medicine at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences, received the 2017 Distinguished Service and Leadership Award presented by the Association of American Medical Colleges Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA).

Karen Wright, Ph.D., P.A.-C., interim chair and program director of the Department of Physician Assistant (P.A.) Studies at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was recently selected by the board of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) to serve a

The Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) now boasts leadership from two George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences faculty members: Lisa Mustone Alexander, Ed.D. ’03, P.A.-C ., M.P.H.

In March 2017, Raja Mazumder, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and his team, including research associate Charles Hadley King, hosted a public workshop for more than 300 participants at th