Press Releases

Sora Ely, MD, has joined the George Washington (GW) University Cancer Center and the GW Medical Faculty Associates as a Thoracic Surgeon.

Jennifer Vaz, MD, joined the George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center and the GW Medical Faculty Associates as a Gynecological Oncologist.

Fayez Estephan, MD, joined the George Washington (GW) University Cancer Center and GW School of Medical and Health Sciences (SMHS) as Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology

Lekhaj Daggubati, MD, MS has joined the George Washington (GW) University Cancer Center and The GW Medical Faculty Associates as Director of Surgical Neuro-Oncology.

A new combination drug treatment showed promising results in patients with pan-refractory, recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer, according to a study published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Elmer Huerta, MD, MPH, director of the Cancer Preventorium at the George Washington University Cancer Center, has been invited to participate in the White House Cancer Moonshot Colorectal Cancer Forum.

Julie E. Bauman, MD, MPH, director of the GW Cancer Center, associate dean of cancer and professor of medicine, was featured in the article “Cancer Vaccine Hunt Makes Progress, Finally,” by Lisa Jarvis in the Jan. 3 edition of the Washington Post. Bauman discussed the traction MRNA vaccine trials…

Announcement (Jan. 26, 2022) — The George Washington University (GW) is pleased to announce that Julie E. Bauman, MD, MPH, will join its academic medical enterprise to serve as the director of the GW Cancer Center. In this role, Bauman will build on the momentum of the last five years to enhance…

WASHINGTON (Sept. 9, 2020) - Spironolactone is not associated with increased risk of female breast cancer recurrence, according to research from the George Washington University (GW) Department of Dermatology.

Genetic modifier HDAC6 was found to control tumor growth and halt metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer in vivo, according to a new study published in the top-tier journal Cancer Research by investigators at the George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center.