Health & Medicine

Faculty Point of View…

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…

At first presentation in the 1980s, the United States AIDS epidemic emerged mainly among men who have sex with men and within the drug using community. There was little mention…

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…

Letter from the Editor…

Tara Kelly (M’08, R’12) is an obstetrician and gynecologist at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and assistant professor at the School of Medicine.

It was a bitter cold January morning when family medicine physician Emily Zucker (M’15) arrived at the community health center clinic for work. She thought some of her patients might…

The child and adolescent psychiatrist retired in 2014 after nearly 40 years at Georgetown. He is father to three Georgetown alumni. His dedication to the university runs deep—including courtside at…

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

One doctor's journey to recovery…