As the first hospital in the District to provide COVID-19 vaccines to our care team, GW Hospital is proud to continue providing first and second doses to our frontline #HealthcareHeroes. J. Keith Melancon, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery and Chief of the GW Transplant Institute,
The George Washington University (GW) Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center and the GW Transplant Institute received the 2019 National Kidney Foundation Community Partnership Award at the 39th Annual Kidney Ball on Nov. 23 in Washington, D.C.
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The GW Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center have launched a series of ads featuring James Brown, NFL Today as part of an awareness campaign that aims to educate citizens in the D.C. market about kidney disease. The ads, which feature several different symptoms to
Sarah Miknis, a photographer for George Washington University’s medical school, donated a kidney to Jose Reyes, who had stage 5 kidney disease. “An angel came down, and here we are,” Reyes said. News4’s Aimee Cho has their story.
It all started with an idea, said J. Keith Melancon, M.D., chief of the Division of Transplant Surgery, director of the GW Transplant Institute at GW Hospital, and professor of surgery at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS): “I’m going to donate
Anola McNair, who had her left kidney removed following the growth of a tumor, wasn’t sure about organ donation; though she needed a new kidney, she was reluctant to learn more. “I just wasn’t feeling the whole thing,” she recalled. “I’m thinking, ‘I don’t know,
J. Keith Melancon, M.D., clapped Maurice Lucas, a retired Metro bus driver, on the back as he led him and his wife, Violet, through the door of the GW Transplant Institute at GW Hospital. “I’ve got somebody you need to meet,” said the chief of
The GW Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center have launched a series of ads featuring James Brown, CBS Sports/News broadcaster as part of an awareness campaign that aims to educate citizens in the D.C. market about kidney disease. The ads, which feature several different symptoms
