General Practitioners

• Arthritis
• Medical Weight Loss
• Stroke Rehabilitation
  Our stroke center is certified and designated an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. Certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center means that the organization has met The Joint Commission’s standards for Disease-Specific Care Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification, making it part of an elite group of providers focused on complex stroke care. Complex Stroke Centers are recognized as industry leaders and are responsible for setting the national agenda in highly-specialized stroke care. These centers have advanced infrastructure, staff, and training to receive and treat patients with the most complex strokes.
• Rheumatology
• Primary Care
  Our leading healthcare presence in the DC metro region is complemented by a network of community-based practices in DC, Maryland and Virginia, including Adventist Medical Group, and GW Immediate and Primary Care clinics which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of The GW Medical Faculty Associates. In addition to our specialty and community practice clinics, The GW Medical Faculty Associates is the home of the Dr. Cyrus and Myrtle Katzen Cancer Research Center, GW Cancer Center, The GW Heart, and Vascular Institute, and The GW Comprehensive Breast Care Center; all which are headquartered in downtown Washington, DC.
• Sleep Disorders
  Our medical team consists of board-certified neurologists, nurses, EEG technicians, EMG technologists and clinical researchers. Our neurologists are on the forefront of advances in their fields with continuing education and by teaching at The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. We offer fellowships in neurophysiology and sleep disorders.
• Family Practice
  Family medicine physicians provide you with individualized care that sees you as a part of your family and your community. We focus on the whole body, and understand the interconnectedness of your health while factoring in the external influences in your life. Our holistic approach provides patients with tips on disease prevention in addition to diagnoses and treatments for any illnesses you may experience. Our family practice is a division of primary care that provides health care for all ages, genders, and for all of the body, throughout your life.
• Emergency Care
  A stroke is a medical crisis that demands urgency, ideally in the form of ambulance transportation to the emergency room. When a blood vessel is blocked or ruptures, lack of oxygen causes brain cells to die. Immediate, skilled care is vital.
• Erectile Dysfunction
• Infectious Diseases
• Flu Shots
  If you have an appointment in one of the following clinics, ask your doctor to get your yearly flu shot during your visit today. Flu shots are covered by most insurance.
• Electrocardiogram
  Your doctor may suspect that you have PH based on noninvasive tests, such as an electrocardiogram or echocardiogram. Because an accurate diagnosis is critical to your care, you may need additional tests to rule out other possible heart problems. Our team recommends several tests, including a cardiac catheterization. This enables doctors to diagnose PH and determine the best treatment plan, tailored specifically for each patient.
• Immunizations
  Days ahead of the start of World Immunization Week, April 23–29, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Wednesday that adults 65 and older and those with weakened immune systems receive another dose of the reformulated COVID-19 booster. It’s a timely reminder that vaccines...

Ophthalmologists

• Ophthalmology
  Dry eyes are a common condition, especially when people spend too much time in front of screens. Maya Bitar, MD, associate professor of ophthalmology at the George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates, walks us through what causes dry eye and what you can do to mitigate symptoms.

Gynecologists

• Gynecology
  The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology  at The GW Medical Faculty Associates provides comprehensive gynecologic and obstetric care to patients of all ages in Washington, DC and the surrounding area. Our department offers a full range of quality care with an emphasis on preventative health care and education.
• Obstetrics
  The GW Medical Faculty Associates, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Department of Hematology & Oncology, cater to your health needs. We are welcoming preconception, pregnant, or post-partum women with specific blood or hematologic conditions that are inherited or acquired to receive specialized care by two of our physicians, Dr. Homa Ahmadzia  (Maternal Fetal Medicine) and Dr. Robert Siegel  (Hematology). We offer multi-disciplinary exceptional care in an innovative fashion.
• Pregnancy

Internists

• Internal Medicine
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• Gastroenterology
• Bladder Cancer
  The study hypothesis is that BCG naïve non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) patients treated with intravesical Gemcitabine + Docetaxel (GEMDOCE) will result in a non-inferior event-free survival (EFS) compared to standard treatment with intravesical BCG. The purpose of this study is to...
• Urology
• Testicular Cancer
  Male patients of any age who have received a diagnosis of cancer — from lymphoma to testicular cancer — should consult  our male fertility specialists prior to undergoing any treatment or call us on 202-741-2210. Cancer survivorship starts the day you’re diagnosed.
• Ovarian Cancer
  The GW Cancer Center  staff includes oncology certified physicians who are some of the region’s most renowned experts in interventional radiology, clinical oncology, basic and translational research, and psycho-oncology. We are staffed with nurses, phlebotomists (in our own blood lab), social workers, financial resource workers, patient navigators, and oncology nutritionists. The GW Cancer Center  employs a breast and ovarian cancer genetic counselor and an oncology genetic counselor who focuses on colon, prostate, lung, and kidney cancers.
• Prostate Cancer
  This phase IIa trial investigates the biomarker (plasma levels of PSA) of low-dose apalutamide in patients with prostate cancer confined in the prostate gland before surgery. Testosterone can cause the growth of prostate cancer cells, and Apalutamide blocks the use of testosterone by the tumor...
• Cancer Care
  The GW Cancer Center  is committed to driving transformational research, personalized therapy, family-centered care and cancer policy in the Nation’s Capital. Our vision is to become a leading innovator in basic, population, and clinical research and become a premier destination for personalized cancer care. Ultimately, the purpose of the GW Cancer Center  is to improve outcomes for all cancer patients. In addition, the GW Cancer Center  is dedicated to enhancing patient care through technologically advanced clinical specialties designed to contribute to the healing process. This powerful combination of academic rigor, innovative medicine, and an advanced healing environment offers Washington, D.C. metro area patients an invaluable option for cancer care.

Neurologists

• Neurology
  The Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine at The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates is a premier program that offers patients high quality, compassionate healthcare for conditions ranging from back pain and sleep disturbances to stroke and the most complex neuromuscular disorders.
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Multiple Sclerosis
  Multiple sclerosis (MS) and other demyelinating disorders are major causes of neurological disability. Patients with MS suffer from a myriad of symptoms involving the motor, sensory, visual and cerebellar systems. Fatigue, behavioral symptoms and cognitive symptoms are recognized as serious components of the MS syndrome.
• Epilepsy
  Our neurologists actively participate in clinical trials and have expertise in conducting research in a diverse array of neurological disorders including stroke, epilepsy, myasthenia gravis, peripheral neuropathy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis and movement disorders.

Psychiatrists

• Depression
• Mental Health
  May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the pandemic, and even the slow process of a return to normal, has had significant consequences for our mental health. Recently, U.S. surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, sounded the alarm on the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation in the United...
• Psychiatry
  Here Lorenzo Norris, MD, Chief Wellness officer for chief wellness officer for The George Washington University (GW) Medical Faculty Associates, GW Hospital, and the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at GW SMHS, explains how you can check the status of your own mental health and how you can help your loved ones who may be struggling.
• Anxiety

Endocrinologist

• Endocrinology

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  As a designated Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology for stereotactic breast therapy, breast ultrasound and ultrasound-guided biopsy, our facility provides patients with access to a full range of advanced breast imaging technology and the latest minimally invasive treatments.
• MRI
  Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which can be valuable in checking for any unusual heart conditions and carefully evaluating the right side of the heart
• Radiology
  Dr. Rachel Brem is board-certified in Diagnostic Radiology. She is a professor of radiology and the vice chair of radiology at The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Also, she is the director of Breast Imaging & Intervention. Dr. Brem arrived at the George...
• X-Rays
• Nuclear Medicine
  The MFA's Cardiac Nuclear Laboratory is under the supervision of Brian Choi, MD, Co- Director of Advanced Cardiac Imaging and Esma Akin, MD, Director of Nuclear Medicine. Dr. Choi is an Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) who trained at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. He is board-certified in cardiovascular disease and nuclear cardiology. Dr. Akin is an Associate Professor of Radiology who is an internationally regarded clinician and researcher in nuclear cardiology imaging techniques.
• Mammography
  2-D and 3-D Mammography: For women with an average risk of breast cancer Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound: For added clarity necessary with dense breast tissue Molecular Breast Imaging (scintimammography): For newly diagnosed breast cancer
• Computed Tomography
• Chemotherapy
  Because each patient is different, counseling and treatment is highly-individualized. Options range from shielding ovaries from radiation, to taking proactive measures before chemotherapy could impact fertility. One of the most recent and significant developments for patients involves freezing a woman’s eggs. As opposed to frozen embryos, which also require sperm, eggs can be frozen by any woman to be used at any time.
• Radiation Therapy
  This phase III trial studies whether adding apalutamide to the usual treatment improves outcome in patients with lymph node positive prostate cancer after surgery. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-ray to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Androgens, or male sex hormones, can cause the...
• Radiation Oncology
• Interventional Radiology

Surgeons

• General Surgery
• Scoliosis Surgery
  Patients with spinal pain often feel they face two distinct paths: one that requires surgery, and one that does not. The uncertainty of which path to choose can cause as much inertia as the pain itself causes immobility. People are worried they won’t get better, or they are worried about where surgery could lead. Our surgeons believe in customized care to find the best options if more conservative treatment fails. These can range from minimally invasive procedures to complex revisions, as well as deformity and scoliosis surgery.
• Arthroscopy
  Our innovation and research has helped the department earn a reputation as one of the nation’s premiere institutions for shoulder surgery. Our surgeons treat injuries to tendons and ligaments, pain caused by arthritis, fractures and pain from previous surgeries which may have been unsuccessful. They have been pioneers in the use of minimally invasive, arthroscopic surgery which makes procedures less painful, allows for smaller incisions, and causes less trauma to the muscles around the shoulder. Arthroscopy has also allowed for more outpatient procedures, which means you can recover at home and more quickly resume everyday activities.
• Wound Care
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
  A range of treatments are available from non-operative measures through joint preserving procedures to partial and total joint replacement. When indicated, minimally invasive surgery is emphasized.
• Ankle Surgery
  The average person takes almost 10,000 steps a day. All that movement puts pressure on your feet and ankles. Together, the bones in your feet and ankle comprise about one-fourth of the bones in your entire body. The Foot and Ankle Service at The GW Medical Faculty Associates offers expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of problems of the foot and ankle, with an emphasis on adult reconstruction and revision surgery, traumatic and post-traumatic problems; congenital and developmental disease and deformities.
• Joint Replacement
  Pain from arthritis got you down? In the Hip and Knee Center, our joint reconstruction specialists offer a range of treatments from non-operative measures to partial and total joint replacement. When possible, nonsurgical methods are utilized first, with a philosophy that the longer the life of a person’s joint can be prolonged before opting for joint replacement, the better for the patient. In cases where surgery is needed, our surgeons utilize the least-invasive procedures and most cutting edge replacement techniques to speed your recovery.
• Arthritis Surgery
• Orthopedic Surgery
  Patients often come to the Spine Section of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at The GW Medical Faculty Associates after receiving several medical opinions. They can be frustrated looking for an answer to relieve their pain, and fear the possibility of surgery. That’s why our physicians believe comprehensive care matters, and trust matters.
• Bunions
• Neurosurgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Arthroscopy
• Hysterectomy
  Whether you've had multiple prior surgeries, are overweight, or have very large fibroids, there is an answer. A hysterectomy may not be your only option. You may qualify for a less invasive procedure to treat your fibroids.
• Knee Replacement
  Whether you suffer from persistent knee pain and stiffness, or you’ve suffered a knee injury, knee replacement surgery – one of the most successful surgeries – may be in your future.

Plastic Surgeons

• Breast Reduction
• Breast Reconstruction
  Breast cancer surgery focuses on removal of a tumor to cure the disease. But doctors can also help patients get something back—whether peace of mind, physical strength, or, in many cases, the sense of wholeness that comes with reconstruction of a new breast. Our Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center teams up with plastic surgeons at The GW Medical Faculty Associates who specialize in breast reconstruction.
• Plastic Surgery
• Breast Surgery
• Cosmetic Surgery
• Bariatric Surgery

Dermatologists

• Cosmetic Dermatology
• Skin Cancer
  There’s a reason breast cancer patients often hear, “You are not alone.†Breast cancer is the most common cancer, aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, among women in this country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds nearly 203,000 women were diagnosed with the disease in 2007, which is the most recent year numbers are available. For some patients, diagnosis carries an even larger burden—worries that life-saving treatment now might prevent the ability to have a child in the future. Our team of physicians at the Fertility & IVF Center understands those concerns and uses the latest technology to give patients more choices and greater hope than ever before.
• Dermatology
  We are pleased to announce The GW Medical Faculty Associates Dermatology Department is now offering virtual online visits with our board-certified dermatologists for your skin, hair and nail conditions. To help promote social distancing, and with COVID-19 spreading widely in the U.S., you can...
• Acne Treatment
• Eczema
  Coconut oil has long been considered a beauty "cure-all," but if we're being straight with you, that's a bit of a stretch. Sure — in a perfect world, the sweet-smelling oil would make skin conditions like acne and eczema magically disappear. Hell, it'd make hair grow thicker and longer, and...
• Rashes
• Burns

Physical Therapists

• Sports Medicine
  Whether you’re a professional athlete or a weekend warrior, at the Center for Sports Medicine you’ll be given the wide range of care that has earned us our reputation for excellence. Young or old, professional or amateur, MFA Sports Medicine has the expertise, advanced technology, and services to make a dynamic difference in your orthopaedic care. Many sports medicine conditions are treated with arthroscopic surgery, a minimally invasive surgical method that uses a camera to look inside a joint and repair damaged structures. We treat all types of sports related injuries of the knee, hip, shoulder, and foot/ankle.
• Physical Therapy
  Our neurologists have extensive experience diagnosing and treating patients with multiple sclerosis by employing a carefully calibrated combination of medications, physical therapy, occupational therapy and, as appropriate, emerging experimental therapies.
• Occupational Therapy
• Frozen Shoulder
• Tennis Elbow
• Back Pain
• Geriatrics

Podiatrists

• General Podiatry
• Achilles Tendonitis
• Bunions Problems
• Diabetic Foot Care
• Hammertoes

Allergists

• Allergies