ABOUT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

Georgetown University Medical Center is a $225 million biomedical research and educational organization that is home to more than 80 percent of Georgetown University's sponsored research expenditures each year.

Georgetown University Medical Center is comprised of a nationally ranked School of Medicine (founded in 1851), School of Nursing & Health Studies (founded in 1903), the NCI - designated Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, and a Biomedical Graduate Research Organization (BGRO), which is home to more than 60 percent of the university's sponsored research funds.

In FY07, GUMC brought in $138 million in sponsored research funds, more than half of which was federally funded. Clinical care is provided at Georgetown University Hospital and satellite locations through a partnership with MedStar Health. The Medical Center is the largest and most prominent Catholic medical center in the country.

Administration and Senior Leadership

Office of the Executive Vice President
Howard J. Federoff, M.D., Ph.D.
Executive Vice President for Health Sciences
Executive Dean of School of Medicine

School of Medicine
Stephen Ray Mitchell, M.D., Dean for Medical Education

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Louis M. Weiner, M.D., Director

School of Nursing and Health Studies
Bette Keltner, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., Dean

Biomedical Graduate Research Organization
Robert Clarke, Ph.D., D.Sc., Interim Director

Office of Technology Commercialization
Claudia Cherney Stewart, Ph.D.
Vice President of Technology Licensing

Office of Planning and Enterprise Development
Andy Deubler
Vice President for Planning and Enterprise Development

Medical Center Development
Bill Bishop, Associate Vice President for Development, GUMC

Office of Regulatory Affairs
Sheila Cohen Zimmet, J.D., Associate Vice President

Office of Communications
Laura Cavender, Executive Director

Medical Center Operations and Finance
Kathy Byington, Vice President and Chief Business Officer

Office of the University Counsel
Kathryn Baerwald, Associate University Counsel

Recent Press Releases

Feb 1, 2008 Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Names Peter G. Shields Deputy Director
Jan 28, 2008 Georgetown Hematology Head Named Chairman-Elect, Lymphoma Research Foundation
Jan 24, 2008 New Study Shows that Fatigue Improves after Sinus Surgery
Jan 14, 2008 Georgetown Drug Discovery Expert To Be Awarded Endowed Chair in Experimental Therapeutics
Jan 14, 2008 Findings Point to Molecular 'Achilles Heel' for Half of Breast Cancer Tumors
Dec 26, 2007 New Research Tools Suggest Cancer And Other Diseases Are Too Complex For Easy Answers, Researchers Say
Dec 20, 2007 Georgetown Economist Elected Chair of Center for Health Policy Development
Dec 19, 2007 Georgetown Bioterrorism Expert Appointed to Biodefense Advisory Board
Nov 13, 2007 Experimental Technique at GUMC Offers Real-Time Analysis of Breast Cancer Biopsies
Nov 8, 2007 Georgetown’s Gordon Receives Bravewell Award for Pioneering Efforts in Mind-Body Medicine
Nov 8, 2007 Georgetown Announces Partnership with East China Normal University
Nov 1, 2007 Partnership Established to Ensure District of Columbia Children are Ready for School
Nov 1, 2007 2007 Avon Foundation Awardees Include Lombardi’s Capital Breast Care Center
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