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New Medical/Surgical Pavilion at MedStar Georgetown Moves Another Step Forward
 The Old Georgetown Board (OGB) of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts has given concept approval to plans for a new medical/surgical pavilion at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.

Charbel Moussa, MD, PhD and Fernando Pagan, MD
Study: Cancer Drug Restores Important Brain Dopamine in Parkinson’s Patients
 A small phase I study provides molecular evidence that an FDA-approved drug for leukemia significantly increased brain dopamine and reduced toxic proteins linked to disease progression in patients with Parkinson’s disease or dementia with Lewy bodies.

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Obtains Certificate of Need for New Medical/Surgical Pavilion
 MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has successfully obtained a Certificate of Need from the State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) for a new state-of-the-art medical/surgical building on the hospital’s campus.

MedStar Medical Professionals Talk Careers with High School Students
 A panel of six MedStar Health medical professionals visited Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland on March 4, 2016 - the fourth year of a partnership between MedStar and the high school known for its science and technology curricula.