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The first rule of being a doctor for a professional sports team: You do not talk about the team. To be more precise, you do not talk about the athletes you treat on the team. The wrong word about a player’s health could hurt far more than any sprain, strain, or break. This is something Sanjay…

The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), GW Hospital, and The GW Medical Faculty Associates are pleased to announce Raj Rao, M.D., as the new chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. In this role, Rao will position the Department for clinical and…

At this year’s Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, more than 20 accidents at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, the site of the snowboarding and freestyle skiing events such as halfpipe, slopestyle, and moguls, forced many athletes out of the competition. The injuries, widely attributed to dangerous…