The program, with its research component, prepares the trainee for both a clinical and an academic career. The division's full-time faculty is actively engaged in a variety of research endeavors. Research interests include red cell structure and physiology, hemoglobinopathies, coagulopathies, immunology, tumor cell biology, and mechanisms of the action of anti-cancer drugs. The bone marrow transplantation research laboratory is investigating new methods of stem cell preservation and GVHD prevention. The faculty is actively involved in the design and execution of clinical cancer protocol studies and has membership in several cooperative oncology groups.
Fellows have the opportunity for intensive involvement in the divisional research activities.
Dr. Simon joined the GW faculty in 1980. He received his M.D. from the University of Maryland and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Simon completed his training in internal medicine at the University of Maryland Hospital and his infectious disease training at the Tufts-New England Medical Center. He is currently studying both clinical and basic science aspects of HIV infection. David M. Parenti, M.D. HIV Infection, Opportunistic Infections, Antibiotic Resistance, Tropical Medicine Afsoon D. Roberts, M.D. Fields of Interest.