WASHINGTON (June 29, 2015) — Experts at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health are available to comment on firework safety, food and nutrition, heat stroke, and sports safety and give general health and safety tips. Below is a list of experts available to comment on holiday health stories.

To interview experts from the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, please contact Lisa Anderson at [email protected] or 202-994-3121.

Babak Sarani, M.D.Associate Professor of SurgeryChief of Trauma and Acute SurgeryDr. Sarani can speak on trauma situations, such as firework injuries, occurring during the holiday.

Rajeev Pandarinath, M.D.Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic SurgeryDr. Pandarinath can speak on sports safety and sports medicine.

Adam Friedman, M.D.Associate Professor of DermatologyDirector, Dermatology Residency Program Dr. Friedman can speak on sun safety and how to best protect the skin while celebrating in the outdoors. He can also speak on summer/heat related skin rashes.

GW emergency medicine physicians, Drs. Shesser and Liferidge, can speak on heat stroke, exhaustion, how to keep cool in the heat, and other safety issues during the holiday.

Rob Shesser, M.D.Chair of the Department of Emergency MedicineProfessor of Emergency Medicine

Aisha Liferidge, M.D., M.P.H.Assistant Professor of Emergency MedicineDirector, Health Policy Fellowship

To interview experts from the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health, please contact Kathy Fackelmann at [email protected] or 202-994-8354.

Todd Miller, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Exercise and Nutrition SciencesDr. Miller can discuss strategies that can help people stick with an exercise routine during the July 4th holiday.

Allison Sylvetsky Meni, Ph.D.Visiting Assistant Professor of Exercise and Nutrition SciencesDr. Meni can discuss a strategy to eat healthful foods at a time when there’s plenty of opportunity for parties and diet-busting summer barbecues.