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Family, faculty and alumni gathered for a Celebration of Life to honor the towering legacy of the late Carson Schneck, MD ’59, PhD ’65, a beloved Katz School of Medicine faculty member who created a pioneering curriculum for Gross Anatomy that continues to be used today.  

One hundred forty (140) Temple physicians have been named to Philadelphia magazine’s “Top Doctors” list for 2022. Physicians on the list were nominated by their professional peers and practice at Temple University Hospital (TUH)-Main Campus, Fox Chase Cancer Center, TUH-Jeanes Campus, TUH-Episcopal Campus and in the community as part of Temple Physicians, Inc. (TPI).

Previous work by researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine into the recent surge in firearm violence across Philadelphia during the COVID-19 pandemic found that it was strongly associated with the enactment of containment measures. Now, new research published in the journal Preventive Medicine builds on those findings by examining the people and places impacted by interpersonal firearm violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia.