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July 02, 2019
HIV Eliminated from the Genomes of Living Animals

In a major collaborative effort, researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center have for the first time eliminated replication-competent HIV-1 DNA – the virus responsible for AIDS – from the genomes of living animals.
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June 27, 2019
Research Reveals No Differences in Outcomes after Hernia Surgery Performed by Medical Doctors vs. Surgeons in Ghana

According to research published in the World Journal of Surgery, an estimated 1 million inguinal hernias will await repair in Ghana by 2022. Unfortunately, a shortage of available surgeons persists in that area of the world, limiting access to hernia repair. New research published June 26 in JAMA Surgery and co-led by Temple’s Jessica H. Beard, MD, MPH, examines one approach to tackling the situation: training medical doctors to perform inguinal hernia surgery.
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June 27, 2019
Temple University Hospital Performs 200th PTE Surgery

Temple University Hospital’s Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart Failure and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) Program within the Temple Heart and Vascular Institute recently achieved a clinical milestone by performing its 200^th pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) – a complex procedure offered at only a handful of hospitals in the U.S.
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June 21, 2019
Embryonic MicroRNA Fuels Heart Cell Regeneration, Temple Researchers Show

By adulthood, the heart is no longer able to replenish injured or diseased cells. As a result, heart disease or an event like a heart attack can be disastrous, leading to massive cell death and permanent declines in function. A new study by scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, however, shows that it may be possible to reverse this damage and restore heart function, even after a severe heart attack.
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June 19, 2019
LKSOM Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student Research Showcased During Dawn Marks Research Day

For the past 18 years, PhD and MS students from the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine have shown off their research accomplishments at the annual Dawn Marks Research Day. This year's event, held on June 13 in Temple's Medical Education and Research Building, featured 36 student poster exhibits and nine oral presentations.
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June 17, 2019
Dr. Larry Kaiser, the Lewis Katz Dean at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Recognized as One of the 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives by Modern Healthcare

Larry R. Kaiser, MD, FACS, President & CEO of Temple University Health System, the Lewis Katz Dean at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Senior Executive Vice President for Health Affairs at Temple University, has been named one of the “50 Most Influential Clinical Executives” for 2019 by Modern Healthcare.
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June 17, 2019
Temple-Led Research Calls into Question the Practice of Implanting Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Patients on a Prophylactic Basis Prior to Bariatric Surgery

Dr. Riyaz Bashir led a research team that sought to compare the outcomes associated with patients receiving prophylactic IVCFs prior to bariatric surgery to those who did not receive IVCFs. The team’s findings were published online June 17 by the journal JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.
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June 10, 2019
Temple’s Dr. Laurie Kilpatrick Is the New President-Elect of the Shock Society

Laurie E. Kilpatrick, PhD, Professor in the Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research in the Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, the Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, and Department of Physiology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM), has been elected to serve as president-elect of the Shock Society.
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