The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) has received a gift from Temple University trustee, benefactor and Fox School of Business alum Phil Richards and the Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation to establish the Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation Chair for Alzheimer’s Research at Temple
Temple University Hospital (TUH) has been designated by The Joint Commission as a Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of stroke certification.
Frank Friedenberg, MD, MS (Epi), has been named Chief of the Section of Gastroenterology at Temple University Hospital (TUH) and at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM)
Temple University Hospital (TUH) performed 131 lung transplants in calendar year 2017, making it the number 1 volume program in the nation according to data just released by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).
Gary Cohen, MD, has been appointed Chair of Radiology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM), and Radiologist-in-Chief for Temple University Health System (TUHS).
To honor his memory, LKSOM recently established the Richard J. Kozera Teaching Academy, designed to support the school’s mission of teaching excellence.