BROAD AND BEYOND
FROM BROAD STREET TO THE SUBURBS AND BEYOND, TEMPLE HEALTH IS CHANGING THE FACE OF MEDICINE. For more than 120 years, Temple Health has been providing advanced care to the Philadelphia region, while leading in the discovery of new and better medical treatments. Today, Temple Health’s physician leadership is building on its rich history while transforming it from one of Philadelphia’s leading academic medical centers into a nationally renowned, top-tier medical institution.
In just the last year, world-recognized clinicians, researchers, academicians and administrators have joined the organization in key leadership positions. We have launched advanced clinical endeavors such as our Robotic Surgery Program. Our School of Medicine has opened a strong regional campus at St. Luke’s Hospital & Health Network in Bethlehem. We’ve expanded our clinical sites to include a new outpatient office in Oaks, PA and one soon to open in Fort Washington. And we’ve enhanced the care on our Broad Street campus with investments like that in the new patient-focused Ambulatory Surgery Center.
With our new programs, research and faculty, this is one of the most dynamic periods in Temple Health’s history.
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There is a palpable sense of enthusiasm and excitement here. We’ve recruited renowned physicians from around the country who have enhanced Temple’s capacity to expand its mission well beyond our traditional boundaries.
Larry R. Kaiser, MD, FACS Senior Executive Vice President for Health Sciences, Temple University Dean & Professor of Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine President & Chief Executive Officer, Temple University Health System
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Minimally invasive and robotic surgery is revolutionizing patient care. Already we can offer many patients the full treatment benefits of surgery with far smaller incisions, less tissue damage and faster recovery time. At Temple, we’re developing innovative robotic procedures that improve treatment for a broader group of patients.
Daniel D. Eun, MD
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Vice Chief of Robotic Surgery Director of Minimally Invasive Robotic Urologic Oncology & Reconstruction, Temple University Hospital Associate Professor of Clinical Urology, Temple University School of Medicine
DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVES TO MANY INVASIVE SURGERIES Before you can offer world-class clinical care, you need to invest in world-class clinicians and the most advanced technology available. And right now in the Philadelphia region, Temple Health is doing just that.
Merging high-end technology like the da Vinci® Surgical System, with our renowned robotic surgeons, Temple Health can now offer the least invasive options for patients needing treatment in cardiology, gynecology, ENT and urology.
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The goal of translational medicine is to achieve new breakthrough discoveries in the lab and bring them to patients’ bedsides faster. Right now Temple has an incredible influx of new people, new ideas and new energy which makes it a great place for this groundbreaking work to take place.
Walter J. Koch, PhD Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology Director of the Center for Translational Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine
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The future of medicine is the individualization of care. Meaning we wish to identify genetic and epigenetic factors that contribute to different diseases in different people, and customize therapies to treat them.
Jean-Pierre Issa, MD Professor of Medicine Director of the Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, Temple University School of Medicine
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TURNING MEDICAL RESEARCH INTO MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS Today, Temple researchers are advancing new therapies for the most widespread and deadly diseases.
Temple’s new Center for Translational Medicine is actively pushing the boundaries of science and converting laboratory breakthroughs into effective new therapies and treatments in much less time than ever before, giving new hope to patients with few other options. Temple’s Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology is pioneering the field of personalized medicine through its work in epigenetics and discovering new ways to prevent and cure disease.
With the planned addition of Fox Chase Cancer Center, one of the most respected cancer centers in the country, Temple Health is poised to create synergies in research resulting in new life-saving cancer treatments.
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Our goal is to become a role model for keeping diverse communities healthy. We’re also harnessing the commitment of our faculty and staff to teach and train as we provide the next generation of physicians with the knowledge and skills they’ll need to effectively treat patients amid the many emerging changes in healthcare.
Crystal A. Gadegbeku, MD, FAHA
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Section Chief of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Temple University Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine
CREATING NEW MODELS OF CARE IN AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY Emphasizing a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach, Temple Health faculty are training the next generation of physicians to meet the challenges in medicine today, while preparing them for those of the coming years.
By empowering tomorrow’s doctors with the knowledge and experience they need both to treat and to prevent disease, we’ll improve the health status of generations to come. This is one of the reasons that Temple Health is becoming a role model for academic medical centers across the country.
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I came to Temple because I wanted to work with the people here. I feel a strong commitment from Dr. Kaiser and other leaders at Temple. Everyone has the same goal – cardiologists, pulmonologists, anesthesiologists, coordinators, nurses – everybody. In addition to offering the highest quality care for end-stage cardiopulmonary diseases, my goal is to make the Temple Thoracic Transplant Program one of the best in the world clinically and academically, and to train promising surgeons who can become future thoracic transplant directors. I made a good decision coming to Temple.”
Yoshiya Toyoda, MD, PhD Vice Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery Surgical Director of Heart and Lung Transplantation Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support, Temple University Hospital Professor of Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine
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TRANSFORMING TEMPLE’S PROGRAMS WITH WORLD RENOWNED PHYSICIANS Temple is attracting clinicians and researchers at the top of their fields. One recent example is Yoshiya Toyoda, MD, PhD. Dr. Toyoda has an outstanding international reputation and before coming to Temple directed one of the largest and most successful heart and lung transplant programs in the United States. He has performed more than 450 heart, lung and heart-lung transplants and pioneered a minimally invasive surgical technique that helps patients to avoid complications. Dr. Toyoda has also written several book chapters and has published over 300 abstracts and articles in peer-reviewed publications. In addition, he has mentored over 40 cardiothoracic residents, fellows, researchers and observers from all over the world.
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Temple is a tremendous place to work. I’ve been here for 20 years. Our mission, what we do every day—makes a difference. Our new leadership has made a strong commitment to our mission and to our growth. The things we’ve been doing forever and the new things we’re doing now, we’re building something for the next 10, 20, 30 years. Coming to Temple was the best thing that ever happened to me professionally. I wouldn’t want to work anywhere else.
Amy Goldberg, MD, FACS Section Chief of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care General Surgery Residency Program Director, Temple University Hospital Professor of Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine
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IT’S A GREAT TIME TO BE A PART OF TEMPLE HEALTH Temple Health is now in the midst of one of the greatest chapters in its storied 120-year history. It’s a time of transformation, growth, collaboration, new energy and new vision, which has kindled much excitement among our physicians, nurses and staff.
With a commitment from our new leadership, we are transforming Temple Health into a leading academic medical institution. We remain committed to excellence, multidisciplinary clinical care, research and expansion, all while continuing to provide advanced medical care in our neighborhood community and beyond.
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