Temple University Hospital Thoracic Surgery - Independent

Residency · Philadelphia, PA

Sponsored by Temple University Hospital · Director Cherie Erkmen

Cherie Erkmen, MD
Program Director · Papers with 2 residents since 2023
Thoracic surgeon, Professor at Temple University Hospital
Lung cancer, Novel intraoperative imaging techniques and the meaningful application in treating lung cancer, Decisional sciences surrounding lung cancer screening, Thoracic malignancies
Joseph Friedberg, MD
Thoracic Surgeon-in-Chief of Temple University Health System
Thoracic surgeon, Vice Chair at Temple University Hospital
Mesothelioma and other disorders of the pleura, Advanced/complicated lung cancer, Chest wall tumors, Mediastinal tumors
Aaron Eckhauser, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist, Adjunct Professor at Univ of Utah Sch of Med
Catherine Byrd, MD
PGY 7
Charles Bakhos, MD, MBA, MS
Faculty
Thoracic surgeon, Professor at Temple University Hospital
Lung cancer, Esophageal cancer, hiatal hernia, reflux, achalasia, Airway surgery
Christian Pizarro, MD
Faculty
Vascular surgeon at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Christopher Derby, MD
Faculty
Cardiac surgery physician
Claude Beaty, MD
Faculty
Congenital cardiac surgery physician, Site Director at SIDNEY KIMMEL MEDICAL COLLEGE AT THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
Single ventricle, Adult congenital heart surgery
Henry Parkman, MD
365 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
Gastroenterologist, – Stanley H. Lorber Chair in Gastroenterology at Temple University Hospital
Motility disorders of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon, Achalasia, GERD, Gastroparesis
Hiromu Kehara, MD, PhD
Faculty
Thoracic surgeon, Assistant Professor at Temple University Hospital
Coronary artery bypass grafting, Valve surgery, Aortic surgery, Pulmonary endarterectomy
Hollis Hutchings, MD
PGY 6
Vascular surgeon
Joseph Franzen, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Thoracic Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Critical care (intensivists) physician, Assistant Professor at Temple University Hospital
Joseph Obeid, MD
University of Balamand Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences · Thoracic Surgery Residency
Thoracic surgeon, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Tulane University School of Medicine
Joseph Reza, MD
Resident
Thoracic surgeon, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice at Old Dominion University
Kewal Krishan, MD, MBBS
Faculty
Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor at Temple University Hospital
Mechanical circulatory support, Technical excellence in cardiac surgery, Redo surgeries, Heart transplantation
Lisa Bevilacqua, MD
Faculty
Surgeon, Assistant Professor at Temple University Hospital
Louis Chai, MD
Faculty
Thoracic surgeon, Assistant Professor at Temple University Hospital
Mark Mitchell, MD
Thoracic Surgery - Independent Residency
Norihisa Shigemura, MD, PhD
Faculty
Thoracic surgeon, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Nosayaba Enofe, MD
General Surgery Residency
Thoracic Surgery Fellow
Ravishankar Raman, MD, MBBS
Faculty
Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor at Temple University Hospital
Adult cardiac surgery, Arterial revascularization, Structural heart disease, Valve repairs
Roh Yanagida, MD, PhD
Faculty
Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor at Temple University Hospital
Cardiothoracic transplantation, Mechanical circulatory support, Aortic root reconstruction, Chimeric animal model for organ transplant
Sarah Burki, MD
PGY 6
Vascular surgeon
Sean Jordan, MD
Resident
Family physician at Temple University Hospital

Cherie Erkmen, MD
Program Director · Papers with 2 residents since 2023
Thoracic surgeon, Professor at Temple University Hospital
Lung cancer, Novel intraoperative imaging techniques and the meaningful application in treating lung cancer, Decisional sciences surrounding lung cancer screening, Thoracic malignancies
Joseph Friedberg, MD
Thoracic Surgeon-in-Chief of Temple University Health System
Thoracic surgeon, Vice Chair at Temple University Hospital
Mesothelioma and other disorders of the pleura, Advanced/complicated lung cancer, Chest wall tumors, Mediastinal tumors
Aaron Eckhauser, MD
Faculty
Cardiologist, Adjunct Professor at Univ of Utah Sch of Med
Catherine Byrd, MD
PGY 7
Charles Bakhos, MD, MBA, MS
Faculty
Thoracic surgeon, Professor at Temple University Hospital
Lung cancer, Esophageal cancer, hiatal hernia, reflux, achalasia, Airway surgery
Christian Pizarro, MD
Faculty
Vascular surgeon at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Christopher Derby, MD
Faculty
Cardiac surgery physician
Claude Beaty, MD
Faculty
Congenital cardiac surgery physician, Site Director at SIDNEY KIMMEL MEDICAL COLLEGE AT THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
Single ventricle, Adult congenital heart surgery
Henry Parkman, MD
365 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
Gastroenterologist, – Stanley H. Lorber Chair in Gastroenterology at Temple University Hospital
Motility disorders of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon, Achalasia, GERD, Gastroparesis
Hiromu Kehara, MD, PhD
Faculty
Thoracic surgeon, Assistant Professor at Temple University Hospital
Coronary artery bypass grafting, Valve surgery, Aortic surgery, Pulmonary endarterectomy
Hollis Hutchings, MD
PGY 6
Vascular surgeon
Joseph Franzen, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Thoracic Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Critical care (intensivists) physician, Assistant Professor at Temple University Hospital
Joseph Obeid, MD
University of Balamand Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences · Thoracic Surgery Residency
Thoracic surgeon, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Tulane University School of Medicine
Joseph Reza, MD
Resident
Thoracic surgeon, Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice at Old Dominion University
Kewal Krishan, MD, MBBS
Faculty
Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor at Temple University Hospital
Mechanical circulatory support, Technical excellence in cardiac surgery, Redo surgeries, Heart transplantation
Lisa Bevilacqua, MD
Faculty
Surgeon, Assistant Professor at Temple University Hospital
Louis Chai, MD
Faculty
Thoracic surgeon, Assistant Professor at Temple University Hospital
Mark Mitchell, MD
Thoracic Surgery - Independent Residency
Norihisa Shigemura, MD, PhD
Faculty
Thoracic surgeon, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Nosayaba Enofe, MD
General Surgery Residency
Thoracic Surgery Fellow
Ravishankar Raman, MD, MBBS
Faculty
Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor at Temple University Hospital
Adult cardiac surgery, Arterial revascularization, Structural heart disease, Valve repairs
Roh Yanagida, MD, PhD
Faculty
Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor at Temple University Hospital
Cardiothoracic transplantation, Mechanical circulatory support, Aortic root reconstruction, Chimeric animal model for organ transplant
Sarah Burki, MD
PGY 6
Vascular surgeon
Sean Jordan, MD
Resident
Family physician at Temple University Hospital