department of medicine

PULSE is a newsletter of the Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine.  Keep up-to-date on the latest events in the Department of Medicine through our new quarterly newsletter.

Spring 2008 (PDF, 217KB).  In this issue:

  - New Rheumatology Chief Cohen Spearheading Autoimmune Research

  - Italian-born Rheumatologist Realizes His Dream at Temple

  - A New Petri Dish for General Internists

  - Temple Appoints Its Second Primary Care Chief Resident

Winter 2008 (PDF, 226KB).  In this issue: 

   - CORE Quickly Becomes Leading Obesity Research Center

   - McGaha Probing Possible Cause of Lupus

   - Mangan Honored by Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Hospital Auxiliary

   - Celebrating Old and New:  A Message from Joel Richter, MD, FACP, MACG

Fall 2007 (PDF, 270KB).  In this issue: 

   - Ultramodern Temple Lung Center Opens

   - Endocrinology Launches New Thyroid, Diabetes Programs

   - Newly Remodeled Medical Office Building Opens

   - 24 Department of Medicine Professors Best Doctors in America

Spring 2007 (PDF, 657KB).  In this issue: 

   - BMT:  20 Years of Excellent Personalized Care

   - 100th Gastric Electric Stimulator Implanted

   - Barrett's "Heart Songs" Revolutionizing Auscultation Training

   - Interventional Cardiology Procedures Correct Heart Abnormalities

Winter 2007 (PDF, 461KB).  In this issue: 

   - Superb Hands-on I.M. Residency Training

   - Finding an Effective Screen for Abuse

   - Teaching, and Researching How to Teach, Tomorrow's Internists

Fall 2006 (PDF, 1MB).  In this issue: 

   - Digestive Disease Center:  Outstanding Facility, Technology and Physicians

   - Parkman Probes GI Motility

   - Boden Explores Insulin-Resistance Link to Obesity

Summer 2006 (PDF, 761KB).  In this issue:

   - Madaio is Appointed Chief of Nephrology Section

   - Fekete Succeeds Lorber as Chief of Infectious Diseases Section

   - Two Pulmonologists 2006 Recipients of DOM Faculty Research Awards

Spring 2006 (PDF, 911KB).  In this issue:

   - Foster Heads New Center for Obesity Research and Education

   - $77 Million Ambulatory Care Center Now Serving Patients

   - Rao Succeeds Colman as Chief of Hematology Section

Winter 2006 (PDF, 714KB).  In this issue:

   - Pulmonary Section: Combining Quality Care and Research

   - Seizing the Lead in COPD Research

   - Rheumatology Section Opens Inner-City Osteoporosis Center

Fall 2005 (PDF, 812KB) .  In this issue: 

   - Department of Medicine Undergoing a Renaissance

   - Junior Faculty Receive First Two-year Research Awards

   - Bove Returns to Lead Rapidly Growing Cardiology Section