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department of pediatricsA Message from Stephen C. Aronoff, MD Professor, Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics at Temple University School of Medicine has three principal missions:
To achieve these missions, the Department of Pediatrics provides subspecialty care in all of the major subspecialty fields of Pediatrics:
The Department of Pediatrics has an active clinical trial program in the fields of vaccine and common pediatric illnesses. The Department also has a Center of Excellence in children’s asthma care and a Center of Excellence in childhood weight management.
The Department of Pediatrics at Temple University School of Medicine reached its worldwide prominence under the leadership of Waldo E. Nelson, MD who was the Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics from 1940 to 1964, editor of the Journal of Pediatrics and the editor of the Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, generally known as the "bible" of pediatrics. In February 1998, the Department moved to its new, state-of-the-art, 60-bed Temple University Children's Medical Center (TUCMC) on the Health Sciences Campus at Broad and Tioga Streets.
A dedicated pediatric Emergency Unit, staffed by board-certified pediatric emergency specialists, serves the needs of the community and Temple University Hospital. TUCMC has a 10-bed critical care unit staffed by pediatric critical care specialists that serves the needs of the spine center located at the adjacent Shriners Hospital, as well as providing care to critically ill children referred to TUCMC. The remaining 50 medical-surgical beds are covered 24 hours a day by board-certified pediatricians (hospitalists) who serve as attending physicians for patients admitted to the hospital.
Temple Pediatric Care (TPC) is our ambulatory pediatric service staffed by board-certified pediatricians who bring private office practice to our community.
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Contact Information:Department of Pediatrics Temple University School of Medicine 3509 N. Broad Street 6th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19140 T: 215-707-6605 F: 215-707-5956
Stephen Aronoff, MD Chairperson
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