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Dr. Michael Weaver appointed Chair of Neurosurgery at Temple

 

Michael W. Weaver, MDJune 28, 2013. Michael W. Weaver, MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Temple University School of Medicine (TUSM), has been appointed Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at TUSM. He has served as Interim Chair of the Department since August 2012 and was selected after a national search.

 

Board-certified in neurological surgery, Dr. Weaver completed his undergraduate education at Franklin and Marshall College, and earned his MD degree from Temple University School of Medicine. He remained at Temple after graduation to complete a general surgery internship and a neurosurgery residency. Dr. Weaver also completed a six-month pediatric neurosurgery residency at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, and a six-month Neurosurgical Fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital before returning to Temple.

 

In addition to his other roles, Dr. Weaver also currently serves as Medical Director of Temple’s Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit. His clinical interests include neuro-oncology, intracranial procedures involving skull-based surgery, and cerebrovascular surgery. Dr. Weaver is also a dedicated researcher with past and current work in the areas of neuro-oncology and cerebrovascular research. He and his colleagues are also actively involved in developing brain tumor protocols.

 

Dr. Weaver has been named a “Rising Star” in Philadelphia magazine’s “Top Doctors” list. He is an inductee of Temple University School of Medicine’s Epsilon Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, and is the recipient of the Medical School’s Augustine R. Peale Award and Mary Wiederman Award in Physiology. Dr. Weaver is a member of a number of professional organizations and specialty societies, including the American Medical Association, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, and the Pennsylvania Medical Society. He has also made numerous original contributions to the medical literature, and been asked to make nearly two dozen lectures and presentations at international and national meetings.

 

 

Temple medical resident earns Humaneness in Medicine Award from Philadelphia County Medical Society

 

Jocelyn Edathil, MD, PhDJune 10, 2013. Jocelyn Edathil, MD, PhD, a third-year internal medicine resident at Temple University Hospital, has earned the Vanitha Appadorai Vaidya, MD Award for Humaneness in Medicine from the Philadelphia County Medical Society. The award is presented to a resident or fellow in recognition of their skills in working with people, patients and their families, and understanding human as well as clinical needs.

 

Dr. Edathil has a special interest in HIV research and translational medicine. She earned her PhD in organic chemistry focusing on antiviral drug design. At the completion of her residency, Dr. Edathil plans to become a missionary and focus on global health in HIV.

 

She received the award during a June 8 ceremony at the Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia.

 

 

Dr. Curtis Miyamoto, Chair of Radiation Oncology at Temple, elected President of Philadelphia County Medical Society

 

Curtis Miyamoto, MDJune 10, 2013. Curtis Miyamoto, MD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Temple University School of Medicine, has been installed as the 152nd President of the Philadelphia County Medical Society (PCMS). He was elected by his peers and will serve as president of PCMS for one year.

 

Dr. Miyamoto has been a member of PCMS and the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) since 2002. He has served on the PCMS Board of Directors as past Treasurer, past Delegate-at-Large and President-Elect. Dr. Miyamoto has also served as mentor for the PCMS Medical Student Section and is currently a Delegate to the PAMED House of Delegates.

 

“I am extremely honored to be the 152nd President of the Philadelphia County Medical Society,” said Dr. Miyamoto. “I look forward to leading the organization and bringing talented people together to create solutions to problems that are challenging the healthcare community at large.”

 

Dr. Miyamoto’s clinical and research interests include general external beam radiation; 3-D conformal radiotherapy; stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy; intensity modulated radiation therapy; image-guided radiation therapy; Gamma Knife® treatments; translational research; brain tumors and disorders; and prostate, lung, breast and gastrointestinal cancers. He earned his MD from the Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, and went on to complete a radiation oncology residency and a radiation oncology and nuclear medicine research fellowship at Hahnemann University Hospital. Dr. Miyamoto also completed a fellowship with the American Cancer Society.

 

Dr. Miyamoto was installed as president of PCMS during a June 8 ceremony at the Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia.

 

 

Two Temple University School of Medicine faculty  members selected for prestigious NIH posts

 

May 20, 2013. Joseph Cheung, MD, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine, and Xiao-Feng Yang, MD, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, Professor at the Cardiovascular Research Center and Professor at the Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center at Temple University School of Medicine, have been selected for prestigious posts as members of National Institutes of Health (NIH) study sections.

 

Members of NIH study sections are seasoned experts in their scientific disciplines, and selected on the basis of their research accomplishments, publication records and scientific honors. Study section members review grant applications submitted to the NIH from investigators all over the country, make recommendations on the applications to national advisory councils and survey the status of research in their fields.

 

Dr. Cheung has been selected for the NIH Electrophysiology, Signal Transduction and Arrhythmias Study Section. Dr. Yang has been selected for the Atherosclerosis and Inflammation of the Cardiovascular Systems Study Section. Their selections are effective July 1, 2013, and carry terms of five to six years.

 

“Membership on a study section represents a unique opportunity to contribute to the national biomedical research effort,” said Richard Nakamura, PhD, Director of the NIH Center for Scientific Review. “The functions are of great value to medical and allied research in this country.”

 

 

Darilyn V. Moyer, MD, FACP to become Chair-elect of the Board of Governors of National Doctors' Group

 

Darilyn V. Moyer, MD, FACPApril 8, 2013. Darilyn V. Moyer, MD, FACP, has been named Chair-elect of the Board of Governors of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation’s largest medical specialty organization. Dr. Moyer’s term will begin at the conclusion of Internal Medicine 2013, ACP’s annual scientific meeting in San Francisco, CA., April 11-13.

 

Dr. Moyer is currently serving as Governor of ACP’s Pennsylvania Southeastern Chapter. Governors are elected by local ACP members and serve four-year terms. Working with a local council, they supervise ACP chapter activities, appoint members to local committees, and preside at regional meetings. They also represent members by serving on the ACP Board of Governors. She has been a Fellow of the ACP (FACP) since 1995. FACP is an honorary designation that recognizes ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice of medicine.

 

Dr. Moyer is the Vice Chair and Internal Medicine Program Director, Department of Medicine, and Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Temple University School of Medicine and Temple University Hospital. She is a Professor of Medicine and Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education at Temple University School of Medicine. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and has completed Maintenance of Certification in Infectious Disease.

 

She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in the Biological Basis of Behavior, Biology and Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and attended medical school at Temple University School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Temple University Hospital and served as a Chief Resident/Clinical Instructor of Medicine. She went on to complete an Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, CA.

 

Dr. Moyer is on the faculty in the Department of Medicine at Temple University School of and is an active practitioner in primary care, HIV and Infectious Diseases. She received the Temple University School of Medicine Women in Medicine Mentoring Award in 2012.

 

Her research and scholarly activity interests and presentations include those in the medical education, high value care, patient safety, professionalism and digital media and HIV/Infectious Diseases realm. She is the Co-Faculty Advisor for the Temple University School of Medicine Internal Medicine Interest Group and for the Temple University School of Medicine Student Educating About Healthcare Policy group.

 

The American College of Physicians (www.acponline.org) is the largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group in the United States. ACP members include 133,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students. Internal medicine physicians are specialists who apply scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness. Follow ACP on Twitter (www.twitter.com/acpinternists) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/acpinternists).

 

 

Temple physician named President of American College of Rheumatology

 

Audrey Uknis, MDApril 2, 2013. Audrey Uknis, MD, Professor of Medicine and Senior Associate Dean for Admissions and Strategy at TUSM, was named the 2013 President of the American College of Rheumatology. The ACR represents more than 9,000 rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals around the world. Dr. Uknis has held numerous volunteer positions with the ACR, including Treasurer, founding member of the Regional Advisory Council, Chair of the Continuous Professional Development Subcommittee, and service on the ACR’s Board of Directors.