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Dr. Cherie Erkmen Offers Insight to CBS Philadelphia About Zack Wheeler’s Diagnosis of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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Cherie P Erkmen, MD, Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, offered insight to CBS News Philadelphia for multiple online and broadcast stories about Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler’s diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome. One was featured in CBS News Philadelphia's Health Section, and the other was featured in the Sports Section. Erkmen has not treated Wheeler.