In 2025, Temple Health performed 179 lung transplants—more than any health system in the country—thanks to the high-level expertise and dedication of its multidisciplinary team. To celebrate the milestone, the Health System hosted an appreciation ceremony for its team members.
(Top row, from left) Joseph DiMartino, DNP, NE-BC, AVP of Nursing for TUH-Main Campus; Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP, Director of the Temple Lung Center and Founding Chair & Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery; Abhi Rastogi; Anoop George, MPA, RRT, Director of Operations, Pulmonary Services. (Bottom row, from left) Joe Paparo, Hospital Services Coordinator at Gift of Life; Dr. Cordova; Dr. Toyoda; Ashley Whiting-Johnson, CRNP, Director of Lung Transplant Clinical Services.
Abhi Rastogi, MBA, MIS, President & CEO of Temple Health; Yoshiya Toyoda, MD, PhD, Surgical Director of Thoracic Transplantation and Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at Temple University Hospital; and Francis C. Cordova, MD, Medical Director of TUH’s Lung Transplantation Program, delivered remarks.
Each thanked team members for their hard work and commitment, and honored the lifechanging impact they have made on so many patients and their families.
