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Frank K. Friedenberg, MD, MS (Epi)

Frank K. Friedenberg
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  • Co-Medical Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program, Temple University Hospital
  • Chief, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  • Professor, Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Specialties

GI/Gastroenterology

Distinctions
LGBTQ Affirming Provider at Temple Health 2023 Top Doctors by Philadelphia magazine
About Me
Publications
About Me
Clinical Interests
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Treatment of C. difficile colitis
Research Interests
  • Epidemiologic studies using large datasets
Education
  • MD, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Training
  • Fellowship, Gastroenterology, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
  • Fellowship, Gastroenterology, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certification
  • Gastroenterology
  • Internal Medicine
Memberships
  • American Gastroenterological Association
  • American College of Gastroenterology
Awards and Honors
  • Best Doctors in America®, Gastroenterology, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020
  • Top Doctors, Gastroenterology, Philadelphia magazine, 2018-2023
Offices

Office Locations

Temple Digestive Disease Center

Temple University Hospital – Main Campus

3401 N. Broad Street

Ambulatory Care Center, 3rd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19140

800-TEMPLE-MED

Temple Gastroenterology at Jeanes Campus

Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus
7500 Central Avenue
Physicians Office Building
Suite 209
Philadelphia PA, 19111

Publications
Digital Bibliography
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