Temple neurosurgeons work with a specialized multidisciplinary cerebrovascular team to diagnose and treat a wide variety of neurological disorders, including brain aneurysm. With specialists in surgical intervention, including minimally invasive techniques, the The Neurosciences Center at is one of the most experienced in the Philadelphia region for treating neurological disorders.
Doctors & Care Team
Temple Physicians
Physicians who are employed by or contracted with Temple University, Fox Chase Cancer Center Medical Group, Inc., or Temple Physicians, Inc.
Rami O. Almefty, MD
- Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus
Anahita Deboo, MD
- Professor, Neurology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Neurology
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus
Kadir Erkmen, MD, FAANS
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Professor & Vice Chair, Neurosurgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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Director, Cerebrovascular and Neuro-Endovascular Surgery, Temple University Hospital
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Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program, Temple University Hospital
- Surgical Director, Temple Comprehensive Stroke Program
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus, Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus
Edward Gettings, DO
- Associate Professor, Neurology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Neurology
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus, Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus
Terry Heiman-Patterson, MD
- Professor, Neurology Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Neurology
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus
Paul M. Katz, MD
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Chair, Neurology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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Professor, Neurology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
- Chair, Service, Temple University Health System
Specialties
Neurology
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus
Bong-Soo Kim, MD
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Professor, Clinical Neurosurgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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Director, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Temple University Hospital
- Director, Minimally Invasive & Complex Spine Fellowship Program, Temple University Hospital
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus, Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus
Tim Lachman, MD
- Professor, Clinical Neurology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Neurology, Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus
Christopher M. Loftus, MD, FACS
- Professor, Neurosurgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus
Jin Jun Luo, MD, PhD, FAAN, FAANEM
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Professor, Neurology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
- Professor, Pharmacology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus
Valeriya Poukas, MD
- Associate Professor, Clinical Neurology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Neurology
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus
Scott R. Shepard, MD
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Associate Professor, Clinical Neurosurgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
- Director, Neurosurgical Oncology, Temple University Hospital
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus, Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Ching "Julie" Tsao, MD
- Assistant Professor, Clinical Neurology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Neurology
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus, Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus
Philip A. Villanueva, MD
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Professor, Clinical Neurosurgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
- Director, Neurotrauma and Critical Care, Temple University Hospital
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus
Michael Weaver, MD
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Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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Director, Neurosurgical Oncology, Temple University Hospital
- Attending Surgeon, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus, Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Private Practice Physicians
Private practice physicians who have privileges to treat patients at a Temple University Health System member hospital and are not employed by any Temple entity.
Douglas W. Laske, MD
- Adjunct Professor, Neurological Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Neurosurgery