The specialists at the Voice, Airway & Swallowing Center at the Temple Head & Neck Institute use the latest medical and surgical techniques to treat a wide array of disorders, including laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR).
Doctors & Care Team
Physicians who are employed by or contracted with Temple University, Temple University Hospital, Fox Chase Cancer Center Medical Group, Inc., Temple Physicians, Inc. or CHH Community Health.
Charles T. Bakhos, MD, MBA, MS, FACS
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Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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Quality and Improvement Officer, Thoracic Surgery, Temple University Hospital
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Director, Tracheobronchomalacia Program, Temple University Hospital
- Vice Chief, Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Locations
TUH – Main Campus, Temple Health Oaks
Cherie P. Erkmen, MD
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Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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Professor, Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program, Temple University Hospital
- Director, Lung Cancer Screening Program, Temple University Hospital
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Locations
TUH – Main Campus
Brenda J. Horwitz, MD
- Professor, Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Locations
TUH – Main Campus, Temple Health Ft. Washington
Benjamin Krevsky, MD, MPH
- Professor, Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Locations
TUH – Main Campus
Henry P. Parkman, MD
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Stanley H. Lorber Research Endowment Fund and Chair, Gastroenterology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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Vice Chair of Research, Department of Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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Professor, Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
- Director, GI Motility Laboratory, Temple University Hospital
Specialties
Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders
Locations
TUH – Main Campus
Akina Tamaki, MD, FACS
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Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
- Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Specialties
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Locations
TUH – Main Campus, Fox Chase Cancer Center – Main Campus, Fox Chase Cancer Center at TUH – Main Campus
Karl Whitley, MD
- Associate Professor, Clinical Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Head and Neck Surgery
David M. Zisa, MD
- Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Gastroenterology
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.