Best Lung Doctors in Philadelphia — Philadelphia magazine Top Doctors 2025

Danish Ahmad, MD

• Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Specialties

Pulmonary Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine

Locations

Fox Chase Cancer Center – Main Campus

Charles T. Bakhos, MD, MBA, MS, FACS

• Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Quality and Improvement Officer, Thoracic Surgery, Temple University Hospital
  
• 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

Kathleen Brennan, MD

• Associate Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Unit-Based Medical Director, 6 West, Temple University Hospital – Main Campus

Specialties

Pulmonology

Locations

TUH – Main Campus, TUH – Jeanes Campus

Whitney Morgan Burrows, MD

• Associate Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Associate Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Specialties

Thoracic Surgery

Locations

TUH – Jeanes Campus, Fox Chase Cancer Center at TUH – Main Campus, Fox Chase Cancer Center – Main Campus

David E. Ciccolella, MD

• Associate Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Director, Respiratory Therapy, Inpatient
  
• Epic Lead, Temple University Hospital

Specialties

Pulmonology

Locations

TUH – Main Campus, Temple Health Oaks

Francis C. Cordova, MD

• Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Medical Director, Lung Transplantation Program, Temple University Hospital

Specialties

Pulmonology

Locations

TUH – Main Campus

Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP

• Chair and Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Director, Temple Lung Center

Specialties

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonology

Locations

TUH – Main Campus, Temple Health Oaks

Parag Desai, MD

• Professor, Clinical Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Unit Based Medical Director, CT Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Temple University Hospital
  
• Associate Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Specialties

Pulmonary Critical Care, Pulmonology

Locations

TUH – Main Campus, Temple Health Oaks

Cherie P. Erkmen, MD

• Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Professor, Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program, Temple University Hospital
  
• Director, Lung Cancer Screening Program, Temple University Hospital

Specialties

Thoracic Surgery

Locations

TUH – Main Campus

Joseph Friedberg, MD, FACS

• Thoracic Surgeon-in-Chief, Temple University Health System
  
• Vice Chair, Surgical Services, Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery
  
• Co-Director, Temple Health Mesothelioma and Pleural Disease Program
  
• Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Specialties

Thoracic Surgery

Locations

Fox Chase Cancer Center – Main Campus, TUH – Main Campus, Temple Health – Chestnut Hill Hospital

Andrew J. Gangemi, MD

• Assistant Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy, Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus
  
• Medical Director, Bronchoscopy Suite, Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus
  
• Medical Director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Temple University Hospital – Main Campus

Specialties

Pulmonology

Locations

TUH – Jeanes Campus

Jamie Garfield, MD

• Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Clinical Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency, Temple University Hospital
  
• Clinical Course Director, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Specialties

Pulmonary Critical Care, Pulmonology

Locations

TUH – Main Campus, Temple Health Oaks

Rohit Gupta, MD

• Associate Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Director, Sarcoidosis Program, Temple University Hospital

Specialties

Pulmonary Critical Care, Pulmonology

Locations

Temple Health – Chestnut Hill Hospital

Alan David Haber, MD, FCCP

• Chief, Section of Pulmonary, Sleep and Critical Care Medicine
  
• Professor, Department of Medicine
  
• Director, Intensive Care Unit

Specialties

Pulmonary Critical Care

Locations

Fox Chase Cancer Center – Main Campus, Fox Chase Cancer Center - Doylestown

Steven G. Kelsen, MD

• Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Specialties

Pulmonology, Allergy and Immunology

Locations

TUH – Main Campus, TUH – Jeanes Campus

Victor Kim, MD

• Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Director, Pulmonary Outpatient Clinic, Temple University Hospital

Specialties

Pulmonology

Locations

TUH – Main Campus

Samuel Krachman, DO

• Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Director, Sleep Center, Temple University Hospital and TUH – Jeanes Campus

Specialties

Sleep Medicine, Pulmonology, Pulmonary Critical Care

Locations

TUH – Main Campus, TUH – Jeanes Campus

Rohit Kumar, MD

• Associate Professor
  
• Vice Chair, Department of Medicine
  
• Associate Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology

Specialties

Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine

Locations

Fox Chase Cancer Center – Main Campus, Fox Chase Cancer Center - Doylestown

A. James Mamary, MD

• Professor, Thoracic Medicine & Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Assistant Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, Temple University Hospital

Specialties

Pulmonary Critical Care, Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine

Locations

TUH – Main Campus, Temple Health Oaks

Christopher J. Manley, MD

• Director, Interventional Pulmonology
  
• Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
  
• Clinical Director of Thoracic Cancer Service Line
  
• Medical Director of Research and Development Alliances, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Specialties

Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine

Locations

Fox Chase Cancer Center – Main Campus

Nathaniel Marchetti, DO

• Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Medical Director, Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Temple University Hospital

Specialties

Pulmonary Critical Care, Pulmonology

Locations

TUH – Main Campus, Temple Health Oaks

Parth M. Rali, MD, FCCP

• Associate Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Director of Fellowship Wellness and Social Media, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, Temple University Hospital
  
• Director, Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) Program, Temple University Hospital
  
• Chair, Temple University Hospital Anticoagulation Stewardship Committee

Specialties

Pulmonary Critical Care

Locations

TUH – Main Campus, Temple Health – Chestnut Hill Hospital

Daniel A. Salerno, MD, MS

• Professor, Clinical Thoracic Medicine & Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Director, RICU (Critical Care Services), Temple University Hospital

Specialties

Pulmonology

Locations

TUH – Main Campus, Temple Health Oaks

Robert Satriale, MD, FAASM

Specialties

Pulmonology

Locations

Temple Health Oaks, Temple Health – Chestnut Hill Hospital

Aditi G. Satti, MD

• Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Professor, Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Specialties

Pulmonary Critical Care

Locations

TUH – Main Campus, Temple Health Oaks

Kartik V. Shenoy, MD

• Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Associate Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Specialties

Pulmonary Critical Care

Locations

TUH – Main Campus, Temple Health – Chestnut Hill Hospital

Stacey Su, MD, FACS

• Chief, Thoracic Surgery
  
• Associate Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology
  
• Director, Thoracic Oncology Fellowship Training Program

Specialties

Thoracic Surgery

Locations

Fox Chase Cancer Center – Main Campus, Fox Chase Cancer Center – Chestnut Hill

Yoshiya Toyoda, MD, PhD

• Professor, Surgery and William Maul Measey Chair, Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University Hospital
  
• Surgical Director of Thoracic Transplantation, Temple University Hospital
  
• Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Temple University Hospital
  
• Physician Executive, Temple Heart & Vascular Institute

Specialties

Lung Transplant Surgery, Heart Transplant Surgery

Locations

TUH – Main Campus

John M. Travaline, MD

• Director, Pulmonary Procedure Unit, Temple University Hospital
  
• Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Specialties

Pulmonary Critical Care, Sleep Medicine

Locations

Temple Health Oaks, Temple Health – Chestnut Hill Hospital

Maria Elena Vega-Sanchez, MD

• Professor of Clinical Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Specialties

Pulmonary Critical Care

Locations

TUH – Main Campus, Temple Health Oaks

Sheila Weaver, DO

• Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  
• Director, Sleep Fellowship Program, Temple University Hospital

Specialties

Pulmonary Critical Care, Sleep Medicine

Locations

Temple Health – Chestnut Hill Hospital