Penn Medicine Physician Interviews

Studies in Radiation-Oncology: Deintensification Therapy for HPV+ Head and Neck Cancers

Genomic Determinants and Biomarkers: Defining Leukemias

Leukemia specialist Matthew Connor addresses parsing the genomic determinants of the leukemias for diagnosis, and reviews the mystery of mixed phenotype acute leukemia, a rare type of acute leukemia that expresses phenot

Personalized Deintensification Therapy For HPV-Positive Head And Neck Cancers

Head and neck reconstructive surgeon Karthik Rajasekaran, MD, and radiation oncologist Michelle Gentile, MD, discuss the nuances and benefits of deintensification, a personalized approach to care for individuals with HPV

Low-Dose Radiation Therapy Emerges as a Viable Alternative for Refractory Osteoarthritis

Dr. John Plastaras offers the insight of a clinician researcher to an engaging discussion of the emergence and application of low-dose radiation therapy as a non-invasive, non-pharmacologic alternative for chronic and re

Advancing Meningioma Care: Precision Imaging and Targeted Therapies with DOTATATE PET, Lutathera, and GammaTile

Neurosurgeon Christina Jackson, MD, and radiation-oncologist Emily Lebow, MD, discuss the treatment of meningiomas, tumors of the meninges renowned for their tendency to recur following resection, and review the tools us

Advancing Meningioma Care: A Multidisciplinary Approach at Penn Medicine

Neurosurgeon Christina Jackson, MD, and radiation-oncologist Emily Lebow, MD, offer their unique perspectives on recent advances in the surgical and radiotherapeutic management of meningioma, complicated, often recurrent

Melanoma - a Model Disease for Scientific Innovation

Clinician-researcher Ravi K. Amaravadi, MD, recalls a time within recent memory when no therapies existed for Stage IV metastatic melanoma, and reflects upon the 17 FDA-approved therapies now available to treat the disea

Proton Therapy As De-Intensification Strategy For HPV+ Head and Neck Cancers

Penn radiation oncologist Alexander Lin, MD, reviews the groundbreaking clinical study that established the equivalency of proton therapy to photon radiation (IMRT) as an adjunct for patients with HPV+ oropharyngeal canc

Muscle-Sparing Direct Anterior Approach To Total Hip Arthroplasty

Dr. Kimberly Stevenson offers an orthopaedic surgeon’s perspective on the muscle-sparing direct anterior approach (DAA) to total hip arthroscopy. DAA may bring about a faster recovery than the classic posterior and later

T Cell Lymphomas—Navigating The Journey From Diagnosis To Treatment And Beyond

Hematologist-oncologist Colin Thomas, MD, and dermopathologist Jina Chung, MD, review the diagnosis and treatment of the T cell lymphomas, including the nodal and extra nodal (cutaneous) variants, describe the journey fr

Gynecologic oncology: the known, the unknown, and the promising

In an illuminating discussion, gynecologic oncologist Noah Goldman, MD, discusses the comprehensive scope of his practice at Penn Medicine Princeton Health, including the types of cancers he treats, and expands upon the

The Center for Precision Surgery Marks 10 Years of Illuminating Cancer Cells in Practice and Research

Drs Sunil Singhal, Janos Tanyi, and James Delikatny discuss the 10 year anniversary of the Penn Center for Precision Surgery. A collaborative effort, the Center has the goal of advancing the practice and invention of int

Sickle Cell Anemia at Penn Medicine: What's New and What's Next

Drs Nadia Dawn Ali and Scott Peslak examine the pathology of sickle cell disease, its variable effects, and recent advances in treatment, including stem cell therapies and other new FDA-approved regimens for the disease.

The Vessel is in the Details: Management of Acute and Chronic Dissection of the Aorta

Melanie Freas, DNP, CRNP, and cardiac surgery MSN, CRNP Katelyn Rosemann offer a comprehensive overview of the management of acute and chronic types A & B aortic dissection, with a consideration of long-term follow-up, t

Biomarker Testing as a Determinant of Treatment in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Dr. Melina Marmarelis offers an overview of biomarker testing—and particularly liquid biopsy—as a fulcrum of precision medicine at Penn Medicine in the determination of tailored treatments for patients with metastatic no

Transorbital Approach: Syncing Neurosurgery, Oculoplastics, and ENT, for Skull Base Tumor Resection

Surgeons Christina Jackson, César Briceño, and Jennifer Douglas of Penn Neurosurgery, Oculoplastics, and ENT discuss their combined roles in the transorbital approach (TOA) to tumors of the skull base. The TOA reaches me

Now leading the ABOS, Charles Nelson, MD, of Penn Orthopaedics, has mentorship, AI, in sight.

Penn Orthopaedics surgeon Charles Nelson, MD, reflects on his role as recently elected President of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, as well as the organization’s history, its role in the development of orthopa

Bariatric Surgery and Obesity Medicine

Lisa Dobruskin., MD, reviews the management of obesity at Penn Princeton Bariatrics with a focus on continuity of patient-oriented care and the pathophysiology of weight gain and loss. Dr. Dobruskin reviews current minim

Discussion on Treatment of Abdominal Wall Hernias, Including Ventral Hernias and Inguinal Hernias

Abdominal wall hernias appear at points of congenital or acquired weakness in the abdominal muscle wall, and their correction involves an understanding of both the nature of the precipitating flaw and the character of th

Bicuspid Aortic Valve Surveillance at Penn Medicine

For more than two decades, advanced practice providers at the Penn Surveillance Clinic have monitored and counseled patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease. A congenital disorder, BAV is associated with the con