| Department of Surgery Temple University Hospital, the parent institution, is located in an urban North Philadelphia setting on the health sciences campus of Temple University. The hospital is a new 500-bed acute care facility which provides outstanding patient care accommodations as well as an excellent working environment. The hospital is recognized as one of the leading surgical centers of Philadelphia with its many divisions pushing the forefront of patient care and research. Temple has the most active Trauma Center in the city, receiving patients not only from immediate area, but also from adjacent cities by helicopter. The Emergency Room is equipped to handle all surgical emergencies, permitting complete stabilization of the patient prior to transport to the Operating Room. Surgical services serve both primary and tertiary care roles. Surgical excellence in the care of these patients is enhanced by close working relationships with non-surgical services to permit a broad multidisciplinary approach. The availability of sophisticated diagnostic testing, including magnetic resonance imaging, complete nuclear medicine facilities and strong sections of Medicine, Oncology and Radiation therapy, blend to provide a strong learning experience in the diagnosis and treatment of the spectrum of surgical problems The Division of Vascular Surgery has a well established role as a leader in peripheral vascular reconstruction. In the 1960' this division demonstrated the feasibility for the femorotibial bypass procedure. Since then the vascular service has become a major center for peripheral vascular reconstruction, including cerebrovascular, renal and mesenteric occlusive disease; venous disease; and aneurysmal disease of the thoracic and abdominal aorta and distal vessels. Because of its well recognized interest in the diagnosis and treatment of venous diseases with both surgery and thrombolytic therapy, the services as a referral center for patients and complex venous problems as well. The appropriate handling of these complex vascular problems is supported by an advanced noninvasive vascular laboratory. | |
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