Penn Neurosurgery Welcomes Timothy H. Lucas II, MD, PhD

Timothy H. Lucas II, MD, PhD joins the Department of Neurosurgery as Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery. Dr. Lucas received his medical degree with academic and research honors from the University of Florida College of Medicine, where he served as Class President and President of Alpha Omega Alpha. He completed his internship in general surgery and his residency in neurosurgery at the University of Washington Medical Center. During residency he completed a Doctorate in Philosophy in physiology and biophysics in the laboratory of Eberhard Fetz, PhD. Dr. Lucas completed Fellowship training in three disciplines: Neurosurgical
Oncology, Skull Base and Vascular Surgery (University of Washington); Brain Mapping in Neuro-oncology (University of California San Francisco); and Functional and Epilepsy Surgery (University of California San Francisco). Finally, Dr. Lucas served as Specialist Registrar in Neurosurgery at St. George’s Hospital in London, England, to gain international experience.

In addition to treating all general neurosurgical conditions, Dr. lucas specializes in the surgical treatment of epilepsy and brain tumors, with particular emphasis on lesions near eloquent cortex, such as language cortex, insular cortex, or the primary cortices (motor, sensory, visual and auditory). Dr. Lucas’s clinical practice combines cutting edge technologies to maximize safety and outcome. These techniques include intraoperative neuronavigation, cortical surface mapping, white matter mapping, electrocorticography, tractography, magnetic source imaging, intraoperative ultrasound and transcranial magnetic stimulation. Dr. Lucas also specializes in deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia, and select psychiatric conditions.

Dr. Lucas’s research interests concern the restoration of motor function for patients with disability from stroke, trauma, and neurodegenerative conditions. Dr. Lucas’s Translational Neuromodulation laboratory innovates new technologies, such as implantable computer chips, that interact with the nervous system to bypass, or augment, damaged neural pathways. These efforts draw upon the fields of neuroscience, physiology, computer science, neuroengineering and materials science.

Dr. Lucas sees patients at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. To schedule an appointment, please call 800-789-PENN (7366) or request an appointment online.

The Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Welcomes Brandy Patterson, MD

Brandy Patterson, MD, joins the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine as a clinical assistant professor of medicine.

Brandy Patterson, MD, specializes in consultative cardiology and women’s health. Dr. Patterson is the newest member of the Penn Cardiology practice in Chestnut Hill. She received her medical degree from University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and her undergraduate degree from Florida Atlantic University. Prior to completing her fellowship in cardiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine, Dr. Patterson completed her residencies and internship at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Dr. Patterson is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease and serves as a member of the American Medical Association and American College of Cardiology. Her research interests include myocardial protection, myocardial glucose metabolism and cardiac metastases of renal cell carcinoma

Dr. Patterson sees patients at the Penn Medicine Chestnut Hill. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Patterson please call 800-789-PENN (7366) or request an appointment online.

Penn Medicine Chestnut Hill
33 East Chestnut Hill Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118

The Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine Welcomes K. Akaya Smith, MD

Dr. Akaya Smith, MD, joins the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine as assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Smith specializes in the management of patients with lung disease at the

Penn lung center. She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary vascular disease, and partners with Paul Forfia, MD, medical director, pulmonary hypertension program at the Penn Heart and Vascular center.

Dr. Smith completed her fellowship in Pulmonary, Allergy and critical care at Harvard affiliated hospitals and institutions such as massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Beth Israel Hospital. Subsequently, she was appointed instructor of the Pulmonary, Allergy and critical care Division at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to her fellowship, she completed her residency in Internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. She received her medical degree from Harvard University medical School and her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia.

Dr. Smith received her specialty certification for Pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine

from the National Board of medical examiners, and the American Board of Internal medicine.

Research interests of Dr. Smith’s include autophagy regulation and proteins, induced

pulmonary hypertension, aging and lung disease.

Dr. Smith sees patients at the Penn Lung Center and the Penn Heart and Vascular Center, within the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine. Appointments can be made by calling 800-789-PENN (7366).

Penn Endocrine Associates at Pennsylvania Hospital Welcomes Peter Dahl, MD

Peter Dahl, MD, has joined Penn Endocrine Associates at Pennsylvania Hospital. Dr. Dahl is board certified in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism. He received his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine at North Shore University Hospital.  He completed his fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at Weill-Cornell-New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Penn Endocrine Associates at Pennsylvania Hospital welcomes Dr. Dahl to the team. He is currently accepting new patients.

If you would like to schedule an appointment, please call 800-789-PENN (7366) or log on to PennMedicine.org/appointments.

Penn Neurosurgery Welcomes Steven Brem, MD

Steven Brem, MD joins the Department of Neurosurgery at Penn Medicine as Professor of Neurosurgery, Chief of Surgical Neuro-oncology and Co-Director of the Penn Brain Tumor Center.

Dr. Brem received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his internship in surgery, and residency in neurosurgery, at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Brem received additional training at the National Cancer Institute, and completed a neurosurgical fellowship at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, as well as advanced training in stereotactic radiosurgery at UCLA School of Medicine.

Dr. Brem has devoted his career to optimizing outcomes for patients with brain tumors. He specializes in innovative, minimally invasive surgery for complex benign and malignant brain tumors, including meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, gliomas (glioblastomas), and brain metastases.

Dr. Brem has extensive experience, having performed more than 3,500 brain tumor surgeries. In addition, he chaired the NCCN committee that developed national guidelines for the state-of-the art treatment of a variety of brain tumors.

Dr. Brem’s research interests include the discovery and translation to the clinical arena of novel inhibitors of angiogenesis and glioma invasion. As one of the pioneers of anti-angiogenesis research, Dr. Brem was a co-founder of the NCI-sponsored clinical trials consortium, ABTC (NABTT), of which the University of Pennsylvania is an active member.

Dr. Brem has participated in more than 100 clinical trials centered on novel approaches for brain tumor therapy, including vaccine therapy; gene therapy; focused radiation therapy devices; molecular-targeted therapy; electrical fields; implantable chemowafers, and genomic ‘signatures’.

Dr. Brem sees patients at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Brem, please call 800-789-PENN (7366) or request an appointment online.

Penn Orthopaedics Welcomes Vincent M. Arlet, MD

Vincent M. Arlet, MD, joins Penn Orthopaedics as the Chief of the Orthopaedic Spine Service. Dr. Arlet received his medical degree from the University of Paris. He completed an orthopaedic surgical residency at various hospitals in Paris. Dr. Arlet subsequently completed an orthopaedic fellowship at Montreal General Hospital in Quebec; two pediatric orthopaedic fellowships at Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades in Paris; and an adult orthopaedic surgery fellowship at University of St-Antoine in Paris.

 

Most recently, Dr. Arlet was Warren G. Stamp Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Virginia, where he also served as head of the Division of Scoliosis & Spine Surgery and the program director of the spine fellowship program. Prior to the University of Virginia, he spent 13 years at McGill University as a professor in the division of orthopaedics.

 

Dr. Arlet has written over 100 peer review articles and book chapters and he served as editor of the European Spine Journal. Becker’s Orthopaedic and Spine Review has named him one of the top 100 Best Spine Surgeons and Specialists in America, as well as one of the eight Leaders in Scoliosis to Know.

 

Dr. Arlet’s clinical expertise is in both adult and pediatric spinal deformity surgery.
He also specializes in:

• Scoliosis
• Kyphosis
• Congenital malformation (Cervical and thoracolumbar)
• Complex spine and reconstructive surgery (Cervical and thoracolumbar)
• Minimally invasive spinal surgery
• Degenerative lumbar and cervical disc disease
• Artificial disc replacement (Cervical and thoracolumbar)
• Outreach surgery in underserved countries for children with spinal deformities

 

Dr. Arlet’s research interests include spinal deformities and evaluation of patient outcomes, basic science of vertebral end plates and discs in cases of scoliosis, and the biomechanics of spinal fixation.

 

In his new position, Dr. Arlet will work closely with our expert team of neurosurgeons, physiatrists and pain medicine physicians to deliver comprehensive spine care.

 

He will see patients at Pennsylvania Hospital and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.To schedule an appointment with Dr. Arlet, please call 800-789-PENN (7366) or request an appointment online.

Penn Medicine and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Welcomes Timothy R. Dillingham, MD, MS

Timothy R. Dillingham, MD, MS, joins Penn Medicine as the chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

 

Dr. Dillingham received his medical degree and a Master of Science degree in rehabilitation medicine from the University of Washington. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Washington’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.

 

Most recently, Dr. Dillingham was the chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, chief of Rehabilitation Services, and a professor with tenure at the Medical College of Wisconsin for over eight years.

 

Prior to his roles at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Dr. Dillingham was director of outpatient services for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The Johns Hopkins University for approximately seven years. He also spent four years as a staff physiatrist at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center following residency.

 

In 2010, Dr. Dillingham was honored with the Distinguished Researcher Award from the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine for his continuous significant contributions to clinical neurophysiology. He also served as president of this Association from 2010-2011.

 

Dr. Dillingham is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and electrodiagnostic medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include electrodiagnostic medicine, musculoskeletal medicine and amputee care.

 

Dr. Dillingham’s research interests include:

• Prosthetic engineering and design, as well as health services research applied to physical medicine and rehabilitation. 
• The influence of guideline adherence on outcomes and care delivery.
• Rehabilitation services provision, access to services, and the use of post-acute rehabilitation for persons with amputations, strokes, and musculoskeletal disorders. 
• The impact of federal health policy changes on access to inpatient rehabilitation services.

Dr. Dillingham sees patients at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

 

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Dillingham please call 800-789-PENN (7366) or request an appointment online.

The Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Welcomes Raymond Rodriguez, MD

Raymond Rodriguez, MD, joins the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine as a cardiologist. We are delighted to announce that Dr. Rodriguez will help us to establish a new Penn Medicine cardiology practice in Chestnut Hill, opening January 2012. We are truly pleased and excited about this new partnership with Dr. Rodriguez, as he is committed to providing the same, high quality cardiac care he has offered to the Chestnut Hill community for 23 years.

In addition to the consultative cardiology and non-invasive testing services that will be available at Penn Medicine Chestnut Hill, patients will now have access to advanced care for heart failure, heart rhythm disorders and cardiac surgical services at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Penn’s experienced team of physicians offer more advanced treatment options than anywhere else in the region and Penn is recognized among the top ten in the nation for cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News and World Report.

Prior to joining Penn Medicine, Dr. Rodriguez was an attending physician at Abington Memorial Hospital and Chestnut Hill Hospital. He has also served as a clinical associate professor at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Dr. Rodriguez received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine along with his Cardiovascular Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Most recently, he was elected as a fellow in the prestigious American College of Physicians. He has been a fellow of the American College of Cardiology since 1989.

Dr. Rodriguez sees patients at the Penn Medicine Chestnut Hill. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Rodriguez please call 800-789-PENN (7366) or request an appointment online.

Penn Medicine Chestnut Hill
33 East Chestnut Hill Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118

Penn Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Welcomes Jeremy J. Flood, MD, FACE

Jeremy J. Flood, MD, FACE joins Penn Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism as Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine. Dr. Flood obtained his medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and continued there to complete a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism. Following training, Dr. Flood held the appointment of Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology at Drexel University College of Medicine.

In his new position, Dr. Flood will be seeing endocrinology and diabetes patients at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. He is board certified in internal medicine and endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism. Dr. Flood has particular expertise in comprehensive diabetes care and thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal diseases.

The Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Welcomes William T. O’Donnell, MD, PhD

William T. O’Donnell, MD, PhD, joins the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine as Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). He joins the Consultative Cardiology practice at the Penn Heart and Vascular Center in the Ruth and Raymond Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine.

Dr. O’Donnell received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University. He received his MD and PhD from Emory University in Atlanta. His research has been published in journals, including Cell, Annual Review of Neuroscience, Human Molecular Genetics and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Dr. O’Donnell completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School and completed a fellowship in cardiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. O’Donnell is board certified in internal medicine, and he is board eligible in cardiovascular diseases. He anticipates completing certification in adult echocardiography and nuclear cardiology.

Dr. O’Donnell sees patients at the Ruth and Raymond Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. O’Donnell please call 800-789-PENN (7366) or request an appointment online.