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Cherie Erkmen, MD (she/her/hers)

Professor
Temple University Hospital, Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Dr. Cherie P. Erkmen is a Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Professor of the Center for Asian Health, at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. She is the Founding Program Director of Temple University Health System’s ACGME Thoracic Surgery Residency. Her clinical expertise is in management of thoracic malignancies, and lung disease using robotic and minimally invasive techniques.

Her research focuses on health care delivery systems and disparities in health care. In addition to multiple publications and presentations, she is the Principal Investigator of the prestigious American Cancer Society – Pfizer Grant studying dissemination of lung cancer screening among African Americans, Merck Health Disparities Grant, Lungevity grant to increase underrepresented medical students’ experiences in research and Co-Investigator on multiple federally funded grants including Temple’s U54 study of lung cancer study in low-income African Americans.

Dr. Erkmen is devoted to education and serves as on the Executive Committee of the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association, Associate Board Examiner for the American Board of Surgery and member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Committees of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

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