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Joseph Friedberg
Joseph Friedberg
5th Floor, Parkinson Pavilion Suite C-501
Background
University of Pennsylvania College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Bioengineering), 1981
Harvard Medical School, 1986
Massachusetts General Hospital - General Surgery Residency, 1994
Brigham and Women's Hospital - Cardiothoracic Residency, 1996
University of Pennsylvania Assistant Professor of Surgery, 1996-2001
Thomas Jefferson University Associate Professor of Surgery, 2001-2004
University of Pennsylvania Associate Professor of Surgery, 2004-2012
University of Pennsylvania Professor of Surgery, 2012-2014
University of Maryland Charles Reid Professor of Surgery, 2014-2021
2021-present Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Thoracic Surgeon-in-Chief -Temple Health System, Co-Director Temple-Fox Chase Cancer Center Mesothelioma Program
Other Interests
Mesothelioma
Pleural Malignancies and disorders
Locally advanced lung cancers
Thymic and other mediastinal tumors
Chest Wall Tumors
Sarcoma
Diaphragm disorders
Research
Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer-related clinical research
Nanotechnology as it relates to innovative cancer treatments
Artificial Lung and Diaphragm development
Practice Areas
- Thoracic
- Thoracic
- Chest wall
- Diaphragm
- Lung
- Esophagus
- Mediastinum
- Pleura
- Trachea and bronchi
- Medical technology
