Around Fox Chase

Temple Health and Fox Chase Cancer Center are pleased to announce the hiring of James Stuart Ferriss, MD, FACOG, FACS, as System Chief of Gynecologic Oncology at Temple Health and Fox Chase Cancer Center.

Four Fox Chase Cancer Center physicians have been elected as Fellows of the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery (PAS), the oldest continuously meeting surgical society in the United States.

The national honor recognizes emerging leaders for their commitment to patient-centered care, research, and academic leadership. It also reflects Fox Chase’s strength in cultivating future surgical oncology leaders.

A team of urologists from the Fox Chase – Temple Urologic Institute traveled to Santiago de Cali, Colombia, in November for a two-day urologic symposium that leaders on both sides say marks the beginning of a long-term international collaboration.

When Susan Rux, PhD, DNP, RN, FACHE, reflects on her 20 years of involvement with the Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania (NAP), she returns repeatedly to one idea: a belief in the power of nurses and in the responsibility to recognize, support, and elevate them.

A pioneering leader in cancer immunotherapy, Louis M. Weiner, MD, Director of Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, delivered the 2025 Robert L. Krigel Endowed Memorial Lecture at Fox Chase Cancer Center.

A career defined by scientific curiosity, family collaboration, and global perspective has led Edna “Eti” Cukierman, PhD, to a national stage, where her expertise in the tumor microenvironment, the ecosystem around tumors, will help shape the future of cancer research.

Michael J. Hall, MD, MS, FASCO, Chair of the Department of Clinical Genetics at Fox Chase Cancer Center, joined national experts to show how genetics and social factors collide in survivorship — and how smarter policies can bridge the gap.