Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Dr. Walker Lyons

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 Walker Lyons, MD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Breast Surgery

PHILADELPHIA (November 11, 2025) — Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Walker Lyons, MD, as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Breast Surgery. In addition to seeing patients at the main campus and Fox Chase – Buckingham, Lyons will also provide services at Temple Health – Jeanes Campus and Temple Health – Chestnut Hill Hospital Campus.

Lyons joins Fox Chase upon completion of the Breast Oncology Fellowship at the center. Prior to this, Lyons was a general surgery resident at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was awarded the Herbert E. Cohn, MD, Technical Excellence Award, which is awarded to a resident deemed to have the best technical skill. He was also recognized by medical students four years in a row with the Resident Excellence in Teaching award.

Lyons received his medical degree from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and a bachelor’s degree in history from Davidson College.

In addition to being a member of multiple professional societies, including The American Society of Breast Surgeons, the Society of Surgical Oncology, the American College of Surgeons, and the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery, Lyons has contributed to numerous publications, presentations, and research projects.  

Lyons began his tenure at Fox Chase on September 1.

Fox Chase Cancer Center (Fox Chase), which includes the Institute for Cancer Research and the American Oncologic Hospital and is a part of Temple Health, is one of the leading comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation’s first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase was also among the first institutions to be designated a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1974. Fox Chase is also one of just 10 members of the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center’s nursing program has received the Magnet recognition for excellence six consecutive times. Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach. It is the policy of Fox Chase Cancer Center that there shall be no exclusion from, or participation in, and no one denied the benefits of, the delivery of quality medical care on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, disability, age, ancestry, color, national origin, physical ability, level of education, or source of payment.

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