Scott Shepard, MD
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Clinical Locations
Primary Location
Fox Chase Cancer Center at Temple University Hospital
3401 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Secondary Location
Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Associate Professor, Clinical Neurosurgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University
Director, Neurosurgical Oncology, Temple University Hospital
Specialties
Educational Background
- Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Surgical Neuro-Oncology 1998, New York, NY
- Resident, Neurosurgery University of California at San Francisco 1997, San Francisco, CA
- Intern, General Surgery The New York Hospital 1992, New York, NY
- MD, Weill Cornell Medical College September 1991, New York, NY
Memberships
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (1998- present)
- Joint Section on Tumors, Congress of Neurological Surgeons/American Association of Neurological Surgeons (1999- present)
- Society of Neuro Oncology (1999- present)
- Joint Section on Critical and Trauma, Congress of Neurological Surgeons/American Association of Neurological Surgeons (2011- present)
Honors & Awards
- Faculty Teaching Award University of Texas-Houston Department of Neurosurgery 2016
- Clarence Coryell Prize Cornell University Medical College 1991
- John Metcalf Polk Prize Cornell University Medical College 1991
- Alpha Omega Alpha Cornell University Medical College 1991
- David Drusin Memorial Prize Cornell University Medical College 1991
- Distinction in the Major Department of Biochemistry University of Pennsylvania 1986
- Phi Beta Kappa University of Pennsylvania 1986
- Summa Cum Laude University of Pennsylvania 1986
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
Sometimes I think that my timing was just incredible. If I had been diagnosed with cancer a few years earlier, my prognosis would have looked much different than it does today—especially if I had not gone to Fox Chase!
Selected Publications
Bilsky MH, Shannon FJ, Shepard SR, Prabhu V, Boland PJ; Diagnosis and Management of a Metastatic Tumor in the Atlantoaxial Spine. Spine 2002 May 15; 27(10):1062-9. PubMed
Zicherman J, Roychowdhury S, Demarco J, Shepard SR, Schonfeld S, Keller I, Schlesinger S; Endovascular Treatment of a Ruptured Giant Serpentine Aneurysm of the Superior Cerebellar Artery in a Patient with a Chiari II Malformation. ANJR Am J Neuroradiol 25:1077-1079, June/July 2004. PubMed
Winters BS, Shepard SR, Foty RA; Biophysical Measurement of Brain Tumor Cohesion, Int J Cancer. 2005 April 10; 114(3): 371-9. PubMed
Clinical Locations
Primary Location
Fox Chase Cancer Center at Temple University Hospital
3401 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Secondary Location
Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Associate Professor, Clinical Neurosurgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University
Director, Neurosurgical Oncology, Temple University Hospital
Specialties
Education
Educational Background
- Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Surgical Neuro-Oncology 1998, New York, NY
- Resident, Neurosurgery University of California at San Francisco 1997, San Francisco, CA
- Intern, General Surgery The New York Hospital 1992, New York, NY
- MD, Weill Cornell Medical College September 1991, New York, NY
Memberships
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (1998- present)
- Joint Section on Tumors, Congress of Neurological Surgeons/American Association of Neurological Surgeons (1999- present)
- Society of Neuro Oncology (1999- present)
- Joint Section on Critical and Trauma, Congress of Neurological Surgeons/American Association of Neurological Surgeons (2011- present)
Honors & Awards
- Faculty Teaching Award University of Texas-Houston Department of Neurosurgery 2016
- Clarence Coryell Prize Cornell University Medical College 1991
- John Metcalf Polk Prize Cornell University Medical College 1991
- Alpha Omega Alpha Cornell University Medical College 1991
- David Drusin Memorial Prize Cornell University Medical College 1991
- Distinction in the Major Department of Biochemistry University of Pennsylvania 1986
- Phi Beta Kappa University of Pennsylvania 1986
- Summa Cum Laude University of Pennsylvania 1986
Publications
Selected Publications
Bilsky MH, Shannon FJ, Shepard SR, Prabhu V, Boland PJ; Diagnosis and Management of a Metastatic Tumor in the Atlantoaxial Spine. Spine 2002 May 15; 27(10):1062-9. PubMed
Zicherman J, Roychowdhury S, Demarco J, Shepard SR, Schonfeld S, Keller I, Schlesinger S; Endovascular Treatment of a Ruptured Giant Serpentine Aneurysm of the Superior Cerebellar Artery in a Patient with a Chiari II Malformation. ANJR Am J Neuroradiol 25:1077-1079, June/July 2004. PubMed
Winters BS, Shepard SR, Foty RA; Biophysical Measurement of Brain Tumor Cohesion, Int J Cancer. 2005 April 10; 114(3): 371-9. PubMed
13 PATIENT COMMENTS
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5.0
April 15, 2022
He was great.
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5.0
April 08, 2022
With medical insurance & received much attention than when I visited without insurance.
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5.0
March 07, 2022
Excellent doctor.The scheduling team is very unprofessional
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4.5
December 18, 2021
Good experience
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5.0
July 12, 2021
Dr Shepard and his staff are always very attentive [...]
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1.0
July 06, 2021
The doctor was entirely focused on his computer, never providing eye contact. Because if his mask, low, deep voice, and no eye contact I had difficulty hearing him.
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4.5
June 21, 2021
I am very grateful for the level of concern for my health shown by Dr Shepard and his staff.
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5.0
June 21, 2021
Excellent.
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5.0
May 01, 2021
This was the first time I saw DR. Shepard since my previous neurosurgeon left Temple and I was referred to Dr Shepard. I was very impressed and feel comfortable with him and his staff.
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5.0
April 29, 2021
Superb professional.
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5.0
April 27, 2021
the staff and the doctors are great.great service
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4.5
March 15, 2021
very good
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5.0
February 01, 2021
Dr. Shepard is the Best.
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