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Scott Shepard, MD
Clinical Locations
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Fox Chase Cancer Center333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Phone: 888-369-2427
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Fox Chase Cancer Center at Temple University Hospital3401 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Phone: 800-836-7536
Professor, Clinical Neurosurgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Director, Neurosurgical Oncology, Temple University Hospital
Specialties
- Neurosurgery ;
- Neuro-Oncology
Areas of Expertise
Brain & Spinal Tumors, Metastatic, Brain & Spinal Tumors
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
Certifications
- American Board of Neurological Surgery
Memberships
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Society of Neuro Oncology
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
- Lung Cancer
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
Patient comments
There are some small quirky things that are not easy to explain -- I don't see well out of my right eye -- and there's not an easy explanation for that: But Dr Shepard took time to talk with me about it; he took me seriously. There are just some quirky thinkgs that happen post surgery...
Dr. Did not engage with the patient, only with the caretaker. No neuro exam.
Although Dr Shepard had been running behind with previous emergencies, he did not rush the visit. He took time to explain my situation and answer questions. I felt that I had his full attention.
There aren't enough words to describe how much Dr Shepard means to me. He is an exceptional doctor and he has a great bedside manner. I will never forget what he's done for me.
Dr Shepard and his staff always give very good patient service