Scott Shepard, MD

Dr. Shepard
(4.7/5.0)
234 Patient Satisfaction Ratings

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Clinical Locations

  • Fox Chase Cancer Center
    333 Cottman Avenue
    Philadelphia, PA 19111
    Phone: 888-369-2427
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center at Temple University Hospital
    3401 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 

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

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Ratings Breakdown

Overall Care
4.7
Explained Things Clearly
4.7
Showed Courtesy & Respect
4.7
Discussed Treatment Options
4.7
Recommend Provider
4.6

Patient comments

4.7 out of 5 (234 ratings, 13 comments)
08/14/2024

Dr Shepherd is an excellent doctor


06/10/2024

Dr Shepherds care.& explanation are excellent! He goes the extra step to ensure everything covered is explained!


05/27/2024

My care with Dr Shepard and his staff especially […], is always exceptional!