Discover extraordinary advances in medical science, transformations of health care, and the people driving change, in stories from the Perelman School of Medicine alumni magazine.
Penn Medicine is building better systems that help patients build health care around their lives instead of their lives around health care.
Penn medical students are forging connections with those experiencing homelessness and shining a light on the transformative power of street medicine.
Alumnus and medical historian Ronald S. Gibbs, MD, has studied infection risk in pregnancy, authored historical fiction novels, and supported scholarships.
Less waiting, more living: Thoughtful efforts can help patients reclaim time lost to waiting and travel, and spend more of it with the people they love.
A newly expanded center is helping cancer patients with complications that arise in between scheduled treatments—easing their care and their anxiety.
A pulmonary embolism is life-threatening—and urgent. For Molly Fadden, Penn Medicine was ready to get her to the right experts, right in time.
An innovative Penn Medicine program offered some patients acute hospital-level care at home, setting the stage for the rollout of a larger initiative.
A Penn-grown program offers low-income patients extra support after a hospital stay—with virtual teams knitting together a safety net to reduce readmissions.
Behind the scenes, it takes smart capacity management systems to serve patients who need nothing less than the most advanced health care available anywhere.
Penn Medicine celebrated the groundbreaking at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in University City, for the center expected to open in late 2027.
In Lancaster County, ChildProtect community clinics have provided free vaccines against preventable diseases for 30 years—with an added dose of trust.
A new Penn Medicine mobile mammogram van will hit the streets of Philadelphia, starting with a free community health fair in West Philly on July 13.
The beloved Bucks County institution—now Penn Medicine’s seventh hospital—maintains its founders’ focus on caring for its neighbors.
Getting Luka Krizanac new hands took 16 years, a connection between a surgeon and his mentor, and surgeries on two continents.
Public investments in biomedical research have an outsized effect, driving new scientific insights, economic growth, and ultimately treatments and cures.
In a historic medical breakthrough, a child with a rare genetic disorder has been successfully treated with a customized CRISPR gene editing therapy.
A $50 million gift from the Lurie family to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine will launch the Lurie Autism Institute to drive autism research.
The Pavilion will be renamed to recognize Catherine and Anthony Clifton’s historic philanthropic commitment that will usher in a new era of innovation.
Penn Medicine research is bringing the “sleeper” phase of cancer to light—creating hope that more cancers could be wiped out for good and never come back.
Penn researchers have spent decades detecting where tumor cells lurk after treatment in hopes of finding them in time to stop cancer from coming back.
The Basser Center for BRCA is running an innovative cancer interception clinical trial that depends on volunteers with deep, personal ties to cancer.
Penn Medicine is harnessing technology, innovation, and physician insights to make health care easier for clinicians and patients.
Mitchell Schnall, MD, PhD, is using his insights from technology in radiology to solve problems and scale up changes in the health system.
Nearly two decades into her tenure at Penn, Raina Merchant, MD, leads teams transforming health care for better patient, clinician, and community experiences.
The 2026 recipient of the ASBMB Ruth Kirschstein Award for Maximizing Access in Science shares her approach to creating opportunities for all.
A Lancaster General Health nurse’s selfless uterus donation transformed a woman’s dream of motherhood. Meet Sara, Emma, and baby Olivia in a story of science and generosity.
In Linda Ruggiero’s hands, the processes, tools, and challenges she encounters in health care—and in life—become art.
Reversing racial inequities is a full-force effort rooted in research that includes gardens and parks, financial support, and lifting up local community members.
Combining economic assistance with greening initiatives in a randomized trial, IGNITE aims to show how to reverse the harms of racial injustice in health.
Deeply Rooted is a community partnership that plants trees, greens vacant lots, and funds grassroots programs. The goal: health justice in action.
To improve health while addressing climate change, Penn Medicine aims to become the most environmentally friendly health care system in the country.
From rethinking anesthesia gases that have outsized greenhouse effects, to medical waste disposal, Penn Medicine is reducing the climate impacts of surgery.
Climate change affects health, from viral transmission to the effectiveness of medications. Penn researchers are discovering how and seeking solutions.
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