Kate E. Temme, MD, CAQSM

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 14 and up
Penn Orthopaedics Pennsylvania Hospital - Cathcart Building
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About me

  • Director, Penn Center for the Female Athlete
  • Associate Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
  • Team Physician, University of Pennsylvania Athletics
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Dr. Temme specializes in the treatment of sports-related injuries for all genders and ages. Her clinical interests include sports medicine, the female athlete triad, general musculoskeletal conditions and pregnancy related musculoskeletal care. 

My education and training

  • Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Northwestern University
  • Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

745 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
was extremely professional and effective.
Anonymous
May 2026
caring, took her time, included me in decision making
Anonymous
May 2026
dr. temme is a gem. she is knowledgeable and her bed side manner is compassionate.
Anonymous
April 2026
all around exceptional experience !

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Dr. Temme is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Temme KE, Hoch AZ Recognition and Rehabilitation of the Female Athlete Triad/Tetrad: A Multidisciplinary Approach , Curr Sports Med Rep, 12(3): 2013,190-9

Temme KE, Hoch AZ Endothelial Dysfunction and the Female Athlete Triad: Research Updates and Management Recommendations , SCAN's Pulse, 32(1): 2013,5-8

Temme KE Exercise in Pregnancy and Postpartum , Musculoskeletal Health in Pregnancy and Postpartum: A Guide for Clinicians: 2015

Temme KE, Hoch AZ, Jonardi M, Noon ML Prevalence of the female athlete triad and effect of a peer-based mentoring program on triad knowledge in high school girls , Clin J Sport Med, 23(2): 2013,134

McCormick Z, Margolis S, Temme K, Rivers E, Cameron SA, Smith MC, Rohr A, Zander E, Garvan C, Kennedy DJ, Plastaras C. Concordant pain provocation during transforaminal epidural steroid injection for lumbosacral radiculopathy: effect on pain outcome and predictive factors , Pain Physician, 18(1): 2015,E19-26

McCormick Z, Kennedy DJ, Garvan C, Rivers E, Temme K, Margolis S, Zander E, Rohr A, Smith MC, Cameron SA, Plastaras C Comparison of Pain Score Reduction Using Triamcinolone vs. Betamethasone in Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections for Lumbosacral Radicular Pain , AJPMR, 94(12): 2015,1058-64

Temme KE, Mainigi M Amenorrhea: Information you should know (Female Athlete Triad) , Penn Medicine: Penn Health for Women's Newsletter: 2014,9

Temme KE On the Move: The Health Benefits of Running , http://penn-medicine-orthopaedics.blogspot.com/2013_10_01_archive.html: 2013

Temme K, Hoch A, Noon M Unusual Case of Knee Pain in a Golfer , 22nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Sports Medicine: 2012

Tracey Romero, Kate Temme, Tricia Beatty "Stress fracture could portend Female Athlete Triad" , http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sportsdoc/Stress-fracture-could-portend-Female-Athlete-Triad.html: 2015