Temple Health and 6ABC-TV collaborated on a sponsored segment about stroke, specifically the signs to look for and a new treatment to remove blood clots in the brain. The segment featured Kadir Erkmen, MD, FAANS, Professor and Vice Chair of Neurosurgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM), Director of Cerebrovascular and Neuro-Endovascular Surgery and of the Neurosurgery Residency Program at Temple University Hospital, and Surgical Director of the Temple Comprehensive Stroke Program, and Paul M. Katz, MD, Interim Chair and Professor of Neurology at LKSOM.
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