Dear Faculty, Staff and Students:
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Yuliana Salamanca-Padilla, MDas the Interim Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, effective July 1, 2024, succeeding Gordon Morewood, MD, MBA, FASE, who steps down after a 10-year tenure. Under Dr. Morewood’s leadership, the department saw significant advancements, including an increase in clinical faculty from 36 to 59, expanded clinical services to TUH, FCCC and Jeanes Hospital, a 50% expansion of the residency program and improved efficiency across several anesthesia services. He will continue as a professor and cardiac anesthesiologist at Temple Hospital.
Dr. Salamanca-Padilla brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this role, with an impressive background in both clinical practice and academic leadership. She earned her medical degree from Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá. After completing a residency in anesthesiology at Pontífice Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, she moved to the United States for an internship in internal medicine at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA. Following her internship, Dr. Salamanca-Padilla joined Temple University Hospital in 2012 for a residency in anesthesiology. She then completed an adult cardiothoracic anesthesia fellowship at Milton Hershey Medical Center, Penn State University, Hershey, PA. In 2016, she returned to Temple as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology. In addition to her clinical responsibilities, Dr. Salamanca-Padilla serves as the program director of the Cardio-Thoracic Anesthesia Fellowship and Associate Vice Chair of Medical Student Education for Anesthesiology. She is a member of the Department of Anesthesiology Steering Committee and has served on the Temple University Health System Medical Faculty Senate Diversity Committee. This past year, she received the Owl Ribbon of Excellence in Professionalism from the TUH Practitioner Wellness Committee. Dr. Salamanca-Padilla’s research has been published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine and the Annals of Thoracic Surgery. She has also contributed several chapters on cardiac physiology, TEVAR, and inpatient pain consults in various textbooks on cardiovascular anesthesia. Please join us in welcoming and supporting Dr. Salamanca-Padilla in her new role and in thanking Dr. Morewood for his dedication to the department and Temple. Sincerely,
Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS The Marjorie Joy Katz Dean Lewis Katz School of Medicine Claire Raab, MD President & CEO Temple Faculty Physicians
