Penn Medicine Alumni

03/17/2026

A triple-major in neuroscience, psychology, and medical anthropology and minor in in medical sociology, bioethics, and philosophy, second-year PSOM med student Katelyn Candido is driven by a passion for centering patient experiences and creating a more equitable healthcare system. The aspiring neurosurgeon recently evaluated the effectiveness of a novel tool’s ability to improve surgical precision and patient outcomes. Read more about her work here:

Second-year medical student Katelyn Candido shares insight into her research project on a promising tool for improving surgical precision and efficiency, and why she aims to drive equitable patient care through a career in neurosurgery.

01/09/2026

When rare diseases nearly ended both of their lives, Dr. David Fajgenbaum and Joseph found themselves connected by a single idea: the answers they needed mig...

12/04/2025

11/18/2025

11/17/2025

The $401M Penn Medicine Princeton Cancer Center will expand access to advanced, sustainable cancer care in Central New Jersey by 2028.

10/08/2025

Press release to announce that ASTRO members elected five new officers to begin terms on the Board of Directors on October 1, 2024.

08/19/2025

Daniel Zhang co-founded the Penn Medicine Symphony Orchestra in 2016 and served as its founding conductor. When moved into residency training, his brother David stepped up; he is the orchestra’s current music director and conductor.

08/14/2025

Established in 1996, the Penn Medicine Awards of Excellence (AOE) are a series of highly competitive awards celebrating our commitment to excellence in scholarship, teaching, innovation, service, leadership, professionalism and patient care.  The awardees range from those at the beginning of their ...