The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has appointed Phillip B. Storm, MD, chief of the division of neurosurgery.
Dr. Storm will step into his new role on Jan. 1. He previously served as attending surgeon at CHOP and is an associate professor of neurosurgery in the Perelman School of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Storm has a professional interest in complex brain and spine tumors. He also leads a unique collaboration in which tissue from every brain and spine tumor treated at CHOP is collected for genetic sequencing and based on an understanding of the genetic abnormalities present in individual tumors.
During his career, Dr. Storm's laboratory has received more than $5 million in NIH grants, foundation grants and philanthropic support.
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