Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Dr. Arielle S. Weiss

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Arielle S. Weiss, MD, has joined Fox Chase Cancer Center as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Surgery.

PHILADELPHIA (September 16, 2024) — Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Arielle S. Weiss, MD, as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Surgery. 

Weiss is joining Fox Chase following the completion of her Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship at Fox Chase, where she focused her research on ovarian cancer. She joined the Fox Chase team after completing her internship and residency in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, where she was chief resident from 2020 through 2021. 

Weiss earned her medical degree from the Tufts University School of Medicine. Prior to that, she graduated cum laude from Cornell University with a bachelor’s degree in molecular and cell biology. Throughout her education, internship, and residency, Weiss produced nearly 20 publications, oral presentations, and posters.

 Weiss has received several awards, including the AAGL Special Excellence in Endoscopic Procedures Award, the Chief Resident Teaching Award, the SGO Outstanding Resident in Gynecologic Oncology Award, and the David C. Figge, MD, Award for Excellence in Gynecologic Oncology, all from the University of Washington Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In 2021, she also received a grant from Kaleidoscope of Hope, which funds ovarian cancer research.

Fox Chase Cancer Center (Fox Chase), which includes the Institute for Cancer Research and the American Oncologic Hospital and is a part of Temple Health, is one of the leading comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation’s first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase was also among the first institutions to be designated a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1974. Fox Chase is also one of just 10 members of the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center’s nursing program has received the Magnet recognition for excellence six consecutive times. Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach. It is the policy of Fox Chase Cancer Center that there shall be no exclusion from, or participation in, and no one denied the benefits of, the delivery of quality medical care on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, disability, age, ancestry, color, national origin, physical ability, level of education, or source of payment.

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