ACS Fellow Since 2014

James Ferriss, MD FACS

Contact Information

Phone:215-728-3519

Board Certification

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Gynecologic Oncology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Obstetrics and Gynecology

Society Memberships

Amer Coll of Ob & Gyn
Soc. of Gynecologic Onc

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Academic medical center

Gynecology (Oncology)

333 Cottman Ave

Philadelphia, PA 19111

United States

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Minimally Invasive Procedures

brachytherapy
hysterectomy
hysterectomy - laparoscopic
hysterectomy - robotic
hysterectomy - vaginal
laparoscopic surgery
laser surgery
minimally invasive surgery
vaginal surgery

Gynecologic Cancer/Tumors

cervical cancer
complex pelvic mass
cytoreductive surgery
endometrial cancer
fertility preserving surgery for cancer
gynecologic cancers
laparoscopic hysterectomy
laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection
laparoscopic surgery
ovarian cancer
ovarian cancer screening
pelvic/para-aortic lymph node dissection
radical hysterectomy
radical trachelectomy
robotic surgery
total pelvic exenteration
trophoblastic disease
vaginal cancer
vulva cancer

Hospital Appointments

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Philadelphia, PA

Gynecologic Oncologist

01/2026—Present

Academic Appointments

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Assistant Professor

07/2010—02/2016

Dell Medical School – University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

Assistant Professor

03/2016—08/2018

Dell Medical School – University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

Associate Professor

09/2018—07/2019

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Assistant Professor

08/2019—09/2023

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Associate Professor

10/2023—12/2025

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Chief

01/2026—Present