Beginning with his residency in Family Medicine in 1979, Dr. Wender has spent his entire career at Jefferson. He directed the Family Practice residency here from 1985 to 1995 at which time he was named Vice Chair of the Department and Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine at JMC.

Dr. Wender is best known for his work in cancer prevention and screening. He is co-author of several of the American Cancer Society's screening guidelines and has worked with the Centers for Disease Control, Cancer Research Foundation Of America, and the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable to develop ways to reach more Americans with preventive services. He is past president of both the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Divisions of the American Cancer Society, (ACS), and is currently one of seven at-large members of the National Board of Directors of ACS. Dr. Wender currently chairs that organization's Cancer Control Committee. Dr. Wender also has a clinical focus in diabetes and has coordinated a large number of diabetes educational initiatives for primary care clinicians.

Noted for his humor and entertainment skills, Dr. Wender believes in the positive impact of humor in the healing process. Admired and well respected by students, colleagues and patients, in 1999 Dr. Wender served as Class Day Speaker at JMC and, in 1997, he was the Parents Day Speaker. More recently, in 2000, he was honored by the Pennsylvania Division of the American Cancer Society with the Order of the Sword of Hope. In 1996, the Philadelphia Division of the Cancer Society presented him with their National Division Award.

Dr. Wender received a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Dr. Wender's office is located at:

401 Curtis
1015 Walnut Street

and he can be reached at (215)-955-2356.