Jessica H. Beard

Jessica H. Beard is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University. She serves as Interim Trauma Program Medical Director and Director of Trauma Research at Temple University Hospital.

• Education: MD from Yale University School of Medicine and MPH from University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health
• Clinical Interests: Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency General Surgery, Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
• Research Interests: Global Surgery, Public Health, Firearm Injury Prevention

Her research focuses on firearm injury prevention and public health, including studies on media framing of gun violence and harmful news reporting of community firearm violence. She has received multiple awards, including NIH Fogarty-Ellison Research Fellowship and Americas Hernia Society Raymond C. Read Research Fellowship.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Top Doctors, Philadelphia magazine (2024-2025)
  • NIH Fogarty-Ellison Research Fellowship
  • University of California-Berkeley Block Grant Award