Arthur Pope, MD, PhD

Dr. Arthur Pope graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where he received his B.S. in Chemistry. He then went on to complete his PhD in Biomedical Sciences with a focus in Physiology studying nitric oxide biology and its role in the development of atherosclerosis.  While in graduate school he was awarded a NIH Pre Doctoral Fellowship for his work. He then completed postdoctoral fellowships at the National Institutes of Health and The Ohio State University.  He had a pivot in his career in 2012 where he began his journey to medical school and completed a post-bac program at Georgetown University.  He went on to complete his medical degree at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine.  He went on to complete his residency training at University of Chicago where he served as Chief Resident. Additionally, during his time in residency he served as the Vice Chair Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Emergency Medicine Residents Association.  He also was a part of the first cohort of Community Champions at the University of Chicago.  A program designed to get residents and fellows more involved in health equity work on the southside of Chicago. Dr. Pope joined the faculty University of Pennsylvania Department of Emergency in 2021.  During his time at UPenn he has created a URiM resident mentorship program. It was created to help support URiM residents and through faculty mentorship, career development, and social unity.