Medical School
SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine - 1988
Residency
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Fellowship
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania (HUP)
Thomas E. Kowalski, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Director, Pancreaticobiliary & Advanced Endoscopy Section
Contact Information
132 South 10th Street
Main Building, Suite 480
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-8900
215-503-2527 fax
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Director, Pancreaticobiliary & Advanced Endoscopy Section
Education
Publications
- Lumen-apposing metal stents in 2024: troubleshooting and managing common and uncommon adverse events
- Cold- versus hot-snare endoscopic mucosal resection of colorectal polyps: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
- Effect of endoscopic ultrasound guided celiac plexus block on the palliation of pain in chronic pancreatitis (EPOCH Trial): study protocol for a randomized multicenter sham-controlled trial {1}
- EUS-guided Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections Using Lumen Apposing Metal Stents with or Without Coaxial Plastic Stents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy after endoscopic ultrasound-guided lumen apposing metal stent (LAMS): A case series evaluating feasibility and short-term outcomes: Whipple after Lumen Apposing Metal Stent
Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology
Hospital Appointment
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Methodist Hospital Division of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Honors and Awards
2013 Top Doc, Philadelphia Magazine
2012 Top Doc, Philadelphia Magazine
2012 America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical LTD
2012 Best Doctors in America, Inc
2012 Top Doctor, The Global Directory of Who’s Who
2011 America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical LTD
2011 Best Doctors in America, Inc
2011 Top Doc, Philadelphia Magazine
2010 Best Doctors in America, Inc.
2010 Top Doc, Philadelphia Magazine
2010 America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical LTD
2009 America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical LTD
2009 Best Doctors in America, Inc
2009 Top Doctor, The Global Directory of Who’s Who
2008 America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical LTD
2008 Best Doctors in America, Inc.
2007 Best Doctors in America, Inc.
2002 Top Doc, Philadelphia Magazine
1994 1st Place, Delaware Valley Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Poster Competition
1993 2nd Place, Komarov Competition for Gastrointestinal Research
1987 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
1985 Douglas S. Riggs Award in Pharmacology
1985 James A. Gibson Anatomical Honor Society
1984 James A. Gibson-Wayne J. Atwell Anatomical Award
1984 Edward L. Curvish M.D. Biochemistry Award
1984 Physiology Prize
1979 2nd Place, Eastman-Rice Public Speaking Contest
1979 Cornell Honor Society