JeffreyLTokarMD

Gastroenterology • Gig Harbor, WA

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Biliary Tract Disease, Gastrointestinal Cancer

Director, GI Endoscopy

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Gig Harbor, WA 98332
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Education & Training

University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2000 - 2003
University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2004 - 2022
VA State Medical License 1997 - 2006
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2012
Fellow (FASGE) American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
Jeffrey L Tokar, Jennifer T Higa> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2022 Feb 1
9 citations
Impact of topical budesonide on prevention of esophageal stricture after mucosal resection
Michael J. Bartel, Omar Y. Mousa, Bhaumik Brahmbhatt, Donna L. Coffman, Krupa Patel, Alessandro Repici, Jeffrey L. Tokar, Herbert C. Wolfsen, Michael B. Wallace> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2021 Jun 1
Capsule endoscopy in persons with duodenal adenomas: Focus on the colon instead?
Jeffrey L. Tokar, Jennifer T. Higa> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2021 Mar 1
15 citations
A large multicenter cohort on the use of full-thickness resection device for difficult colonic lesions
Yervant Ichkhanian, Kia Vosoughi, David L. Diehl, Ian S. Grimm, Theodore W. James, Adam W. Templeton, Kaveh Hajifathalian, Jeffrey L. Tokar, Jason B. Samarasena, N. El...> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Mar 1
Colonoscopic Polypectomy in Patients Receiving Anticoagulation Therapy: Some Like It Cold.
Jeffrey L. Tokar, Michael J. Bartel> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2019 Aug 20
5 citations
The Status of SEMS Versus Plastic Stents for Benign Biliary Strictures.
Michael J. Bartel, Jennifer T. Higa, Jeffrey L. Tokar> ;Current Gastroenterology Reports. 2019 May 16
26 citations
Percutaneous transhepatic vs. endoscopic retrograde biliary drainage for suspected malignant hilar obstruction: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Firas H. Al-Kawas, Harry R. Aslanian, John Baillie, F. Banovac, Jonathan M. Buscaglia, James Buxbaum, Amitabh Chak, Bradford Chong, Gregory A. Cote, Peter V. Draganov,...> ;Trials. 2018 Feb 14
Non-lifting colorectal neoplasia - shall we CAST it away?
Michael J. Bartel, Jeffrey L. Tokar> ;Endoscopy. 2018 Jan 1
50 citations
Multicenter evaluation of the clinical utility of laparoscopy-assisted ERCP in patients with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Ali Abbas, Andrew T. Strong, David L. Diehl, Brian C. Brauer, Iris H. Lee, Rebecca Burbridge, Jaroslav Zivny, Jennifer T. Higa, Marcelo Falcão, Ihab I. El Hajj, Paul R...> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2017 Nov 10
6 citations
Lymphoma Causing Gastrosplenic Fistula Revealed by FDG PET/CT.
Trent P Wang, Mohan Doss, Jeffrey L. Tokar, Sanjay S. Reddy, Stefan K. Barta, Jian Q. Yu> ;Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2017 Nov 1
8 citations
AGA White Paper: Training and Implementation of Endoscopic Image Enhancement Technologies
Neil Gupta, Joel V. Brill, Marcia I. Canto, Daniel C. DeMarco, Brian Fennerty, Loren Laine, David Lieberman, Charles J. Lightdale, Elizabeth A. Montgomery, Robert D. O...> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2017 Jun 1
Reply.
David Lieberman, Douglas Rex, Michael Kochman, Jeffrey Tokar> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2016 Jun 1
Getting to Zero Transmission of ERCP Infections
Jeffrey L. Tokar, John I. Allen, Michael L. Kochman> ;JAMA Surgery. 2016 May 1
38 citations
White Paper AGA: Advanced Imaging in Barrett’s Esophagus
Prateek Sharma, Joel V. Brill, Marcia I. Canto, Daniel C. DeMarco, Brian Fennerty, Neil Gupta, Loren Laine, David A. Lieberman, Charles J. Lightdale, Elizabeth A. Mont...> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2015 Dec 1
14 citations
Management of Diminutive Colon Polyps Based on Endoluminal Imaging
David A. Lieberman, Joel V. Brill, Marcia I. Canto, Daniel C. DeMarco, Brian Fennerty, Neil Gupta, Loren Laine, Charles J. Lightdale, Elizabeth A. Montgomery, Robert D...> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2015 Nov 1
12 citations
Getting to Zero: Reducing the risk for duodenoscope-related infections
Jeffrey L. Tokar, John I. Allen, Michael L. Kochman> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2015 Dec 1
52 citations
Variation in Aptitude of Trainees in Endoscopic Ultrasonography, Based on Cumulative Sum Analysis
Sachin Wani, Matthew Hall, Rajesh N. Keswani, Harry R. Aslanian, Brenna Casey, Rebecca Burbridge, Amitabh Chak, Ann M. Chen, Gregory A. Cote, Steven A. Edmundowicz, As...> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2015 Jul 1
21 citations
Quality indicators for EUS.
Sachin Wani, Michael B. Wallace, Jonathan Cohen, Irving M. Pike, Douglas G. Adler, Michael L. Kochman, John G. Lieb, Walter G. Park, Maged Rizk, Mandeep S. Sawhney, Ni...> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2015 Jan 1
82 citations
Quality indicators for EUS
Sachin Wani, Michael B. Wallace, Jonathan Cohen, Irving M. Pike, Douglas G. Adler, Michael L. Kochman, John G. Lieb, Walter G. Park, Maged Rizk, Mandeep S. Sawhney, Ni...> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2015 Jan 1
26 citations
Double balloon enteroscopy: effective and minimally invasive method for removal of retained video capsules.
Kian Makipour, Alexandra N. Modiri, Adam C. Ehrlich, Frank K. Friedenberg, Jennifer Maranki, Brintha K. Enestvedt, Steven Heller, Jeffrey L. Tokar, Oleh Haluszka> ;Digestive Endoscopy. 2014 Sep 1
8 citations
Enteral stents.
, Shyam Varadarajulu, Subhas Banerjee, Bradley Barth, David Desilets, Vivek Kaul, Sripathi Kethu, Marcos Pedrosa, Patrick Pfau, Jeffrey Tokar, Amy Wang, Louis-Michel W...> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2011 Sep 1
10 citations
Image management systems
Faris Murad, Subhas Banerjee, Bradley A. Barth, Yasser M. Bhat, Shailendra S. Chauhan, Klaus Gottlieb, Vani J. Konda, John T. Maple, Patrick R. Pfau, Douglas K. Plesko...> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2014 Jan 1
26 citations
Potential prognostic biomarkers of pancreatic cancer.
Kathryn T. Chen, Phillip D. Kim, Kelly A. Jones, Karthik Devarajan, Bhavinkumar B. Patel, John P. Hoffman, Hormoz Ehya, Min Huang, James C. Watson, Jeffrey L. Tokar, A...> ;Pancreas. 2014 Jan 1
22 citations
Devices for the endoscopic treatment of hemorrhoids.
Uzma D. Siddiqui, Bradley A. Barth, Subhas Banerjee, Yasser M. Bhat, Shailendra S. Chauhan, Klaus Gottlieb, Vani J. Konda, John T. Maple, Faris Murad, Patrick R. Pfau,...> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2014 Jan 1
2 citations
Acute gastrointestinal bleeding.
Meeta Prasad Kerlin, Jeffrey L Tokar> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2013 Dec 3
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Books/Book Chapters

In: Core Concepts in Colonoscopy
Chapter: Post-colonoscopy Decision Making: The Guidelines and Beyond
Verrengia MA and Tokar JLEditors: Douglas G. Adler.SLACK, Inc, NJ2014
In: Self-Expanding Stents in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Chapter: Chapter 14: The Future of Self-Expanding Stents in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Page 219 - 234Jeffrey L. Tokar, MDEditors: Douglas G. Adler.Slack, Inc., NJ2012
In: Curbside Consultation in GI Cancer: 49 Clinical Questions
Chapter: Chapter 10: What is the Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Staging Gastric Cancers?
Jeffrey L. Tokar, MDEditors: Douglas G. Adler, Farraye FA.SLACK, Inc, NJ2011
In: Curbside Consultation in GI Cancer: 49 Clinical Questions
Chapter: Chapter 11: How Is Tumor-Related Bleeding From Gastric Cancers Best Approached?
Jeffrey L. Tokar, MDEditors: Douglas G. Adler, Francis A. Farraye.SLACK, Inc, NJ2011
Endoscopic Ultrasound [Hardcover]
Chapter: The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Gastric Cancer
Page 227 - 2475. Hegde S, Haluszka O, Tokar JLEditors: Vanessa M. Shami, Michel Kahaleh.Humana Press2010
Endoscopic Ultrasound [Hardcover]
Chapter: Probe Ultrasonography
Page 33 - 57Ho H, Tokar J, Waxman I.Editors: Vanessa M. Shami, Michel Kahaleh.Humana Press2010
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Press Mentions

Hospital-Acquired Infections, Dangerous Tests and Other Medical Cover-UpsMarch 8th, 2016
Fujifilm Showcases World’s First Long-Length Digital Radiography Detector for Scoliosis at 2016 Aaos Annual MeetingFebruary 23rd, 2016
drawMD Gastroenterology - Patient Engagement by Drawing on Medical Illustrations of Gastrointestinal Anatomy for GI SpecialistsJanuary 26th, 2016

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania