
Peter Russell Kowey MD
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Professor of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University
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100 E Lancaster AveJ.D Lankenau Pavilion, MezzanineWynnewood, PA 19096
Phone+1 484-476-1000
Fax+1 484-476-9000
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Summary
- Dr. Peter Kowey, MD is a cardiologist in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania. He is a Professor of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University.
Education & Training
Boston VA Healthcare System (Brockton-West Roxbury)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1980 - 1981
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1978 - 1980
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1978
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1975
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1976 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsAn international physician survey of current ablation practices in atrial fibrillation: An AIM-AF substudy.Sanjeev Saksena, April Slee, Jose L Merino, Andreas Goette, Giuseppe Boriani
Heart Rhythm. 2025-09-01 - Stroke-bleeding risk score pairings within individuals in the outcomes registry for better informed treatment of atrial fibrillation (ORBIT-AF) registry.Max J Jason, Lucas N Marzec, Jonathan P Piccini, Peter Shrader, Karen S Pieper
International Journal of Cardiology. 2025-02-15 - 19 citationsMilvexian vs apixaban for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: The LIBREXIA atrial fibrillation trial rationale and design.Sneha S Jain, Kenneth W Mahaffey, Karen S Pieper, Wataru Shimizu, Tatjana Potpara
American Heart Journal. 2024-11-01
Press Mentions
Ablation Is Safe and Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation, Research Guided by Main Line Health Expert ShowsMarch 8th, 2023
Penn Medicine Cardiologist Is Honored with 2023 Edward S. Cooper, MD AwardJanuary 26th, 2023
Anthos Therapeutics Announces That Abelacimab Has Received FDA Fast Track Designation for the Prevention of Stroke and Systemic Embolism in Patients with Atrial FibrillationSeptember 8th, 2022









