Thomas R. Bowen MD

Musculoskeletal Oncology/Cancer

Chief, Orthopedic Oncology

Summary

Thomas R. Bowen, MD is the leader of the orthopedic oncology program at Geisinger Medical Center. He is an orthopedic surgeon with training in tumors of the musculoskeletal system (Bone, cartilage, muscle, tendon, and peripheral nerves). Dr. Bowen is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS), a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery (AAOS) and the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA).

Dr. Bowen earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA. Then, after discovering the beautiful landscape of Central Pennsylvania, he continued his orthopedic residency training at Geisinger Medical Center. He proceeded to Boston, at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, and Boston Children 's Hospital, for fellowship training in orthopedic oncology. In 2006, he returned to Geisinger in full-time practice, caring for children and adults with tumors of the musculoskeletal system.

Dr. Bowen passions include limb preserving surgery for malignant tumors as well as treatments for benign tumors and bone cysts. “Despite the turmoil in American Health Care, today is a great day for patients; they are living longer and better than any time in history. I routinely follow up with patient 's that years ago would have surely not survived. The graduations attended, vacations taken, and grandchildren held make it all worth it.”

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013, 2015-2017

PubMed

3 citations
Establishing a Collaborative Orthoplastic Approach for the Management of Primary Musculoskeletal Neoplasms: An 8-year Case Series.
Yasmeen M Byrnes, Gabriel Makar, Joshua D Madera, Amanda E Ruffino, Katie Frank
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2024-07-01
Suave-Kapandji Reconstruction After Excision of the Distal Ulna for Chondrosarcoma: A Case Report.
Clarice Callahan, Jordan R Nester, Thomas R Bowen
Cureus. 2022-11-01
3 citations
PPARGC1B Is Associated with Nontraumatic Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: A Genomewide Association Study on a Chart-Reviewed Cohort.
Yanfei Zhang, Thomas R. Bowen, Steven A. Lietman, Michael Suk, Marc S. Williams
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2020-09-16

Journal Articles

Functional Gain and Pain Relief After Total Joint Replacement According to Obesity Status
Li W, Ayers DC, Lewis CG, Bowen TR, Allison JJ, Franklin PD, J Bone Joint Surg Am, 1/19/2017
Pre-op Use of Clopidogrel does not affect Outcomes for Femoral Neck Fractures Treated with Hemiarthroplasty
Ghanem,ES, Richards,RR, Wingert, NCH, Gotoff.JR. Graham,JH, Bowen, TR, J Arthroplasty, 1/1/2017
What Orthopaedic Operating Room Surfaces Are Contaminated With Bioburden? A Study Using The ATP Bioluminescence Assay
Richard,R., Bowen, TR, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1/1/2017

Books/Book Chapters

Diagnostic microbiology of the immunocompromised host
Chapter: Prosthetic device infections, Ch. 27.
Page 711 - 733Martinez RM, Bowen TR, Foltzer MAEditors: Hayden RT, Wolk DM, Carrol KC, Tan YW.American Society for microbiology, Washington, DC2016

Abstracts/Posters

Orthopaedic Operataing Room SurfaceCleanliness Measured with a Handheld ATP- Bioluminescence Assay.
Richard, R. Beauchamp,C. , Bowen, TR, MSIS 26th Annual Open Scinetific Meeting, Charlotte, NC, 1/5/2016
Game Changers paper session: Incorporating Hip Fracture Hemiarthroplasty into a Bundled Payment System for TJA Is Not Economically Viable.
Graboski E, Murphy J, Kolessar D, Bowen TR, Crofoot C, Ghanem E, AAOS Annual Meeting, 1/4/2016
Incorporating Hip Fracture Hemiarthroplasty into a Bundled Payment System for TJA Is Not Economically Viable.
Graboski E, Murphy J, Kolessar D, Bowen TR, Crofoot C, Ghanem E, AAOS Annual Meeting, 1/1/2016

Lectures