Thomas Oliver Kovacs MD

Professor, Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine

UCLA Medical Center100 Medical Plaza, Suite 303Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone+1 310-794-1777
Fax+1 310-794-1777

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Education & Training

McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1977

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1983 - 2028
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Gut Check: Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis as a Potential Mimic of Another Disease.
Rhett L Harmon, Mark Baniqued, Soonwook Hong, Hongying Tan, Thomas Kovacs
Cureus. 2026-01-01
4 citations
Yield of Post-Acute Diverticulitis Colonoscopy for Ruling Out Colorectal Cancer.
John M Azizian, Harry Trieu, Thomas O Kovacs, Joanna Turkiewicz, Robin Hilder
Techniques and Innovations in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2022-01-01
40 citations
Randomized Controlled Trial of Over-the-Scope Clip as Initial Treatment of Severe Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
Dennis M. Jensen, Thomas O. Kovacs, Kevin A. Ghassemi, Marc Kaneshiro, Jeffrey Gornbein
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2021-11-01