
Thomas E. Kowalski MD
Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Biliary Tract Disease, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Pancreas Disease
Director, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Director, Pancreaticobiliary and Advanced Endoscopy Section Associate Professor of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College Kimmel Cancer Center Thomas Jefferson University
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1101 Chestnut StPhiladelphia, PA 19107
Phone+1 215-955-8900
Fax+1 215-955-5245
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Education & Training
Pennsylvania HospitalAdvanced Endoscopy, 1993 - 1994
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1991 - 1993
The Johns Hopkins Hospital1989 - 1991
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1991
The Johns Hopkins Hospital1988 - 1989
Certifications & Licensure
DE State Medical License 2021 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 2018 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2010-2020
- America’s Top Doctors Castle Connolly Medical LTD, 2008-2020
- Best Doctors in America, Inc 2007-2020
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Economic impact and utilization trends of peroral endoscopic myotomy and endoscopic submucosal dissection.Julietta Gervase, Joria Le, Marcel Robles, Alana Persaud, Walli Ansari
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2026-06-01 - Comparison of precut endoscopic mucosal resection and endoscopic submucosal dissection in the management of colorectal polyps: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Aamir Saeed, Saira Yousuf, Ahmad Zain, Muhammad Kashif, Sultan Mahmood
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2026-06-01 - Risk Factors for Bleeding Following Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Aamir Saeed, Hina Akbar, Yasi Xiao, Anand Kumar, Rishi Pawa
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2026-05-06
Journal Articles
- We Retrospectively Collected High-Risk Surgical Patients from Six Centers with Acute Cholecystitis Who Underwent Gallbladder Drainage by EGBD, TP, or PTGBD. Data Inclu...Mustafa A. Arain, Michel Kahaleh, Douglas G. Adler, Eric M. Christiansen, Amy Tyberg, Thomas E. Kowalski, Usama Iqbal, David E. Loren, Surgical Endoscopy
- Hydrogen Peroxide-Assisted Endoscopic Necrosectomy for Walled-Off Pancreatic Necrosis: A Dual Center Pilot ExperienceSiddiqui AA, Easler JJ, Strongin A, Slivka A, Kowalski TE, Muddana V, Chennat JS, Baron TH, Loren DE, Papachristou GI, Dig Dis Sci, 1/1/2014
- Mutational analysis of cytocentrifugation supernatant fluid from pancreatic solid mass lesionsFinkelstein SD, Bibbo M, Kowalski TE, Loren DE, Siddiqui AA, Solomides C, Ellsworth E, Diagn Cytopathol, 11/22/2013
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Rates of Adverse Events in Patients Undergoing Single-Operator PerOral Cholangioscopy and PancreatoscopyKistler CA, Francis G, Kowalski TE, Loren DE, Korenblit J, Adler DG, Eloubeidi MA, Siddiqui AA, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
- Migration Rates of Wallflex Fully-Covered Self-Expanding Metal Stent (FCSEMS) in Malignant and Benign DiseaseKorenblit J, Matro R, Siddiqui AA, Coben RM, Conn M, Loren DE, Kowalski TE, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
- High Risk of Acute Pancreatitis After Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Side Branch Intraductal Papillary Mucinous NeoplasmsShah A, Khurana T, Eloubeidi MA, Adler DG, Loren DE, Kowalski TE, Korenblit J, Siddiqui AA, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
Lectures
- Efficiency in Endoscopy11/10/2013
- Biliary Stents and Strictures10/19/2013
- Approach to the Patient with a Pancreatic Cystic Lesion6/22/2013
Other
- Endoscopic Ultrasound of a Gastric Ulcer.Kowalski T, Digital Atlas of Video Endoscopy
http://daveproject.org/ - Acute Pancreatitis.Kowalski T, CME Lecture for the Graduate Education Foundation
http://www.ceulectures.org/ - Dilation Assisted Stone Extraction.Kowalski T, Haluszka O, Tokar J, Boston Scientific Corporation
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