
Thomas Ma MD
Professor, Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · Hershey, PA500 University Dr, PO Box 180Hershey, PA 17033
Phone+1 717-531-5018
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Education & Training
University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 1987 - 1990
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2017 - 2026
CA State Medical License 1987 - 2025
NM State Medical License 2002 - 2020
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACG) American College of Gastroenterology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Probiotic bacteria Bifidobacterium bifidum upregulation of intestinal epithelial tight junction barrier is mediated by TLR-2/TLR-6 receptor complex activation of occlu...Raz Abdulqadir, Rana Al-Sadi, Yash Gupta, Manmeet Rawat, Thomas Ma
NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes. 2026-01-21 - Lipid membrane-camouflaged biomimetic nanoparticle for MicroRNA based therapeutic delivery to intestinal epithelial cells.Manmeet Rawat, Sharda Nara, Yash Gupta, Thomas Y Ma, Gulshan Parasher
Scientific Reports. 2025-08-26 - 5 citationsBifidobacterium bifidum Strain BB1 Inhibits Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-Induced Increase in Intestinal Epithelial Tight Junction Permeability via Toll-Like Receptor-2/Toll...Raz Abdulqadir, Rana Al-Sadi, Mohammad Haque, Yash Gupta, Manmeet Rawat
The American Journal of Pathology. 2024-09-01
Press Mentions
‘There Are Likely More Victims’ of ‘Ketamine Queen’: FedsAugust 23rd, 2024
A Potential Pathway May Guide New Therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Other Inflammatory DiseasesAugust 22nd, 2024
Probiotics Offer Protection Against Intestinal DamageAugust 22nd, 2024
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- Fellow
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