Associate Professor of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson Univ
Gastroenterology
Dr. Thomas E. Kowalski, MD
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Thomas Kowalski works in the field of Gastroenterology. He received awards:"Americas Top Doctors", "Best Doctors in America, Inc", "Top Doc", "Philadelphia Magazine", "America's Top Doctors", "Top Doctor", "1993 2nd Place", "1st Place", "2nd Place", "Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society", "Member", "Douglas S. Riggs Award in Pharmacology", "James A. Gibson Anatomical Honor Society", "James A. Gibson-Wayne J. Atwell Anatomical Award", "Edward L. Curvish M.D. Biochemistry Award", "Physiology Prize", "Cornell Honor Society", "Best Doctors" and "Top Docs". Thomas Kowalski has written publications. He has 47 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Oral antibiotic treatment of right-sided staphylococcal endocarditis in injection drug users: prospective randomized comparison with parenteral therapy.'
Publications
- Erratum to: A Trial of Rectal Indomethacin to Prevent Post-ERCP Pancreatitis in Patients with Suspected Type 3 Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction.
- Metal versus plastic for pancreatic pseudocyst drainage: clinical outcomes and success.
- Safety and Efficacy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections with Lumen-Apposing Covered Self-Expanding Metal Stents.
- Integrated molecular pathology accurately determines the malignant potential of pancreatic cysts.
- Novel application of electrohydraulic lithotripsy probe in managing a refractory cystic duct Bile leak.
- Osteopontin splice variant as a potential marker for metastatic Disease in pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
- Randomized trial in malignant Biliary obstruction: Plastic vs partially covered metal stents.
- Mutational analysis of cytocentrifugation supernatant fluid from pancreatic solid mass lesions.
- Hydrogen Peroxide-Assisted Endoscopic Necrosectomy for Walled-Off Pancreatic Necrosis: A Dual Center Pilot Experience.
- Evaluation of a Fully Covered Self-Expanding Metal Stent With Flared Ends in Malignant Biliary Obstruction: A Multicenter Study.
- Stage of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma Predicts Recurrence of Biliary Obstruction in Patients With Metal Stents.
- Risk Stratification for the Development of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis by Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction Classification.
- Outcomes of EUS-guided drainage of debris-containing pancreatic pseudocysts by using combined endoprosthesis and a nasocystic drain.
- EUS-guided pancreatic fluid aspiration for DNA analysis of KRAS and GNAS mutations for the evaluation of pancreatic cystic neoplasia: a pilot study.
- Multicenter Trial Evaluating the Use of Covered Self-expanding Metal Stents in Benign Biliary Strictures: Time to Revisit Our Therapeutic Options?
- Placement of fully covered self-expandable metal stents in patients with locally advanced esophageal Cancer before neoadjuvant therapy.
- Identification of Cholangiocarcinoma Using the Spyglass Spyscope System for Peroral Cholangioscopy and Biopsy Collection.
- Extended Follow-Up and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Nonmalignant Disease.
- False-positive EUS-guided FNA cytology for solid pancreatic lesions.
- Relationship of pancreatic mass size and diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration.
- Multisociety Guideline on Reprocessing Flexible GI Endoscopes: 2011.
- Cyst wall puncture and aspiration during EUS-guided fine needle aspiration may increase the diagnostic yield of mucinous cysts of the pancreas.
- Solid serous adenoma of the pancreas: a rare form of serous cystadenoma.
- Cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas.
- Functional magnetic resonance cholangiography (fMRC) of the gallbladder and Biliary tree with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance cholangiography.
- EUS-guided fine needle aspiration of the liver: indications, yield, and safety based on an international survey of 167 cases.
- A multicenter, prospective study of a new fully covered expandable metal biliary stent for the palliative treatment of malignant Bile duct obstruction.
- Multisociety guideline on reprocessing flexible gastroIntestinal endoscopes: 2011.
- Training in patient monitoring and sedation and analgesia.
- The added value of molecular testing in small pancreatic cysts.
- Fully covered self-expandable metal stents are effective and safe to treat distal malignant Biliary strictures, irrespective of surgical resectability status.
- Diagnostic endoscopy: 2020 vision.
- Rosai-Dorfman Disease of the colon.
- MR cholangiopancreatography: evaluation of Common pancreatic diseases.
- Closure of a nonhealing gastrocutaneous fistula using an endoscopic clip.
- A survey of oesophageal Cancer: pathology, stage and clinical presentation.
- Endoscopic sphincterotomy with or without cholecystectomy for choledocholithiasis in high-risk surgical patients: a decision analysis.
- Expandable polyester silicon-covered stent for malignant Esophageal strictures before neoadjuvant chemoradiation: a pilot study.
- Post-sphincterotomy transampullary balloon dilation is a safe and effective technique.
- Perceptions of gastroenterology fellows regarding ERCP competency and training.
- CMV Enteritis causing segmental ischemia and massive intestinal hemorrhage.
- Self-expanding plastic Esophageal stents versus jejunostomy tubes for the maintenance of nutrition during neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy in patients with esophagea...
- Vitamin A hepatotoxicity: a cautionary note regarding 25,000 IU supplements.
- Oral antibiotic treatment of right-sided staphylococcal endocarditis in injection drug users: prospective randomized comparison with parenteral therapy.
- Endoscopic stenting of esophageal Cancer: the clinical impact.
- Ursodiol for hepatoBiliary disorders.
Schools
University At Buffalo State University Of New York School Of Medicine
John Hopkins Hospital
Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania
Cornell University
University Of Pennsylvania
Procedures Preformed
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
- Endoscopic Ultrasound
- Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
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Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Anemia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
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Doctors Specialties
- Gastroenterology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America’s Top Doctors
- Best Doctors in America, Inc
- Top Doc
- Philadelphia Magazine
- America's Top Doctors
- Top Doctor
- 1993 2nd Place
- 1st Place
- 2nd Place
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- Member
- Douglas S. Riggs Award in Pharmacology
- James A. Gibson Anatomical Honor Society
- James A. Gibson-Wayne J. Atwell Anatomical Award
- Edward L. Curvish M.D. Biochemistry Award
- Physiology Prize
- Cornell Honor Society
- Best Doctors
- Top Docs
Education
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Pennsylvania Hospital - University of Pennsylvania Health System -
State University of New York -
Cornell University -
Hospital
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1952360596 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | KOWALSKI | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | THOMAS | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 191075244 | |
| NPPES Provider State | PA | |
| Specialty Description | Gastroenterology | |
| Total Claim Count | 229.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 2.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 23.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 10.04 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1952360596 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | KOWALSKI |
| First Name Of The Provider | THOMAS |
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