Medical School
SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine - 1988
Residency
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Fellowship
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania (HUP)
Thomas E. Kowalski, MD, FASGE, FACG
Professor of Medicine
Director, Pancreaticobiliary & Advanced Endoscopy Section
Emeritus Director, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Contact Information
132 South 10th Street
Main Building, Suite 480
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-8900
215-503-2527 fax
Professor of Medicine
Director, Pancreaticobiliary & Advanced Endoscopy Section
Emeritus Director, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Education
Publications
- Efficacy and safety of fully covered self-expandable metal stents in the management of postsphincterotomy bleeding: systematic review and meta-analysis
- Cold- versus hot-snare endoscopic mucosal resection of colorectal polyps: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
- Biliary stenting with and without endoscopic sphincterotomy in patients with malignant biliary obstruction: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
- Lumen-apposing metal stents in 2024: troubleshooting and managing common and uncommon adverse events
- Midterm Evaluation of EUS-guided Gastroenterostomy for Gastric Outlet Obstruction: An International Collaborative Study
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology
Honors & Awards
2025 Sidney Kimmel Medical College Career Educator Award
2024 ASGE Distinquished Educator Crystal Award
2010-2025 Top Doctor, Philadelphia Magazine
2008-2025 America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical LTD
2007-2012 Best Doctors in America, Inc
2012 Top Doctor, The Global Directory of Who’s Who
2009 Top Doctor, The Global Directory of Who’s Who
2002 Top Doc, Philadelphia Magazine
1994 1st Place, Delaware Valley Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Poster Competition
1993 2nd Place, Komarov Competition for Gastrointestinal Research
1987 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
1985 Douglas S. Riggs Award in Pharmacology
1985 James A. Gibson Anatomical Honor Society
1984 James A. Gibson-Wayne J. Atwell Anatomical Award
1984 Edward L. Curvish M.D. Biochemistry Award
1984 Physiology Prize
1979 2nd Place, Eastman-Rice Public Speaking Contest
1979 Cornell Honor Society