The Pancreaticobiliary institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has been designed to offer patients and referring physicians a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to disorders of the pancreas and bile ducts. A team of gastroenterologists, interventional endoscopists, radiologists, surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and pathologists will work together to design a personalized diagnostic and therapeutic plan for each patient. Our nurse coordinator will organize and expedite patient evaluations, minimizing multiple visits for testing and physician consultation.

Our program offers:

• Diagnosis and treatment of malignancies of the pancreas and bile ducts
• Evaluation of cystic lesions of the pancreas
• Treatment of acute and chronic pancreatitis
• Non-surgical management of pancreatic pseudocysts
• Medical and Surgical Treatment for Gallstones
• Evaluation and Treatment of Post-cholecystectomy Syndrome
• Treatment of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
• Treatment of benign bile duct strictures

State of the art technology is available including:

• Diagnostic and Therapeutic pancreaticobiliary endoscopy
  • Manometry
  • Multiple stent placements
  • Lithotripsy
  • Cholangioscopy
• Therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound
  • Tissue procurement
  • Pseudocyst drainage
• Helical CT Scanning, Magnetic resonance imaging including
• Laparoscopic surgical techniques
• Multiple chemotherapy and radiation treatment options for cancer therapy

Our staff:

• Thomas Kowalski, MD, Director
• Mitchell Conn, MD
• David Loren, MD