Thomas Wang, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Clinician Educator)

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Overview

Dr. Thomas Wang is a board certified gastroenterologist and advanced endoscopist who specializes in complex diseases of the liver, pancreas and bile duct. In addition, he treats patients with pre-malignant conditions within the gastrointestinal tract. He performs advanced endoscopy procedures, including endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic management of severe pancreatitis (e.g. necrosis) and strictures, endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) for removal of large gastrointestinal polyps, and advanced ablation and resection therapies for Barrett’s esophagus.

Dr. Wang received his medical degree from Harvard University and completed his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and his fellowship in advanced endoscopy at Rush University in Chicago.

Dr. Wang appreciates the daily challenge of solving complex medical issues and values the privilege of being able to help patients in their time of need. He believes the foundation of excellent care lies in building trust and maintaining open communication with patients – ensuring all patients are fully informed and empowered in their treatment decisions.

His research interests include developing novel tools for early-stage diagnosis of pancreatic cancer as well as innovative endoscopic ultrasound strategies for diagnosing and treating advanced liver disease (i.e. endohepatology). He has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals on a wide variety of topics in advanced endoscopy, including Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Surgical Endoscopy, and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Awards

  • Rush University Medical Center: Fellow Mentorship Award, 2025
  • American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Research Award, 2023
     – 2025
  • American College of Gastroenterology: Outstanding Presenter Award (2), 2018
     – 2022
  • American College of Gastroenterology: Presidential Poster Award (4), 2018
     – 2022
  • Digestive Disease Weekly: Poster with Distinction (2), 2018
     – 2020
  • American College of Gastroenterology: Most Innovative and Impactful Abstracts, 2018
  • Washington University in St. Louis: Summa Cum Laude, 2014

Education and Training

  • Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO — BA — Biology
  • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA — MD — Medicine
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA — Internal Medicine
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA — Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy
  • Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL — Advanced Endoscopy

Research Keywords

  • Endoscopic ultrasound
  • EUS
  • ERCP
  • EMR
  • Barrett's esophagus
  • Endohepatology
  • Pancreatitis
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Advanced endoscopy
  • Interventional Endoscopy

Publications

  • Inflammation and Circulating Natriuretic Peptide Levels. Circ Heart Fail. 2020 07; 13(7):e006570.. View in PubMed
  • Aptamer-Based Proteomic Platform Identifies Novel Protein Predictors of Incident Heart Failure and Echocardiographic Traits. Circ Heart Fail. 2020 05; 13(5):e006749.. View in PubMed
  • Heart Failure Risk Associated With Rheumatoid Arthritis-Related Chronic Inflammation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 05 18; 9(10):e014661.. View in PubMed
  • The polygenic architecture of left ventricular mass mirrors the clinical epidemiology. Sci Rep. 2020 05 05; 10(1):7561.. View in PubMed
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Coil Embolization With Absorbable Gelatin Sponge Appears Superior to Traditional Cyanoacrylate Injection for the Treatment of Gastric Varices. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2020 05; 11(5):e00175.. View in PubMed
  • Research Priorities for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group Summary. Circulation. 2020 03 24; 141(12):1001-1026.. View in PubMed
  • Racial/ethnic differences in circulating natriuretic peptide levels: The Diabetes Prevention Program. PLoS One. 2020; 15(2):e0229280.. View in PubMed
  • Predictive Accuracy of a Polygenic Risk Score Compared With a Clinical Risk Score for Incident Coronary Heart Disease. JAMA. 2020 02 18; 323(7):627-635.. View in PubMed
  • Endoscopic ultrasound-guided treatment of gastric varices with coil embolization and absorbable hemostatic gelatin sponge: a novel alternative to cyanoacrylate. Endosc Int Open. 2020 Feb; 8(2):E221-E227.. View in PubMed
  • Integrated Imaging Methodology Detects Claudin-1 Expression in Premalignant Nonpolypoid and Polypoid Colonic Epithelium in Mice. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2020 01; 11(1):e00089.. View in PubMed