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

  • Bleeding rectal pseudoaneurysm following endoscopic submucosal dissection managed with endoscopic ultrasound-guided absorbable gelatin sponge injection. VideoGIE. 2026 Jan; 11(1):25-27.. View in PubMed
  • Natriuretic Peptide Cut Points for Heart Failure Classification in Individuals With and Without Obesity. Circ Heart Fail. 2025 Oct; 18(10):e013112.. View in PubMed
  • Molecularly targeted photoacoustic endoscopy with fiber-scanning side-view probe for in vivo staging of early mucosal tumors. Biosens Bioelectron. 2025 Nov 15; 288:117757.. View in PubMed
  • Endoscopic management of active arterial bleeding in walled-off necrosis collection. VideoGIE. 2025 Oct; 10(10):520-523.. View in PubMed
  • The use of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle biopsy for the diagnosis of microcystic serous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas. Pancreatology. 2025 Jun; 25(4):594-596.. View in PubMed
  • Cost-Effectiveness of a Polypill for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in an Underserved Population. JAMA Cardiol. 2025 03 01; 10(3):224-233.. View in PubMed
  • Differences in natriuretic peptide response in self-identified white and black individuals: a physiological clinical trial. Nat Commun. 2025 Feb 13; 16(1):1621.. View in PubMed
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Portosystemic Pressure Gradient Correlates With Clinical Parameters and Liver Histology. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Nov; 23(12):2167-2175.e4.. View in PubMed
  • Novel therapeutic agents for cardiometabolic risk mitigation in heart transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 04; 44(4):477-486.. View in PubMed
  • SOX2-induced IL1α-mediated immune suppression drives epithelial dysplasia malignant transformation. bioRxiv. 2024 Dec 10.. View in PubMed