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

  • Whole-Genome Differentially Hydroxymethylated DNA Regions among Twins Discordant for Cardiovascular Death. Genes (Basel). 2021 07 29; 12(8).. View in PubMed
  • Host and gut microbial tryptophan metabolism and type 2 diabetes: an integrative analysis of host genetics, diet, gut microbiome and circulating metabolites in cohort studies. Gut. 2022 06; 71(6):1095-1105.. View in PubMed
  • Multiomic Profiling in Black and White Populations Reveals Novel Candidate Pathways in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Incident Heart Failure Specific to Black Adults. Circ Genom Precis Med. 2021 06; 14(3):e003191.. View in PubMed
  • Chronobiology of Natriuretic Peptides and Blood Pressure in Lean and Obese Individuals. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 05 11; 77(18):2291-2303.. View in PubMed
  • Circulating trimethylamine N-oxide in association with diet and cardiometabolic biomarkers: an international pooled analysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 05 08; 113(5):1145-1156.. View in PubMed
  • Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Cardiovascular and Glycemic Biomarkers. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 05 18; 10(10):e017727.. View in PubMed
  • Geographic Inequalities in Cardiovascular Mortality in the United States: 1999 to 2018. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 05; 96(5):1218-1228.. View in PubMed
  • Geographic Variation in Cardiovascular Health Among American Adults. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 07; 96(7):1770-1781.. View in PubMed
  • Obesity and Serial NT-proBNP Levels in Guided Medical Therapy for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: Insights From the GUIDE-IT Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 04 06; 10(7):e018689.. View in PubMed
  • Cardiovascular Risk Factors are Associated with Future Cancer. JACC CardioOncol. 2021 Mar; 3(1):48-58.. View in PubMed