Thomas W. Faust, M.D., M.B.E.
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA
Attending Physician, Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Physician, Penn Medicine at Radnor, Radnor, PA
Co-director of the ethics curriculum , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director of Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2 Dulles, 3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
2 Dulles, 3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-615-4951
Fax: 215-662-6530
Fax: 215-662-6530
Email:
thomas.faust@uphs.upenn.edu
thomas.faust@uphs.upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
BA (Chemistry)
Vanderbilt University, 1978.
MD (Medicine)
University of Tennessee, 1983.
M.B.E. (Bioethics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2007.
BA (Chemistry)
Vanderbilt University, 1978.
MD (Medicine)
University of Tennessee, 1983.
M.B.E. (Bioethics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2007.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Internal Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 1983-1984.
Resident in Internal Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 1984-1986.
Fellowship in Gastroenterology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 1986-1989.
Fellowship in Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 1996-1997.
Permanent linkIntern in Internal Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 1983-1984.
Resident in Internal Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 1984-1986.
Fellowship in Gastroenterology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 1986-1989.
Fellowship in Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 1996-1997.
Selected Publications
Mendizabal M and Faust T: Liver Transplantation in Patients with cystic Fibrosis: Analysis of UNOS Data. Liver Transplantation 17(3): 243-50, 2011.McCashland T, Watt K, Lyden E, Adams L, Charlton M, Smith A, McGuire B, Biggins S, Neff G, Burton J, Vargas H, Donovan J, Trotter J, Faust T: Retransplantation for Hepatitis C: Results of a U.S. Multicenter Retransplant Study. Liver Transplantation 13(9): 1246-53, Sept 2007.
Itkin M, Trerotola SO, Stavropoulos SW, Patel A, Mondschein JI, Soulen MC, Tuite CM, Shlansky-Goldberg RD, Faust TW, Reddy KR, Solomon JA, Clark TW: “Portal Flow and Arterioportal Shunting after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation” J. Vasc. Interv. Radiol 17(1): 55-62, January 2006.
Blonski WC, Campbell MS, Faust TW, and Metz D: Successful Aspiration and Ethanol Sclerosis of a Large, Symptomatic, Simple Liver Cyst: Case Presentation and Review of the Literature. World Journal Gastroenterology 12(18): 2949-2954, 2006.
Campbell MS, Lichtenstein GR, Rhim AD, Pazianas M, and Faust T : “Severity of Liver Disease Does Not Predict Osteopenia or Low bone Mineral Density in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis” Liver International 25(2): 311-316, 2005.
Levitsky J, Te HS, Faust TW, and Cohen SM: “Primary Varicella Infection Following Varicella Vaccination in a Liver Transplant Recipient” American Journal of Transplantation 2(9): 880-882, October 2002.
Levitsky J, Faust TW, Cohen SM, and Te HS: "Group G Streptococcal Bacteremia and de Novo Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Liver Transplantation" Liver Transplantation 8(6): 572, June 2002.
Thompson DR, Faust TW, Stone MJ, Polter DE: “Hepatic Failure as the Presenting Manifestation of Malignant Lymphoma.” Clin Lymphoma 2(2): 123-128, September 2001.
Harrison JR, Faust TW, Blackstone MO: “Hepatic Angiosarcoma: An Unusual Cause of Congestive Heart Failure.” Southern Medical Journal 94(3): 336-338, March 2001.
Millis JM, Cronin DC, Johnson R, Conjeevaram H, Faust TW, Trevino S, Conlin C, Brotherton, J, Traglia D. : "Bioartificial Liver Support: Report of the Largest Continuous Treatment with Human Hepatocytes" Tran Proc 33(1-2): 1935, Feb-Mar 2001.
