Dr. Scott W. Cowan MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
1100 Walnut Street Mob, 5th Floor Philadelphia PA, 19107About
Dr. Scott Cowan is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Cowan specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Cowan typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 1997
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Crystal structures explain functional properties of two E. coli porins.
- Improved methods for building protein models in electron density maps and the
- Christian Albert Theodor Billroth, M.D., founding father of abdominal surgery (1829-1894).
- Pregnancy after lung transplant.
- John Y. Templeton III: Pioneer of modern cardiothoracic surgery.
- Emil Theodor Kocher, M.D., and his Nobel Prize (1841-1917).
- William Edwards Ladd, M.D. (1880-1967): the description of his bands.
- John Chalmers DaCosta (1863-1933): restoration of the old operating table.
- Samuel D. Gross, M.D. (1805-1884): an innovator, even in death.
- Abdominal intercostal hernia: a rare complication after blunt trauma.
- Edoardo Bassini (1844-1924): father of modern-day hernia surgery.
- Dr. Seishu Hanaoka (1760-1835): surgeon, pharmacist, and anesthesiologist.
- Roscoe Reid Graham (1890 to 1948): a Canadian pioneer in general surgery.
- Robert Edward Gross (1905-1988): ligation of a patent ductus arteriosus and the birth of a specialty.
- Racial disparity in in-hospital mortality after lobectomy for lung cancer.
Awards
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Treatments
- Lung Cancer
Fellowships
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Dr. Scott W. Cowan MD's Practice location
Practice At 1100 Walnut Street Mob, 5th Floor
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