Penn Medicine Provider
Gastroenterology
Michael L. Kochman, MD
he/him
5.0
(30)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Gastroenterology Perelman

About me

  • Director, Center for Endoscopic Innovation, Research and Training
  • Wilmott Family Professor
  • Professor of Medicine in Surgery

American Gastroenterological Association Distinguished Clinician Award

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Master Endoscopist Award

American Sidney Cohen Teaching Award

Donald Martin Teaching Service Award

Penn Medicine Award of Excellence, 2006

Recognized by America's Top Doctors, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 - 2018

Recognized by Best Doctors in America 2003 - 2014

Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's annual Top Docs issues in 2002, 2007 - 2009, and 2011 - 2024

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Illinois School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Illinois Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Indiana University Hospital
  • Fellowship: University of Michigan Medical Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

30 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

September 2023
5.0
5.0
i've recommended him many times already
September 2023
4.0
4.0
will no longer be seeing patients
September 2023
5.0
5.0
does not pressure for a particular response
September 2023
5.0
5.0
received great care

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Kochman is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Thiruvengadam, A. R., Saumoy, M., Schaubel, D. E., Cotton, P. B., Elmunzer, B. J., Freeman, M. L., Varadarajulu, Kochman, M. L., Cote, G. A. Rise in First-time ERCP for Benign Indications >1 Year after Cholecystectomy is Associated with Worse Outcomes , Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology: 2024


Anez-Bruzual, I., Coughlin, S., Clay, D., Heiman, J., Dungan, M., Weber, M., Almario, C. V., Leung, G., Ahmad, N. A., Ginsberg, G. G., Kochman, M. L., Valverde, K. D., Long, J. M., Katona, B. W. Assessment of the Psychosocial Impact of Pancreatic Cancer Surveillance in High-Risk Individuals , Cancers, 16(86): 2024


Saumoy M, Gandhi D, Buller S, Patel S, Schneider Y, Cote G, Kochman ML, Thiruvengadam NR, Sharaiha RZ. Cost-effectiveness of endoscopic, surgical and pharmacological obesity therapies: a microsimulation and threshold analyses , Gut: 2023


Thiruvengadam NR, Gupta S, Buller S, Awad I, Gandhi D, Ibarra A, Latorre G, Riquelme A, Kochman ML, Cote G, Shah SC, Saumoy M. The Clinical Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Surveillance of Incidentally Detected Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia: A Microsimulation Analysis , Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol: 2023


Thiruvengadam, N.R., Schaubel, D.E., Forde, K., Lee, P., Saumoy, M. and Kochman, M.L. Association of Statin Usage and the Development of Diabetes Mellitus after Acute Pancreatitis , Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 21(5): 2023


Mukherjee, S., Durkin, C., PeBenito, A.M., Ferrante, N.D., Umana, I.C., Kochman, M.L Assessing ChatGPT’s Ability to Reply to Queries Regarding Colon Cancer Screening Based on Multi-Society Guidelines , Gastro Hep Advances (2023), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gastha.2023.07.008. 2(8):104-3, 2023.: 2023


Katona BW, Worthington C, Clay D, Cincotta H, Ahmad NA, Ginsberg GG, Kochman ML, Brand RE. Outcomes of the IMMray PanCan-d Test in High-Risk Individuals Undergoing Pancreatic Surveillance: Pragmatic Data and Lessons Learned , JCO Precis Oncol: 2023


Thiruvengadam NR, Coté GA, Gupta S, Rodrigues M, Schneider Y, Arain MA, Solaimani P, Serrao S, Kochman ML, Saumoy M. An Evaluation of Critical Factors for the Cost-Effectiveness of Real-Time Computer-Aided Detection: Sensitivity and Threshold Analyses Using a Microsimulation Model , Gastroenterology: 2023


Thiruvengadam, N.R., Kouanda, A., Kalluri, A., Schaubel, D., Saumoy, M., Forde, K., Song, J., Faggen, A., Davis, B.G., Onwugaje, K.C., Cote, G., Arrain, M. A., Kochman, M. L. A Prospective Cohort Study Evaluating PAN-PROMISE, a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure To Detect Post-ERCP Morbidity , Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 21: 2023


Thiruvengadam NR, Kouanda A, Kalluri A, Schaubel D, Saumoy M, Forde K, Song J, Faggen A, Davis BG, Onwugaje KC, Cote G, Arain MA, Kochman ML. A Prospective Cohort Study Evaluating PAN-PROMISE, a Patient-reported Outcome Measure to Detect Post-ERCP Morbidity , Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol: 2022


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