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Thomas Tielleman, M.D.

Thomas Tielleman, M.D.

Assistant Professor

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Medical School
Department
Internal Medicine

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  • Biography

    Tom Tielleman, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases. He specializes in therapeutic endoscopybiliary disorders, and pancreatic cancer prevention.

    Dr. Tielleman holds a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and molecular biology with honors from Trinity University in San Antonio. He earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern, where he completed internal medicine residency training, and fellowships in gastroenterology and therapeutic endoscopy. He was named Chief Fellow during his gastroenterology fellowship.

    Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and gastroenterology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2021.

    The immediate impact a number of our procedures I mcan have for patients motivates me to continue to grow as a physician, endoscopist, and educator so that our patients can receive the best possible care imaginable.

    Dr. Tielleman's research interests align with his clinical interests which focus on multiple forms of therapeutic endoscopy and treat a wide variety of ailments including, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for complex pancreaticobiliary procedures as well as endoscopic ultrasound to assist with cancer diagnoses, minimally invasive drainage of abnormal fluid collections, and management of gastric varices.

    Dr. Tielleman has undergone additional advanced training in the field of third space endoscopy, which includes peroral endoscopy myotomy (POEM) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). He performs POEM to treat Achalasia, Zenker's diverticulum, and Gastroparesis in a minimally invasive/non-surgical fashion.

    Dr. Tielleman has also undergone extensive training and proctorship with both American and Japanese masters in ESD, a procedure used to remove tumors from the gastrointestinal tract.

    ESD was initially developed by the Japanese in the 1990s to remove early gastrointestinal cancers. Over time, the procedure has spread through Europe and now to North America to allow for a minimally invasive way to entirely remove pre-cancerous lesions and early gastrointestinal cancers without the need to surgically remove the underlying organ.

    Dr. Tielleman's non-clinical focus includes developing simulation and hands-on endoscopy training for the UT Southwestern Gastroenterology fellowship as well as research on therapeutic endoscopy outcomes.

    Dr. Tielleman is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association, and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

    Personal Note

    During his free time, Dr. Tielleman enjoys cooking, traveling, and spending time with his family.

  • Education
    Medical School
    UT Southwestern Medical School (2014)
    Residency
    UT Southwestern Medical Center (2017), Internal Medicine
    Fellowship
    UT Southwestern Medical Center (2020), Gastroenterology
    Fellowship
    UT Southwestern Medical Center (2021), Advanced Endoscopy
  • Research Interest
    • Hepatobiliary Disorders
    • Therapeutic Endoscopy
  • Publications
    Liver transplant bile duct suture leading to acute cholangitis: endoscopic removal via cholangioscopy
    Thyssen E, Vagefi P, Mufti A, Tielleman T Endoscopy 2024 Apr 56 E319-E320
    Endoscopic repair of surgically transected bile duct using overlapping covered metal stents
    Tielleman T, Goldschmiedt M VideoGIE 2024 Feb 9 84-87
    EUS-guided coil injection therapy in the management of gastric varices: the first U.S. multicenter experience (with video)
    Bazarbashi AN, Aby ES, Mallery JS, El Chafic AH, Wang TJ, Kouanda A, Arain M, Lew D, Gaddam S, Mulki R, Kabir Baig KK, Satyavada S, Chak A, Faulx A, Glessing B, Evans G, Schulman AR, Haddad J, Tielleman T, Hollander T, Kushnir V, Shah J, Ryou M Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2024 Jan 99 31-37
    Structured training program on confocal laser endomicroscopy for pancreatic cystic lesions: a multicenter prospective study among early-career endosonographers (with video)
    Machicado JD, Napoleon B, Akshintala V, Bazarbashi AN, Bilal M, Corral JE, Dugum M, Han S, Hussain FS, Johnson AM, Jovani M, Kolb JM, Leonor P, Lee PJ, Mulki R, Shah H, Singh H, Sánchez-Luna SA, Shah SL, Singla A, Vargas EJ, Tielleman T, Nikahd M, Fry M, Culp S, Krishna SG Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2023 Dec 98 953-964
    A Combined DNA/RNA-based Next-Generation Sequencing Platform to Improve the Classification of Pancreatic Cysts and Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer Arising From Pancreatic Cysts
    Nikiforova MN, Wald AI, Spagnolo DM, Melan MA, Grupillo M, Lai YT, Brand RE, O'Broin-Lennon AM, McGrath K, Park WG, Pfau PR, Polanco PM, Kubiliun N, Dewitt J, Easler JJ, Dam A, Mok SR, Wallace MB, Kumbhari V, Boone BA, Marsh W, Thakkar S, Fairley KJ, Afghani E, Bhat Y, Ramrakhiani S, Nasr J, Skef W, Thiruvengadam NR, Khalid A, Fasanella K, Chennat J, Das R, Singh H, Sarkaria S, Slivka A, Gabbert C, Sawas T, Tielleman T, Vanderveldt HD, Tavakkoli A, Smith LM, Smith K, Bell PD, Hruban RH, Paniccia A, Zureikat A, Lee KK, Ongchin M, Zeh H, Minter RM, He J, Nikiforov YE, Singhi AD Annals of surgery 2023 Oct 278 E789-E797
    Prospective, Multi-Institutional, Real-Time Next-Generation Sequencing of Pancreatic Cyst Fluid Reveals Diverse Genomic Alterations That Improve the Clinical Management of Pancreatic Cysts
    Paniccia A, Polanco PM, Boone BA, Wald AI, McGrath K, Brand RE, Khalid A, Kubiliun N, O'Broin-Lennon AM, Park WG, Klapman J, Tharian B, Inamdar S, Fasanella K, Nasr J, Chennat J, Das R, DeWitt J, Easler JJ, Bick B, Singh H, Fairley KJ, Sarkaria S, Sawas T, Skef W, Slivka A, Tavakkoli A, Thakkar S, Kim V, Vanderveldt HD, Richardson A, Wallace MB, Brahmbhatt B, Engels M, Gabbert C, Dugum M, El-Dika S, Bhat Y, Ramrakhiani S, Bakis G, Rolshud D, Millspaugh G, Tielleman T, Schmidt C, Mansour J, Marsh W, Ongchin M, Centeno B, Monaco SE, Ohori NP, Lajara S, Thompson ED, Hruban RH, Bell PD, Smith K, Permuth JB, Vandenbussche C, Ernst W, Grupillo M, Kaya C, Hogg M, He J, Wolfgang CL, Lee KK, Zeh H, Zureikat A, Nikiforova MN, Singhi AD Gastroenterology 2023 Jan 164 117-133.e7
    Safety and Efficacy of Lumen-Apposing Metal Stents With and Without Coaxial Plastic Stents for Pancreatic Fluid Collections
    Haddad JD, Tielleman T, Fuller A, Tavakkoli A, Vanderveldt D, Goldschmiedt M, Kubiliun N, Sawas T Techniques and Innovations in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2023 Jan 25 113-118
    Magnitude and Time-Trend Analysis of Postendoscopy Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    Author Collaboration PE, Sawas T, Majzoub AM, Haddad J, Tielleman T, Nayfeh T, Yadlapati R, Singh S, Kolb J, Vajravelu RK, Katzka DA, Wani S Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2022 Feb 20 e31-e50
    Prognostic Value of Hypochloremia in Critically Ill Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis
    Sumarsono A, Wang J, Xie L, Chiang GC, Tielleman T, Messiah SE, Singal AG, Mufti A, Chen C, Leveno M Critical care medicine 2020 Nov 48 E1054-E1061
    Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
    Tielleman T, Bujanda D, Cryer B Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America 2015 Jul 25 415-428
  • Books

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  • Honors & Awards
    • 1st Place, Gold Medal
      American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy World Cup of Endoscopy (2022)
    • Housestaff Officer of Excellence
      UT Southwestern Internal Medicine Residency (2016)
    • Internal Medicine Teaching Award
      UT Southwestern (0)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • Alpha Omega Alpha
    • American College of Gastroenterology
    • American Gastroenterological Association
    • American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy