ThomasR.BowenMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Danville, PA

Musculoskeletal Oncology/Cancer

Chief, Orthopedic Oncology

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Office
100 N Academy Ave
Danville, PA 17822
Phone+1 570-271-6541

Fax+1 570-271-5872

Summary

Thomas R. Bowen, MD is the leader of the orthopedic oncology program at Geisinger Medical Center. He is an orthopedic surgeon with training in tumors of the musculoskeletal system (Bone, cartilage, muscle, tendon, and peripheral nerves). Dr. Bowen is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS), a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery (AAOS) and the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA).

Dr. Bowen earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA. Then, after discovering the beautiful landscape of Central Pennsylvania, he continued his orthopedic residency training at Geisinger Medical Center. He proceeded to Boston, at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, and Boston Children 's Hospital, for fellowship training in orthopedic oncology. In 2006, he returned to Geisinger in full-time practice, caring for children and adults with tumors of the musculoskeletal system.

Dr. Bowen passions include limb preserving surgery for malignant tumors as well as treatments for benign tumors and bone cysts. “Despite the turmoil in American Health Care, today is a great day for patients; they are living longer and better than any time in history. I routinely follow up with patient 's that years ago would have surely not survived. The graduations attended, vacations taken, and grandchildren held make it all worth it.”

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Orthopaedic Oncology, 2006 - 2007
Geisinger Health System (Danville)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001 - 2006
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2001
University of DelawareBS, Chemistry, 1996

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2006 - 2009
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Resident Teaching Award Geisinger Orthopedic Residency, 2013
Resident Teaching Award 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

77 citations
Sonication of antibiotic spacers predicts failure during two-stage revision for prosthetic knee and hip infections.
Charles L. Nelson, Robert Jones, Nathaniel C. Wingert, Michael A. Foltzer, Thomas R. Bowen
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2014-03-22
69 citations
Functional Gain and Pain Relief After Total Joint Replacement According to Obesity Status
Wenjun Li, David C. Ayers, Courtland Lewis, Thomas R. Bowen, Jeroan J. Allison
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2017-07-19
54 citations
Host classification predicts infection after open fracture
Thomas R. Bowen, James C. Widmaier
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2005-04-01

Journal Articles

Functional Gain and Pain Relief After Total Joint Replacement According to Obesity Status
Li W, Ayers DC, Lewis CG, Bowen TR, Allison JJ, Franklin PD, J Bone Joint Surg Am, 1/19/2017
Pre-op Use of Clopidogrel does not affect Outcomes for Femoral Neck Fractures Treated with Hemiarthroplasty
Ghanem,ES, Richards,RR, Wingert, NCH, Gotoff.JR. Graham,JH, Bowen, TR, J Arthroplasty, 1/1/2017
What Orthopaedic Operating Room Surfaces Are Contaminated With Bioburden? A Study Using The ATP Bioluminescence Assay
Richard,R., Bowen, TR, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1/1/2017
Role of Sonication for Detection of Infection in Explanted Orthopaedic Trauma Implants
Horwitz, D., Maniar, H., Wingert, N., McPhillips, K. Foltzer, M.,Graham,J.,Bowen TR., Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 1/1/2016
Peak Extraction Force of Kirschner (K-) Wire and Reference Probe Indentation Parameters As Predictors Of Bone Mineral Density (BMD)
Nelson,M.VAnushkina, K Irgit, K.Strohecker,TRBowen, The Knee, 1/1/2015
Percutaneous and mucocutaneous exposure among Orthopaedic surgeons: Immediate management and compliance with CDC protocol
Horwitz d, Maniar H, Tawari A, Suk M, Bowen TR, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 1/1/2015
Reverse Oblique and Transverse Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures Treated with the Long Cephalomedullary Nail
Irgit K1, Richard RD, Beebe MJ, Bowen TR, Kubiak E, Horwitz DS, J Orthop Trauma, 1/1/2015
Comparison of single and two-tunnel techniques during open treatment of acromioclavicular joint disruption
Hou Z, Graham J, Zhang Y, Strohecker K, Feldmann D, Bowen TR, Chen W, Smith W, J Orthop Trauma, 1/1/2015
Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease Stage on Lower-extremity Arthroplasty
BF Deegan, R Richard, Bowen,TR R Perkins,J Graham, M Foltzer, Healio.com/Orthopaedics, 1/1/2014
Reducing mortality in hip fracture patients using a perioperative approach and Patient - Centered Medical Home model: a prospective cohort study
Graham,J., Bowen,TR.Strohecker,K. Irgit,K. Smith,WR, Patients Safety in Surgery, 1/1/2014
Return to play following surgical treatment of meniscal and chondral injuries to the knee
Bowen TR, Feldmann DD, Miller M, Clinics in Sports Medicine, 1/1/2014
Sonication of Antibiotic Spacer Predicts Failure during Two-stage Revision for Prosthetic Knee and Hip Infections
Nelson CL, Jones RB, Wingert NC, Foltzer M, Bowen TR, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1/1/2013
Orthopaedic Case of the Month
Cafferky N.L, Bowen T.R., Malone W.J., Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1/1/2013
Treatment of pertrochanteric fractures (AO/OTA 31-A1 and A2): with long versus short intramedullary nailing
Hou Z, Bowen TR, Irgit KS, Matzko ME, Andreychik CM, Horwitz DS, Smith WR, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 1/1/2013
Hemodynamically unstable pelvic fracture management by advanced trauma life support guidelines results in high mortality
Hou Z, Smith WR, Strohecker KA, Bowen TR, Irgit K, Baro SM, Morgan SJ, Orthopedics, 1/7/2012
Anterolateral approach for an unusual pediatric capitellar fracture: a case report and review of the literature
Cornelius AL, Bowen TR, Mirenda WM, Iowa Orthopaedic Journal, 1/1/2012
Locking Plate of Periprosthetic Femur Fractures Above Total Knee Arthroplasty
Hou Z, Bowen TR, Irgit K, Strohecker K, Matzko M, Widmaier J, Smith WR, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 1/1/2012
Orthogenomics: an update [Review]
Matzko ME, Bowen TR, Smith WR, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1/1/2012
Treatment of Interprosthetic Fractures of the Femur
Hou Z, Moore B, Bowen TR, Irgit KS, Matzko ME, Strohecker KA, Smith WR, Journal of Trauma, Infection, and Critical Care, 1/1/2011
Tumoral Soft Tissue Calcification in a Dialysis Patient
ID Bucaloiu, N.Ashouian,SR Bonebrake,TR Bowen, JE Hartle, ER Norfolk, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 1/1/2010
Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures Associated with Hip Arthroplasty [review]
Hou,Z, Bowen TR, Smith WR, Orthopaedics, 1/1/2010
Blocking wires facilitate freehand percutaneous plating of periarticular tibia fractures
Widmaier JC, Bowen TR, Journal of Orthopedic Trauma, 1/1/2006
Greenstick fracture of the scapula: a cause of scapular winging
Bowen TR, Miller F, Journal of Orthopedic Trauma, 1/1/2006
Host classification predicts infection following open fracture
Bowen TR, Widmaier JC, Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, 1/1/2005
Lateral column lengthening as treatment for planovalgus foot deformity in ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy
Andreacchio A, Orellana CA, Miller F, Bowen TR, Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 1/1/2000
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Books/Book Chapters

Diagnostic microbiology of the immunocompromised host
Chapter: Prosthetic device infections, Ch. 27.
Page 711 - 733Martinez RM, Bowen TR, Foltzer MAEditors: Hayden RT, Wolk DM, Carrol KC, Tan YW.American Society for microbiology, Washington, DC2016

Abstracts/Posters

Orthopaedic Operataing Room SurfaceCleanliness Measured with a Handheld ATP- Bioluminescence Assay.
Richard, R. Beauchamp,C. , Bowen, TR, MSIS 26th Annual Open Scinetific Meeting, Charlotte, NC, 1/5/2016
Game Changers paper session: Incorporating Hip Fracture Hemiarthroplasty into a Bundled Payment System for TJA Is Not Economically Viable.
Graboski E, Murphy J, Kolessar D, Bowen TR, Crofoot C, Ghanem E, AAOS Annual Meeting, 1/4/2016
Incorporating Hip Fracture Hemiarthroplasty into a Bundled Payment System for TJA Is Not Economically Viable.
Graboski E, Murphy J, Kolessar D, Bowen TR, Crofoot C, Ghanem E, AAOS Annual Meeting, 1/1/2016
The Effect of Total Hip Replacement on the Non-operated Lower Extremity Joints.
Collins K, Bowen TR, Parrilla E, Franklin P, Lemay C, Ghanem E, AAOS Annual Meeting, 1/1/2016
Clopidogrel Use Prior to Hemiarthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fracture does not Preclude Good Outcome.
Parilla E.,Richard,R.,Rutter,M,Graham,J. Bowen TR, Ghanem,E.S., AAOS Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/24/2015
The Cost Of Post-hospital Acute Care Of Total Joint Arthroplasty In A Bundled Payment System.
Murphy J.,Kolessar,D.J.,Bowen TR,Crofoot,C.D.,Ghanem,E.S.,Suk,M, AAOS Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/24/2015
Location of All Cause 30-Day Readmissions Following Total Joint Replacement: Surgical Versus Outside Hospital.
Harrold,L, Ayers D.C.,Noble,P.C.,O�Keefe,R. Bowen TR, Allison,J,Franklin P, AAOS Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/24/2015
Peak Extraction Force Of Kirschner (K-) Wire And Reference Probe Indentation Parameters As Predictors Of Bone Mineral Density (BMD).
Denning S, Dincer A, Pisano R, Bowen TR, Ebstein D, Kennedy, E, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) 2015 Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, 1/7/2015
Peak extraction force of kirschner (K-) wire and reference probe indentation parameters as predictors of bone mineral density (BMD).
Denning SD, Dincer A, Pisano RC, Bowen TR, Ebenstein DM, Kennedy EA, Bucknell-Geisinger Research Initiative Symposium, Danville, PA, 1/1/2015
Reverse Oblique Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures (Ao/Ota 31-A3) Treated With The Cephalomedullary Nail.
Richard R, Bowen TR, 30th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL, 1/16/2014
Do Functional Gain And Pain After THR Differ By Patient Obese Status?
Li W, Ayers DC, Harrold L, Allison J, Lewis CG, Bowen TR, Franklin P, AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/12/2014
Sonication Adds Value In Predicting Failure During 2-Stage Reimplantation For Prosthetic Knee And Hip Infections.
Jones RB, Irgit K, Wingert NC, Foltzer M, Bowen TR, Nelson CL, AAOS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/11/2014
Metastatic Disease, Orthopedic Management: Rod v. Plate.
Bowen TR, Pennsylvania Orthopedic Society Spring Scientific Meeting, Treating Musculoskeletal disease in an aging population, Hershey, PA, 1/10/2014
Sonication is Not Useful in Clinically Infected Trauma Explants.
Wingert NC, Maniar H, McPhillips K, Graham JH, Foltzer MA, Bowen TR, Horwitz DS, Musculoskeletal Infection Society � MSIS, Annual meeting, Charleston, SC, 1/8/2014
Impact Of Mild Kidney Disease Stage On Outcomes After Total Hip Or Knee Arthoplasty.
Deegan B, Richard R, Bowen TR, Graham J, Perkins R, Foltzer M, HMO Research Network Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2014
Utilization of peak extraction force of Kirschner (K-) wire and reference probe indentation parameters as predictors of bone mineral density (BMD).
Denning SC, Dincer A, Pisano RC, Bowen TR, Ebenstein DM, Kennedy EA, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 1/1/2014
Utilization of peak extraction force of Kirschner (K-) wire as a predictor of bone mineral density.
Denning SC, Pisano RC, Dincer A, Bowen TR, Ebenstein DM, Kennedy EA, World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston, MA, 1/1/2014
Reference probe indentation of trabecular and cortical bone.
Dincer A, Denning SC, Bowen TR, Kennedy EA, Ebenstein DM, World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston, MA, 1/1/2014
Relationship between Kirschner (K-) wire extraction force, micro-indentation parameters, and bone mineral density (BMD).
Dincer A, Denning SC, Pisano RC, Bowen TR, Kennedy EA, Ebenstein DM, World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston, MA, 1/1/2014
Outcomes of Hemiarthroplasty in Elderly Undisplaced (AO/OTA 31B1) Femoral Neck Fractures.
Irgit K., Richard R., Cornelius, A., Andreychik, C., Horwitz, D., Bowen, T., Western Orthopaedic Association 2013 Annual Meeting, Lake Tahoe, CA, 1/31/2013
Outcomes of Hemiarthroplasty in Elderly Undisplaced (AO/OTA 31B1) Femoral Neck Fractures.
Irgit K., Richard R., Cornelius, A., Andreychik, C., Horwitz, D., Bowen, T, Eastern Orthopaedic Association 2013 Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, 1/30/2013
Outcomes of Reverse Oblique Fractures with the Long Cephalomedullary Nail.
Irgit KS, Richard RD, Bowen TR, Kubiak E, Horwitz DS, Eastern Orthopaedic Association 2013 Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, 1/30/2013
Does Functional Gain and Pain Relief After TKR and THR Differ by Patient Obese Status?
Li W, Harrold LR, Allison J, Courtland L, Bowen TR, Patricia F, Ayers D, Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), San Diego, CA, 1/29/2013
Outcome of Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty with Stemless Femoral Components.
Vanushkina,MA.,Irgit,K,Strohecker,k.,Bowen, TR.,Nelson,C., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/19/2013
Outcome of Hemiarthroplasty in Elderly Undisplaced (AO/OTA 31B1) Femoral Neck Fractures.
Irgit K., Richard R. Cornelius, A., Andreychik, C., Horwitz, D., Bowen T., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/19/2013
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Lectures

Benign neoplasms of bone
1/1/2019
Malignant neoplasms of bone
1/1/2019
Benign soft tissue tumors
1/1/2019
Malignant soft tissue tumors
1/1/2019
Infections in total knee and total hip arthroplasty
1/1/2019
"Palliative Orthopaedic Procedures for the Extremities"
Geisinger Medical Center - 1/1/2013
"Palliative Orthopaedic limb procedures"
Geisinger Medical Center - 1/1/2013
"Limb Salvage for Bone Sarcoma"
Geisinger Medical Center - 1/1/2012
"Musculoskeletal�Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Sarcoma"
Geisinger Medical Center - 1/1/2009
"An Overview of Bone Cancer"
Geisinger Medical Center - 1/1/2008
"Joint Reconstruction Following Orthopaedic/Oncological Treatment"
Geisinger Medical Center - 1/1/2008
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