Michael Kochman MD, FACP

Dr. Michael L. Kochman is the Wilmott Family Professor of Medicine and Professor of Medicine in Surgery in the Gastroenterology Division at the Perelman School of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Kochman is a graduate of Northwestern University (BA, Economics, 1982) and the University of Illinois Medical School at Chicago (MD, 1986). He served his residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago and was Chief Resident at West Side VA under Dr. Clifford Pilz from 1989-90. Subsequently, Dr. Kochman completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Michigan Hospitals and Clinics in Ann Arbor in 1993 under the direction of Drs. Chung Owyang and Tadataka Yamada. During that time, Dr. Kochman also underwent training in interventional endoscopy and had specialized training in endoscopic ultrasound at Indiana University under the auspices of Drs. Robert Hawes and Maurits Wiersema. Subsequently, he was recruited to the University of Pennsylvania by Dr. Peter Traber, where he rose through the ranks from Assistant Professor.

Dr. Kochman is the past Editor for Techniques and Innovation in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr. Kochman has published over 250 articles, chapters, and videos. He has edited 19 published books: among them, the Clinicians' Guide to Gastrointestinal Oncology (ed Kochman), Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (eds Ginsberg, Gostout, Kochman, and Norton), and Endoscopic Oncology: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Cancer Management (eds Faigel and Kochman).

While at the University of Pennsylvania, he has served in various capacities, including as Vice-Chair for Clinical Services and as Development Officer for the Department of Medicine, on the School of Medicine Committee of Appointments and Promotions (COAP), the Physicians Billing Oversight Committee, and numerous Departmental Review and Search Committees. Within the GI Division, he has served as Fellowship Chairman and runs the regular endoscopy and advanced endoscopy training programs and directs the Wilmott Center for Endoscopic Innovation, Research, and Training. He has received several awards, including the Luigi Mastroianni Clinical Innovator and Special Recognition Patient Advocacy Awards from the Health System, as well as the Sid Cohen, MD, and Donald Martin, MD awards for the education of fellows and residents.

Dr. Kochman has served many local and national societies in a variety of positions. He was honored and inducted as a Fellow into the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The ASGE recognized him as the ‘Master Endoscopist’ in 2015, and the AGA recognized him as the ‘Distinguished Academic Clinician’ in 2018. His current major national commitments are to the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) as a Vice-Chair of the Research Foundation, and a member of the finance and operations committee and the investment subcommittee. He was one of the drivers behind the formation of the AGA-Varia GI Opportunity Fund. He is a past AGA Governing Board Councilor and also served the AGA on the Education Committee, the Public Affairs Committee, was Chair of the Regulatory Workgroup, and is a past Chair of the Center for GI Technology. Dr. Kochman also served as Chair of the GIE Editorial Board, Treasurer of the ASGE Foundation, and a Councilor of the ASGE Governing Board. He was co-chair of the Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research (NOSCAR). Additionally, for the ASGE, Dr. Kochman has served on the Post-Graduate Education Committee, the EUS SIG, the Research Committee, the Program Committees, and has directed post-graduate courses. He is a past president of the Delaware Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and was the Program Chairman for the Pennsylvania State Gastroenterology Society.

Dr. Kochman regularly speaks for various local GI societies and at SGNA meetings. He is a frequent faculty member at national and international meetings as a lecturer, moderator, and at Meet the Professor sessions on various topics, including management of neoplasia, maintenance of luminal patency, EMR, EUS, and ERCP. He also serves as faculty for hands-on training courses held both nationally and internationally for EUS, ERCP, endoprosthetics, and hemostasis.