Dr. Paul S. Jowell MD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
2100 Erwin Rd Durham NC, 27710About
Dr. Paul Jowell is a gastroenterologist practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Jowell specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Jowell performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Univ Of Cape Town- Fac Of Med- Cape Town- So Africa 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1989
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Unplanned work absence following outpatient colonoscopy.
- Are mutations in the cystic fibrosis gene important in chronic pancreatitis?
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: toward a better understanding of competence.
- Endoscopic ultrasound. State of the art.
- Cystic fibrosis mutations and genetic predisposition to idiopathic chronic pancreatitis.
- Phlegmonous gastritis: successful treatment with antibiotics and resolution documented by EUS.
- A double-blind, randomized, dose response study testing the pharmacological efficacy of synthetic porcine secretin.
- Schwannoma of the mediastinum diagnosed by EUS-guided fine needle aspiration.
- Yield of colonoscopy in patients with nonacute rectal bleeding: a multicenter database study of 1766 patients.
- ERCP-related perforations: risk factors and management.
- Gastrointestinal imaging: endoscopic ultrasound.
- Idiopathic pancreatitis related to CFTR: complex inheritance and identification of a modifier gene.
- Predictors of successful clinical and laboratory outcomes in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
- Lower frequency of peritoneal carcinomatosis in patients with pancreatic cancer diagnosed by EUS-guided FNA vs. percutaneous FNA.
- Unusual finding in a patient with pancreas divisum and abdominal pain.
Treatments
- Biliary Disorders (gallbladder And Bile Ducts), Stents, Colorectal Cancer (colon Cancer) And More
Professional Memberships
- Member AMERICAN SOCIETY OF GASTROENTEROLOGISTS
- Member AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
- Staff STAFF PRV/ DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER/DURHAM, NC
- Member North Carolina Society of Gastroenterology
- Member American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Fellowships
- Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center 1989
- GASTROENTEROLOGY, DUKE UNIVERSITY, DURHAM, NC 1989
- ENDOCRINOLOGY RESEARCH, ALBERT EINSTIEN, PHILADELPHIA, PA 1985
- Duke University Medical Center, Gastroenterology, NC, USA 1991
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PO BOX 3814 DUMC ERWIN RD DURHAM NC 27710DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITALl
3643 N ROXBORO ROAD DURHAM NC 27704