Timothy M. Pawlik, M.D., M.P.H.

Timothy M. Pawlik, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology
Hepatobiliary Surgery Program Director
Co-director, Center for Surgery Trials and Outcomes Research

Dr. Pawlik received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed his surgical training at the University of Michigan Hospital and spent two years at the Massachusetts General Hospital as a surgical oncology research fellow. Dr. Pawlik went on for advanced training in surgical oncology at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. His main clinical interests include alimentary tract surgery, with a special interest in hepatic and pancreatobiliary diseases. Dr. Pawlik also has an interest in medical ethics and completed a fellowship in medical ethics at the Harvard School of Public Health as well as a Masters in Theology from Harvard Divinity School in Boston.  Dr. Pawlik is currently Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology, as well as the Hepatobiliary Surgery Program Director.

Clinical Interests

• Bile duct cancer / cholangiocarcinoma / Klatskin tumors
• Benign liver lesions (symptomatic hemangiomas, cysts)
• Carcinoid tumors
• Colorectal metastasis to the liver
• Gallbladder cancer
• Hepatic adenomas
• Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
• Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
• Neuroendocrine tumors
• Pancreas tumors/cancers

Research Interests

• Clinical trials in hepatobiliary malignancies
• Clinical ethics
• Experimental therapeutics of hepatic malignancies
• Outcomes following hepatobiliary surgery

Academic Positions

• Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology
• Hepatobiliary Surgery Program Director
• Co-director, Center for Surgery Trials and Outcomes Research

Boards and Surgical Specialities Certificates

• American Board of General Surgery
• Society of Surgical Oncology
• Fellow American College of Surgeons

Contact Information

Department of Surgery
Johns Hopkins
600 North Wolfe Street, Harvey 611
Baltimore, MD 21287

 Phone: 410-502-2387
 Fax: 410-502-2388