215 Wadsworth Dr.
Richmond, VA 23236
P 804 497-4973
F 804 497-4978

2369 Staples Mill Rd. #100
Richmond, VA 23230
P 804 354-8818
F 804 354-9211

... bringing our patients the highest level of medical care in a convenient and cost effective manner.

THOMAS J. SOBIESKI, III, M.D.

Education:

Board Certified Gastroenterology – 11.08.1983 

Fellowship Gastroenterology, 1980-1982, Division of Gastroenterology, Medical College of Virginia,Richmond, Virginia 

Board Certified Internal Medicine, 09.1981 

Internship and Residency, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 1977-1980

Degree of Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 1973-1977

Bachelor of Science (Biology), Christopher Newport University, 1970-1973


Membership in Professional and Honor Societies

Institutional Review Board, Virginia Physicians Inc., Chairman - 2001

American College of Gastroenterology – 1988

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy – 1986

American Association for Study of Liver Disease – 1983

American Gastroenterological Association – 1981

Phi Kappa Phi – Virginia Commonwealth University, Honor Fraternity – 1977 (Elected)

Alpha Omega Alpha – 1976 (Elected)


Special Honors / Awards

AMA Physician Recognition Award – 1997 

Alpha Omega Alpha – 1976

Phi Kappa Phi – 1977 

AD Williams Scholarship – 1974

Graduated with Departmental Honors with B.S. in Biology, Christopher Newport University, 1973


Research Experience

NIH Fellow-Clinical Studies with Human Viral Hepatitis - 1980-1981

Experimental Acanthamoebic infection in mice – 1974


Abstracts 

Cabral, G.A., Carithers, R.L., Rublee, K., Sobieski, T.J., Galen, E.A., Marciano-Cabral, F.:  Ultrastructural and

Serological Study of Human-Non-A, Non, Non-B Hepatitis.  New York, New York, March, 1981. 

Sobieski, T.J., Some Preliminary Histological Observations On the Hindgut of Rithropanopeus Harrisii Gould.  VA J Sci; 24(3): 127, 1973.


Articles

Marcianno-Cabral, F., Rublee, K.L., Carithers. R.L., Galen, E.A., Sobieski, T.J. and Cabral, G.A.:  Chronic

Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis:  Ultrastructural and Serologic Studies.  Hepatology 1981; 1(6): 575.

Markowitz, S.M., Sobieski, T.J., Martinez, A.J., Duma, R.J.:  Experimental Acanthamoebic Infection in Mice

Pre-treated with Methyl-presnisolone or Tetracycline.  American Journal Path. 91(3): 737, 1978. 

Swenson, P.D., Escobar, M.R., Carithers, R.L., Sobieski, T.J.:  Failure of Pre-existing Antibody Against Hepatitis

B Surface Antigen to Prevent Subsequent Hepatitis B Infection.  Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 1983,

pp.305-309.


Clinical Trials

Participate as a Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator on many clinical trials, which include studies in:

            Reflux Esophagitis                      Erosive Esophagitis

            Gastric Ulcers                             Duodenal Ulcers

            Helicobacter and Ulcers              NSAID’s and Ulcers

            Irritable Bowel Syndrome            Ulcerative Colitis

            Crohn’s 


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