Pawel T. Pomianowski, MD
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Medicine Genetics
Email:
ppomianowski@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5615
Biography
Dr. Pomianowski comes from Christiana Care Hospital where he was a Director of Medical Genetics and Genomics with an academic appointment at Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine.
At Christiana Care Hospital, Dr. Pomianowski built and developed cardiovascular genetics clinics, neurogenetics clinics, adult genetics clinics and supervised neonatal genetics and cancer genetics. While at ChristianaCare, Dr. Pomianowski built the only comprehensive Ehlers-Danlos clinic in Tri-state area where he identified and managed substantial sub-population of vEDS patients. He also, along with heart failure team, developed a multidisciplinary amyloidosis clinic.
Prior to arriving at Delaware, Dr. Pomianowski trained and worked at Yale School of Medicine where he was able to develop multidisciplinary aortopathy clinic which utilized exome sequencing for genome interrogation.
He also started second Clinical Genetics Clinic on the East Coast for veterans at West Haven VA (WHVA) in CT and served as a site champion for PHASER program at WHVA (Pharmacogenomic Action for Cancer Survivorship).
Dr. Pomianowski, is a member of the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, European Society of Human Genetics as well as American Board of Internal Medicine. His academic interests are adult genetics. He has a number of scientific publications/presentations to his credit.
He and his team of genetic counselors offer a comprehensive cardiovascular, neurological and adult genetic assessment. They perform pre- and post-testing counseling which includes screening and management recommendations based on family history and/or genetic test results. They aim to assist with genetic diagnoses and instruct patients on the genetic impact to their personal and family health.
This team is interested in development of genetic services which can offer patient specific testing and management as per guidelines associated with each genetic etiology.
Training:
Internal Medicine Residency – Hershey Medical Center Penn State College of Medicine
Genetic and Genomics Fellowship: Yale School of Medicine
Postdoctoral Training: Yale School of Medicine (Translational Genomics)
Boards: ABMGG (American Board of Genetics and Genomics) and ABIM (Am. Board of IM)
Education
| Yale School of Medicine, Residency Completion, Medical Genetics and Genomics | 2012 |
| Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Residency Completion, Internal Medicine | 2008 |
| K. Marcinkowski Medical Academy, MD, Medicine | 1998 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, ABIM, American Board of Internal Medicine | 08/2008 - Present |
| Licensure, ABMGG, American Board of Genetics and Genomics | 09/2015 - Present |
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 09/2023 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 02/2023 - 11/2023 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Romano F, Haanpää MK, Pomianowski P, Peraino AR, Pollard JR, Di Feo MF, Traverso M, Severino M, Derchi M, Henzen E, Zara F, Faravelli F, Capra V, Scala M, Expanding the phenotype of UPF3B-related disorder: Case reports and literature review. American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 2024 Jun;194(6):e63534 | 2024 |
| Riaz M, Park J, Sewanan LR, Ren Y, Schwan J, Das SK, Pomianowski PT, Huang Y, Ellis MW, Luo J, Liu J, Song L, Chen IP, Qiu C, Yazawa M, Tellides G, Hwa J, Young LH, Yang L, Marboe CC, Jacoby DL, Campbell SG, Qyang Y, Muscle LIM Protein Force-Sensing Mediates Sarcomeric Biomechanical Signaling in Human Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circulation, 2022 Apr 19;145(16):1238-1253 | 2022 |
| Seidelmann SB, Laur O, Hwa J, Depasquale E, Bellumkonda L, Sugeng L, Pomianowski P, Testani J, Chen M, McKenna W, Jacoby D, Familial dilated cardiomyopathy diagnosis is commonly overlooked at the time of transplant listing. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2016 Apr;35(4):474-80 | 2016 |
| Pomianowski P, Elefteriades JA, The genetics and genomics of thoracic aortic disease. Annals of cardiothoracic surgery, 2013 May;2(3):271-9 | 2013 |
| Li P, Pomianowski P, DiMaio MS, Florio JR, Rossi MR, Xiang B, Xu F, Yang H, Geng Q, Xie J, Mahoney MJ, Genomic characterization of prenatally detected chromosomal structural abnormalities using oligonucleotide array comparative genomic hybridization. American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 2011 Jul;155A(7):1605-15 | 2011 |
| Fox TE, Houck KL, O'Neill SM, Nagarajan M, Stover TC, Pomianowski PT, Unal O, Yun JK, Naides SJ, Kester M, Ceramide recruits and activates protein kinase C zeta (PKC zeta) within structured membrane microdomains. The Journal of biological chemistry, 2007 Apr 27;282(17):12450-7 | 2007 |
| Elefteriades JA, Pomianowski P, Practical genetics of thoracic aortic aneurysm. Progress in cardiovascular diseases, 2013 Jul-Aug;56(1):57-67 | |
Presentations
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Ehlers-Danlos Spectrum Disorders, The Mississippi Arthritis and Rheumatism Society 2025 Annual Meeting, Sheraton Flowood The Refuge Hotel & Conference Center | 09/2025 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Commencement Speaker for Poznan University of Medical Science, PUMS, Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium Hall in Poznan | 06/2025 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cardiovascular Disease Symposium, University of Mississippi Medical Center Division of Continuing Health Professional Education, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame | 04/2025 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cardiovascular Care Symposium for Primary Care Activity Description - The purpose of this conference is to update primary care providers on the recent trends and changes in the management of patients with common cardiovascular problems., UMMC, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum | 04/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Marfan vs Loeys-Dietz - A case report of differentiation, UMMC Scholarship Day, UMMC | 04/2025 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cardiovascular Genetics Lecture - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Forest General Hospital, Forest General Hospital - Hattiesburg | 04/2025 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, LZTR1 HAPLOINSUFFICIENCY: A CARDIOLOGY CASE REPORT Selected for a podium presentation and a recipient of a SSCI Cardiovascular Case Report Award, New Orleans | 02/2025 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Updates in Clinical Genetics, Forrest General Hospital, Forrest General Hospital | 02/2025 |
| Invited Symposia, Mississippi Huntington's Disease Education day: Genetics in HD (Phuc Do and P. Pomianowski)., Huntington Disease Education Day, Embassy Suites by Hilton Jackson, North 200 Township Avenue, Ridgeland, MS, 39157 | 11/2024 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology - Genetics of Amyloidosis, ASNC, On-line | 05/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Scholarship Day (2 Abstracts were presented by Adult Genetics Department), Scholarship Day, UMMC | 04/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, “High prevalence of Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy in patients with End Stage Heart Failure” Yale School of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine | 05/2012 |
| Poster Presentation, “A Boy with a Giant Heart” Cardiac Growth and Regeneration, Keystone Conference, Keystone CO, 2011, Keystone Conference, Keystone CO | 02/2011 |
| Platform Presentations, Genetics of Familial Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms” Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard – A workshop for Clinical Investigators on the Genetics of Complex Diseases, Cambridge, MA, 2011, Broad Institute MIT, Broad Institute MIT | 01/2011 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, “Neurocysticircosis - a Diagnostic Challenge”. 2005 Annual Scientific and Associates Meeting, American College of Physicians, Southington CT, St. Mary's Hospital, Southington CT | 10/2005 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Medtronic Clinical Grant “Clinical Genetic Testing in Familial Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms”, MedTronic | 2007 |
| NIH Fellowship, NIH | 2004 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Southern Society of Clinical Investigation, Member | 2024 - Present |
| European Society of Human Genetics, Member | 2023 - Present |
| American College of Medical Genetics, Member | 2013 - Present |
Committee Service
| Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council, Member | 2024 - Present |
| UMMC Clinical Cancer Committee, Member | 2023 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, GI Cancer Fellow Lecture | Spring 2025 - 2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Adult Genetics in Primary Care | Summer 2025 - 2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Genetics in Neurology lecture (Neurology department) | Fall 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Cardiovascular Genetics Lecture (Cardiology Fellows) | Fall 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Aortopathy lecture (Vascular surgery department) | Fall 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Genetics in Epilepsy Lecture (Epilepsy fellows) | Fall 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Medicine Grand Rounds - Genetics in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy | Fall 2024-2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Genetics in Renal Disease (Nephrology department) | Fall 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Genetic Conditions Relevant to PCP Lecture (Department of Family Medcine) | Fall 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, MCHD (Genetics and Omics Summer Academy): Advances in Clinical Genetic Testing | Fall 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Clinical Neurophysiology lecture: Indications for Neurogenetics Referrals (Dept. of Neurology) | Fall 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Clinical Neurophysiology lecture: Indications for Neurogenetics Referrals (Dept. of Neurology) | Fall 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Cystic Fibrosis Lecture (Department of Pulmonary Medicine) | Fall 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| Lecture, Lecturer, Cardiothoracic caners - Indications for Genetic Testing (Tumor Board) | Fall 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, CCRI “Tate” Thigpen GR – Updates in Cancer Genetics | Fall 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Grand Rounds - Surgical Indications for Genetic Testing | Fall 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Neurology Fellow Lecture | Fall 2024-2025 - 2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Polycystic Kidney Disease Lecture | Spring 2024-2025 - 2025 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Clinical Genetics in Geriatrics (Geriatrics Department) | Fall 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Genetics in Epilepsy - Epilepsy Fellows Lecture | Fall 2024 - 2024 |
Directed Student Learning
| Preceptor, Advised: Chloe Beeson, Jacob Palmer | 2025 - 2025 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Cameron Hunt | 2024 - 2024 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Parker Gleason | 2024 - 2025 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Anna Lee Bullock | 2024 - 2025 |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Anne Miller | 2024 - 2025 |