Bryson Katona
Experienced in Proctitis

Dr. Bryson Katona

Gastroenterology
Penn Medicine
Penn Gastroenterology Perelman
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 4th Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 1 Trial
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Proctitis
Penn Medicine
Penn Gastroenterology Perelman
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 4th Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

Bryson Katona is a Gastroenterologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Katona is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Proctitis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, DICER1 Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Katona is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 134 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Washington University In St. Louis
Residency
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in PA
Board Certifications
Gastroenterology, 2014
Fellowships
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male
Awards
Recognized annually in Philadelphia magazine's Top Docs issue from 2023 through 2025

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Locations

Penn Gastroenterology Perelman
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Call: 215-349-8222

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Katona has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Lynch Syndrome
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Cowden Syndrome

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


4 Clinical Trials

Preliminary Evaluation of Screening for Pancreatic Cancer in Patients with Inherited Genetic Risk
Preliminary Evaluation of Screening for Pancreatic Cancer in Patients with Inherited Genetic Risk
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: January 13, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
Evaluation of the ctDNA LUNAR Test in an Average Patient Screening Episode
Evaluation of the ctDNA LUNAR Test in an Average Patient Screening Episode
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 11, 2025
A Prospective, Multi-center Investigational Study of IMMray™ PanCan-d Diagnostic Assay for Early Detection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma in High-risk Populations
A Prospective, Multi-center Investigational Study of IMMray™ PanCan-d Diagnostic Assay for Early Detection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma in High-risk Populations
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 31, 2022
Clinical Sample Protocol for Plasma-based Colorectal Cancer Screening Research & Development
Clinical Sample Protocol for Plasma-based Colorectal Cancer Screening Research & Development
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 02, 2021
Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
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134 Total Publications

Gastric epithelium from BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers harbors increased double-stranded DNA damage and augmented growth.
Gastric epithelium from BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers harbors increased double-stranded DNA damage and augmented growth.
Journal: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
Published: November 19, 2025
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    • Colorectal Cancer
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    • Lynch Syndrome
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    • Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome
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    • Ampullary Cancer
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    • Angiodysplasia of the Colon
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