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Christopher Lee Wolfgang, M.D., M.S., Ph.D.
4.8
out of 5

Director, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Male
Expertise: Bile Duct Cancer, Bile Duct Repair, Bile Duct Surgery, Bile Duct Tumors, Biliary Tree, Cancer, Distal Pancreatectomy, Gastrointestinal Cancers, Gastrointestinal Tumors, General Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Irreversible Electroporation, Liver Tumors, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cysts, Pancreatic Disease, Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreatic Tumors, Robotic Pancreas Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL), Whipple Procedure ...read more
Research Interests: Biological mechanism of the initiation and growth of pancreatic cancers, pancreatic cysts
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Background
Christopher L. Wolfgang, M.D., Ph.D., FACS, is an Associate Professor of Surgery at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and an attending surgeon at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Wolfgang obtained his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine and residency training in General Surgery at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. In addition, Dr. Wolfgang has obtained a Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry, also from Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Wolfgang has completed a research fellowship in surgical oncology from Penn State and a clinical fellowship in gastrointestinal surgery at Johns Hopkins. His primary clinical interests are cancers and benign disease of the liver, pancreas, bile duct and gallbladder. His major scientific interest is in the biological behavior of pancreatic cancers.
Titles
- Director, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
- Professor of Surgery
- Professor of Oncology
- Professor of Pathology
Departments / Divisions
- Oncology
- Pathology - Gastroenterology and Liver Pathology
- Surgery - Surgical Oncology
Education
Degrees
- MD PhD, Temple University School of Medicine (1998)
Residencies
- Penn State Health Milton S Hershey Medical Center / General Surgery (2004)
Board Certifications
- American Board of Surgery / Surgery (2005)
Activities & Honors
Memberships
- American College of Surgeons
Fellow
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