Christopher Lee Wolfgang MD PhD
Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas
Chief, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Professor of Surgery
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Education & Training
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2004
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2020 - Present
NY State Medical License 2020 - 2026
DC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
LA State Medical License 2020 - 2022
NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
MD State Medical License 2004 - 2021
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
American Board of Surgery Surgery- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy With or Without Braun Enteroenterostomy: Comparison of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula and Delayed Gastric Emptying Start of enrollment: 2009 Dec 01
- Palliative Stereotactic Radiation for Pancreatic or Periampullary Adenocarcinoma Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
- Changes in Biomarkers From Blood Over Time in Patients With Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Start of enrollment: 2016 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Adjuvant therapy after resection of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm-derived pancreatic cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Joseph R Habib, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Omar Mahmud, Ingmar F Rompen, Benedict Kinny-Köster
Cancer Treatment Reviews. 2025-07-01 - 3 citationsRisk of pancreatic cancer and high-grade dysplasia in resected main-duct and mixed-type intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms: A prevalence meta-analysis.Omar Mahmud, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Mahip Grewal, Charles DiMaggio, D Brock Hewitt
European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2025-07-01 - The Impact of Social Determinants on Pancreatic Cancer Care in the United States.Shreeja N Patel, Joseph R Habib, Daniel Brock Hewitt, Michael D Kluger, Katherine Morgan
Cancers. 2025-06-06
Journal Articles
- Synopsis of the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatic CancerChristopher Wolfgang, MD, JAMA Surgery
- Pancreatic Cancer Arising in the Remnant Pancreas Is Not Always a Relapse of the Preceding PrimaryJohn L Cameron, Christopher L Wolfgang, Jin He, Matthew J Weiss, Ralph H Hruban, Michael Goggins, Nature
- Single‐Cell Sequencing Defines Genetic Heterogeneity in Pancreatic Cancer Precursor LesionsKevin Waters, Jin He, Christopher L Wolfgang, Ralph H Hruban, Michael G Goggins, Matthew J Weiss, Justin Poling, The Journal of Pathology
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Press Mentions
New DNA Sequencing Panel Improves Malignancy Detection in Biliary StricturesAugust 18th, 2021- Internationally Renowned Surgeon to Lead New Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery at NYU Langone HealthJanuary 27th, 2021
- Is a Pathological Complete Response Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Associated with Prolonged Survival in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer?June 21st, 2020
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Grant Support
- Research Training for Physician-Scientists in Gastrointestinal OncologyNEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE2015–2025
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