
Wolfram Goessling MD PhD
Gastrointestinal Cancer, Hepatology & Liver Transplantation
Professor of Medicine, Chief of Gastroenerology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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20 York StNew Haven, CT 06510
Phone+1 203-785-4119
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Summary
- Dr. Wolfram Goessling is a gastroenterologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his medical degree from the University of Witten/Herdecke in Germany and has been in practice for 23 years. He specializes in chronic liver disease, liver cancer and other gastrointestinal cancers.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2000 - 2005
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2001 - 2004
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2000
OtherClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2000 - 2027
CT State Medical License 2025 - 2026
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification OpTime Surgical 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Cardiovascular and Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Olivia Weeks, Lynn A Sleeper, Shaan Khurshid, Wolfram Goessling, C Geoffrey Burns
Medrxiv. 2026-06-05 - Single-nucleus ATAC-seq analysis resolves chromatin and transcriptional features of fibrolamellar carcinoma.Alaa R Farghli, Marc S Sherman, Bo Shui, Andreas Stephanou, Brian J Pepe-Mooney
Scientific Reports. 2026-03-21 - Bnip3lb-driven mitophagy maintains fate of the embryonic hematopoietic stem cell pool.Eleanor Meader, Morgan T Walcheck, Mindy R Leder, Patrice Delaney, Marcelo Falchetti
Nature Communications. 2026-02-24
Press Mentions
More Leaders of the Nation’s Top GI HospitalsOctober 27th, 2025
Meet Wolfram Goessling, New Chair of the Yale Department of Internal MedicineSeptember 8th, 2025
Wolfram Goessling, MD, PhD, to Be Appointed Chair of YSM Internal Medicine, Chief of Internal Medicine at YNHH, & Physician-in-Chief for MedicineApril 24th, 2025
Grant Support
- The Role of Macrophages in Hepatobiliary DevelopmentBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2023–2028
- The role of liver progenitor cells in liver regenerationBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2023–2027
- A community resource for germline and somatic genetic disease modeling in zebrafishBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2023–2027
- The role of liver progenitor cells in liver regenerationBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2023–2027
- Research Training in Digestive DiseasesMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL1976–2026
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