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Wolfram Goessling, MD, Gastroenterology, New Haven, CT

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 Institute
    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 Hospital
    Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2001 - 2004
  • Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2000
  • Other
    OtherClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2000 - 2027
  • CT State Medical License
    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

Abstracts/Posters

  • Ezh1 Inhibits Commitment to Hemogenic Fate and HSPC Formation during Vertebrate Development
    Wolfram Goessling, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019

Press Mentions

  • More Leaders of the Nation’s Top GI Hospitals
    More Leaders of the Nation’s Top GI HospitalsOctober 27th, 2025
  • Meet Wolfram Goessling, New Chair of the Yale Department of Internal Medicine
    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 Medicine
    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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