Christopher L. Wolfgang, M.D., Ph.D.

Christopher L. Wolfgang, M.D., Ph.D. is an Assistant 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.

University Appointments:

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Degrees:

1989 B.S. Science, Penn State University (University Park, PA)
1990 M.S. Physiology, Penn State University (University Park, PA)
1998 M.D. Medicine, Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
1998 Ph.D. Biochemistry, Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)

Training:

1998-2004 Resident in General Surgery, Penn State University (Hershey, PA)
2002-2003 Fellowship in Surgical Research, Penn State University (Hershey, PA)
2003-2004 Fellowship in Advanced Alimentary Tract Surgery, Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)

Board Certifications and Certificates:

American Board of General Surgery

Clinical Interests:

Tumors and disease of the pancreas

Research Interests:

Molecular targets of pancreas cancer
Clinical outcomes of resection of cystic lesions of the pancreas

Dr. Wolfgang can be contacted at the following address:

600 N. Wolfe Street
Blalock Building, Room 240
Baltimore, MD 21287

Phone: 410-502-4194
Fax: 410-614-9493
Email: cwolfga2@jhmi.edu