Penn Medicine Provider
Gastroenterology
Rebecca G. Wells, MD
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Gastroenterology Perelman

About me

  • Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Wells is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Ma S, Habash NW, Dehankar MK, Jalan-Sakrikar N, Cooper SA, Anwar AA, Jerez S, Sutthirat P, Gao J, Diamond T, Jiao J, Qiu C, Yang J, Ilyas SI, Lee M, Yaqoob U, Cao S, Wells RG, Shah VH, Hilscher MB Congestion enriches intra-hepatic macrophages through reverse zonation of CXCL9 in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells. , Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol: 2025,101475


Byfield FJ, Eftekhari B, Kaymak-Loveless K, Mandal K, Li D, Wells RG, Chen W, Brujic J, Bergamaschi G, Wuite GJL, Patteson AE, Janmey PA Metabolically intact nuclei are fluidized by the activity of the chromatin remodeling motor BRG1. , Biophys J, 124(3): 2025,494-507


Fried S, Har-Zahav A, Hamudi Y, Mahameed S, Mansur R, Dotan M, Cozacov T, Shamir R, Wells RG, Waisbourd-Zinman O Biliary atresia: insights into mechanisms using a toxic model of the disease including Wnt and Hippo signaling pathways and microtubules. , Pediatric Research: 2024


Chen D, Du Y, Llewellyn J, Bonna A, Zuo B, Janmey PA, Farndale RW, Wells Rg Versican binds collagen via its G3 domain and regulates the organization and mechanics of collagenous matrices , Journal of Biological Chemistry, in press: 2024


Gupta K, Llewellyn J, Roberts E, Liu C, Naji A, Assoian RK, Wells RG The biliary atresia susceptibility gene EFEMP1 regulates extrahepatic bile duct elastic fiber formation and mechanics. , JHEP Reports, 7(1): 2024,101215


Chen D, Du Y, Llewellyn J, Bonna A, Zuo B, Janmey PA, Farndale RW, Wells RG. Versican binds collagen via its G3 domain and regulates the organization and mechanics of collagenous matrices , Journal of Biological Chemistry, 300(12): 2024,107968


Har-Zahav A, Tobar A, Fried S, Sivan R, Wilkins BJ, Russo P, Shamir R, Wells RG, Gurevich M, Waisbourd-Zinman O Oral N-acetylcysteine ameliorates liver fibrosis and enhances regenerative responses in Mdr2 knockout mice , Scientific Reports, 14: 2024,26513


Gupta K, Chen D, Wells RG Microcystin-RR is a biliary toxin selective for neonatal extrahepatic cholangiocytes. , JHEP Reports, 7(1): 2024,101218


Gupta K, XU JP, Diamond T, de Jong IEM, Glass A, Llewellyn J, Theise ND, Waisbourd-Zinman O, Winkler JD, Behrens EM, Mesaros C, Wells RG Low-dose biliatresone treatment of pregnant mice causes subclinical biliary disease in their offspring: Evidence for a spectrum of neonatal injury. , PLOS ONE, 19: 2024,e0301824


Braun J, Bernarding J, Snellings J, Meyer T, Dantas de Moraes PA, Safraou Y, Wells RG, Guo J, Tzschätzsch H, Zappe A, Pagel K, Sauer IM, Hillebrandt KH, Sack I On the relationship between viscoelasticity and water diffusion in soft biological tissues. , Acta Biomaterialia, 182: 2024,42-53


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