Penn Medicine Provider
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Robert Klinghoffer Wenger, MD
4.9
(37)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
LG Health Physicians Cardiothoracic Surgery
Make an appointmentCall 717-544-4995

About me

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery

Education and training

  • Medical School: Medical College of Pennsylvania
  • Residency: Medical College of Pennsylvania
  • Residency: Emory University Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

37 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

June 2025
5.0
5.0
answer all questions
March 2025
5.0
5.0
understood what was said
March 2025
5.0
5.0
very personable
February 2025
5.0
5.0
great doctor

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Lancaster General Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Wenger is a Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Wenger RK, Mortensen JD. The intravascular oxygenator Ivox: Augmentation of blood-gas transfer. , In Mora CT, ed.: Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Principles and Techniques of Extracorporeal Circulation.New York: Springer-Verlag. : 1995,450-458

Mansour KA, Wenger RK. T-tube management of late esophageal perforations. , Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics, 175(6): 1992,571-572

Ratcliffe MB, Bavaria JE, Wenger RK, Bogen DK, Edmunds LH Jr. Left ventricular mechanics of ejecting, postischemic hearts during left ventricular circulatory assistance. , Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 101(2): 1991,245-255

Wenger RK, Lukasiewicz H, Mikuta BS, Niewiarowski S, Edmunds LH Jr. Loss of platelet fibrinogen receptors during clinical cardiopulmonary bypass. , Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 97(2): 1989,235-239

Wenger RK, Bavaria JE, Ratcliffe MB, Bogen D, Edmunds LH Jr. Flow dynamics of peripheral venous catheters during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with a centrifugal pump. , Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 96(3): 1988,478-484

Bavaria JE, Ratcliffe MB, Gupta KB, Wenger RK, Bogen DK, Edmunds LH Jr. Changes in left ventricular systolic wall stress during biventricular circulatory assistance. , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 45(5): 1988,526-532

Gluszko P, Rucinski B, Musial J, Wenger RK, Schmaier AH, Colman RW, Edmunds LH Jr, Niewiarowski S. Fibrinogen receptors in platelet adhesion to surfaces of extracorporeal circuit. , American Journal of Physiology, 252 (3 (Pt2)): 1987,H615-621

Wachtfogel YT, Kucich U, Greenplate J, Gluszko P, Abrams W, Weinbaum G, Wenger RK, Rucinski B, Niewiarowski S, Edmunds LH Jr. Human neutrophil degranulation during extracorporeal circulation. , Blood, 69(1): 1987,324-330

Wenger RK, Gluszko P, Schmaier A, Rucinski B, Greenplate J, Stewart G, Niewiarowski S, Edmunds LH Jr. Platelet adherence to synthetic surfaces. , Surgical Forum XXXVII: 1986