Sharon Michelle Wolfson, MD

Gastroenterology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Gastroenterology Perelman
Make an appointmentCall 215-349-8222
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Instructor A of Pediatrics

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Miami
  • Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Residency: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Wolfson is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

De Santa Barbara P, Ceccherini I, Heuckeroth R, Di Lorenzo C, … Wolfson S, … Viti F. International Forum on Visceral Myopathy 2024: Advances in the knowledge of the disease , Neurogastroenterology and Motility: 2026

Wolfson S, Butrviengpunt M, Tjaden N, Benitez AJ, Kota AS, Webster J, Kapavarapu P, Mousa H, Heuckeroth RO. Clinical, Manometric, Genetic, and Histologic Associations in Pediatric Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction: A Case Series. , Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition: 2026

Wolfson S, Patel D, Ambartsumya L, Santucci, N, Khlevner J, Saps M Current Practices and Barriers in transitioning Adolescents and Young Adults with Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders: Results of a Survey Study. Poster presentation , North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL: 2025

Wolfson S, Sax S, Rodriguez K, Richards J, Beigel K, Heuckeroth B Medical Experiences and Needs in Visceral Myopathy Syndromes: A Patient-Reported Cohort Study Through the MMIHS Foundation , North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL: 2025

Sharon M. Wolfson, Katherine Beigel, Sierra E. Anderson, Brooke Deal, Molly Weiner, Se-Hwan Lee, Deanne Taylor, Su Chin Heo, Robert O. Heuckeroth**, Sohaib K. Hashmi** Rapid cyclic stretching of cultured human visceral smooth muscle cells promotes a synthetic, proinflammatory phenotype , JCI Insight: 2025

Wolfson S, Saps M Recent advances in treating constipation in children , Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol.: 2024

Wolfson S, Benitez A, Xu B, Gharibans A, Mousa H. Mapping gastric myoelectrical activity in myopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction , Enteric Nervous System Meeting: 2024

Wolfson S, Patel D, Toto E, Khlevner J, Santucci NR. An urgent need for transition of care programs for adolescents and young adults with neurogastroenterology and motility disorders , J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.: 2024

Wolfson S, Khlevner J Response to the Letter to the Editor titled "Harmonization is key for transition of care" , J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.: 2024

Wolfson S, Hashmi S, Anderson S, Beigel K, Weiner M, Heo SC, Heuckeroth R Smooth muscle phenotypic class switching in response to mechanical stress , Digestive Disease Week: 2023