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

Education and training

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

Insurance accepted

My 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

My research

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

Wolfson S, Hashmi S, Anderson S, Beigel K, Weiner M, Heo SC, Heuckeroth R. Smooth muscle phenotypic class switching in response to mechanical stress: A story told by RNA Seq. , American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society Meeting: 2023

Wolfson S, Hashmi S, Anderson S, Beigel K, Weiner M, Heo SC, Heuckeroth R Smooth muscle phenotypic class switching in response to mechanical stress: A story told by RNA Seq , CHOP Research Poster Day: 2023