Sharon Wolfson

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Instructor A of Pediatrics
Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Instructor, Perelman School of Medicine
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Biomedical Engineering)
Boston University, 2012.
MD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 2016.
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Selected 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 Nov 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 Nov 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.

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