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David Wolf, M.D., specializes in transplant hepatology and, since 1996, has been the medical director of the Liver Transplantation Program at Westchester Medical Center. Board-certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology, and transplant hepatology, Dr. Wolf has over 30 years of experience in gastroenterology and hepatology.
Before joining the faculty at NYMC in 1996, Dr. Wolf served on the faculty at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Since then, he has received the Excellence in Housestaff Teaching Award six times. He has published more than 60 papers and 80 abstracts, focusing on viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, portal hypertension, variceal bleeding, liver cancer, and the economics of liver transplants.
In 1996, Dr. Wolf established the Liver Transplant Program at Westchester Medical Center, which was the first liver transplant program in the Hudson Valley. Over 1200 liver transplants have been performed at Westchester since the program’s founding. He sees patients with a broad array of liver diseases and has been recognized annually as a Castle Connolly New York Metro Area Top Doctor since 2006.
Dr. Wolf is very active in the transplant community. He lectures frequently to physicians and patient organizations and served as the Medical Advisor for the Transplant Support Organization (TSO) for many years.
Education
- Fellowship, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
- M.D., Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- B.A., Yale University
Areas of Expertise
- Treatment of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
- Treatment of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
- Treatment of Hepatitis B and C
- Management of Decompensated Cirrhosis
- Post-liver Transplant Care
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American College of Physicians
- Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
- Fellow, American Gastroenterological Association
- Fellow, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- Excellence in Housestaff Teaching, Westchester Medical Center, 2001, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Top Doctors, New York Metro Area, (Castle Connolly), 2006-present
- Outstanding Professional Award, Transplant Support Organization, 2016
Research
- Use of extended criteria donor organs in liver transplantation
- Optimizing use of HCV-positive allografts in liver transplantation
- Strategies to improve post-liver transplant outcomes
- Performance of liver transplant in patients with active alcohol use disorder
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Publications
Professional Service
- Member of Medical/Scientific Advisory Board, American Liver Foundation, Greater New York Chapter
- Member of Advisory Council, Transplant Speakers International
- Empire Liver Foundation
- Medical Advisor, Transplant Support Organization
