Jessica W. Wen

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Jessica W. Wen, MD

Director, Viral Hepatitis Treatment Program

Dr Jessica Wen is director of the Viral Hepatitis Treatment Program and a pediatric gastroenterologist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She also works with CHOP's Liver Transplant Program and the Biesecker Pediatric Liver Center. Her research focuses on hepatitis B and C, and liver fibrosis.

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Education and Training

BS, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (Biology major, Music minor), 2000

MD, Baylor College Of Medicine, 2004

Residency, Texas Children's Hospital/Ben Taub General Hospital (Pediatrics)

Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Pediatric Gastroenterology - Chief GI Fellow, 2009-10

MSc, University of Pennsylvania (Translational Research)

Titles and Academic Titles

Director, Viral Hepatitis Treatment Program

Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, the University of Pennsylvania

Professional Memberships

American Gastroenterological Association, 2007-

American Association For The Study of Liver Disease, 2007-

American Society of Transplantation, 2015-

American Medial Association, 2016-

Professional Awards

Fellows Faculty Honor Roll, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, 2015

Fellows Faculty Honor Roll, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, 2014

Fellows Faculty Honor Roll, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, 2013

University of Pennsylvania Master of Translational Research Fellowship, 2012-2014

Young Faculty Clinical Investigator Award, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, 2012

American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)/ American Liver Foundation, Liver Scholar Award, 2011

Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation Annual Meeting Young Faculty Travel Award, 2011

North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting 2010 Poster of Distinction, 2010

AASLD Annual Meeting Young Investigator Travel Award, 2010

NIH NRSA F32 Individual Research Training Fellowship, 2009-2011

Publication Highlights

Sperry AB, Bennett A, Wen J. Hepatitis B and C in Children. Clin Liver Dis. 2022 Aug; 26(3): 403-420. PubMed PMID: 35868682

Ritter AL, Gold J, Hayashi H, Ackermann AM, Hanke S, Skraban C, Cuddapah S, Bhoj E, Li D, Kuroda Y, Wen J, Takeda R, Bibb A, El Chehadeh S, Piton A, Ohl J, Kukolich MK, Nagasaki K, Kato K, Ogi T, Bhatti T, Russo P, Krock B, Murrell JR, Sullivan JA, Shashi V, Stong N, Hakonarson H, Sawano K, Torti E, Willaert R, Si Y, Wilcox WR, Wirgenes KV, Thomassen K, Carlotti K, Erwin A, Lazier J, Marquardt T, He M, Edmondson AC, Izumi K. Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of ARCN1-related syndrome. Genet Med. 2022 Jun; 24(6): 1227-1237. PubMed PMID: 35300924

Diamond T, Nema N, Wen J. Hepatic Ciliopathy Syndromes. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2021 Oct; 18(4): 193-197. PubMed PMID: 34745577

Strong A, Li D, Mentch F, Bedoukian E, Hartung EA, Meyers K, Skraban C, Wen J, Medne L, Glessner BJ, Watson D, Krantz I, Hakonarson H. Ciliopathies: Coloring outside of the lines. Am J Med Genet A. 2021 Mar; 185(3): 687-694. PubMed PMID: 33369054