David C. Wolf, MD

David Wolf, MD specializes in transplant hepatology and, since 1996, has been the Medical Director of the Liver Transplantation Program at Westchester Medical Center. He is board certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology, and transplant hepatology. He is Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Diseases at New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y. Dr. Wolf has over 36 years of experience in gastroenterology and hepatology.

Dr. Wolf received his undergraduate degree from Yale University, where he graduated cum laude. He received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and his clinical and research fellowship training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

He went on to serve on the faculties at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, before joining the faculty at New York Medical College in 1996. 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 topics including viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, portal hypertension, variceal bleeding, liver cancer and the economics of liver transplant.

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 physician and patient organization and served as the Medical Advisor for the Transplant Support Organization. In 2016, TSO honored Dr. Wolf with its Outstanding Professional Award.