Benjamin J. Wilkins, MD, PhD
Benjamin J. Wilkins, MD, PhD

Benjamin J. Wilkins, MD, PhD

Benjamin J. Wilkins, MD, PhD is attending pediatric pathologist and Director of Immunohistochemistry in the Division of Anatomic Pathology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is also Faculty Director of the Pathology Core Laboratory within the CHOP Research Institute.

Areas of expertise: Pediatric Liver and Gastrointestinal Pathology

Locations: Main Building


215-590-3630

About Benjamin J. Wilkins, MD, PhD

Titles

Attending Pathologist

Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Certifications

Anatomic Pathology – American Board of Pathology

Pediatric Pathology – American Board of Pathology

Awards and Honors

2014, Lotte Strauss Prize, Society for Pediatric Pathology
2012, Harry B. Neustein Award, Society for Pediatric Pathology
1994-1998, Summa Cum Laude, John Carroll University

Leadership and Memberships

2010-present, Society for Pediatric Pathology
- Research Committee

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

Peer Reviewer

2016-present, World Journal of Gastroenterology
2016-present, Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Education & training

Graduate Degree

PhD in Molecular and Developmental Biology - University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH

Medical Degree

MD - University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH

Residency

Anatomic Pathology - Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis, MO

Fellowship

Pediatric Pathology - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2016

Zhao Xiao, Lorent Kristin, Wilkins Benjamin J, Marchione Dylan M, Gillespie Kevin, Waisbourd-Zinman Orith, So Juhoon, Koo Kyung Ah, Shin Donghun, Porter John R, Wells Rebecca G, Blair Ian, Pack Michael: Glutathione antioxidant pathway activity and reserve determine toxicity and specificity of the biliary toxin biliatresone in zebrafish. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 64(3): 894-907, Sep 2016.

Chandramouleeswaran PM, Shen D, Lee AJ, Benitez A, Dods K, Gambanga F, Wilkins BJ, Merves J, Noah Y, Toltzis S, Yearley JH, Spergel JM, Nakagawa H, Malefyt Rd, Muir AB, Wang ML.: Preferential Secretion of Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin (TSLP) by Terminally Differentiated Esophageal Epithelial Cells:Relevance to Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE). PLoS One 11(3): e0150968, March 2016.

2015

Shen TC, Albenberg L, Bittinger K, Chehoud C, Chen YY, Judge C, Wang L, Ni J, Sheng M, Lin A, Wilkins BJ, Buza A, Lewis J, Daikhin Y, Nissim I, Yudkoff M, Bushman F, Wu G.: Engineering the gut microbiota to treat hyperammonemia.  J Clin Invest 25(7): 2841-50, Jul 2015.

Lectures by Invitation

Wilkins BA. Esophageal atresia caused by smooth muscle myosin dysregulation. Oral presentation at: Society for Pediatric Pathology Spring Meeting; 2015 Mar; Boston, MA.