
Michael R Wessels MD
John F. Enders Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital
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300 Longwood AveBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-919-2900
Fax+1 617-730-0254
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Summary
- Dr. Michael Wessels, MD is an infectious disease specialist in Boston, Massachusetts. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts. He is a John F. Enders Professor of Pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital.
Education & Training
- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1985 - 1986
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1982 - 1985
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1982
- Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 1982 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- SLO co-opts host cell glycosphingolipids to access cholesterol-rich lipid rafts for enhanced pore formation and cytotoxicity.Pooja Sanduja, Stefanie S Schmieder, Buket Baddal, Songhai Tian, Jorge J Velarde
Mbio. 2025-03-12 - 4 citationsBacterial Sphingolipids Exacerbate Colitis by Inhibiting ILC3-derived IL-22 Production.Bin Bao, Youyuan Wang, Pavl Boudreau, Xinyang Song, Meng Wu
Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2024-01-01 - 7 citationsInterplay between human STING genotype and bacterial NADase activity regulates inter-individual disease variability.Elin Movert, Jaume Salgado Bolarin, Christine Valfridsson, Jorge Velarde, Steinar Skrede
Nature Communications. 2023-07-06
Press Mentions
- IDSA Recognizes Leading Infectious Diseases ExpertsSeptember 30th, 2021
Grant Support
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research TrainingBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2021–2026