Emily A. Blumberg, MD
Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
Patient Safety Officer, Penn Transplant Institute
Department: Medicine
Contact information
3 Silverstein, Suite E
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
A.B. (History)
Princeton University, 1977.
M.D.
New York University, 1981.
Permanent linkA.B. (History)
Princeton University, 1977.
M.D.
New York University, 1981.
Description of Research Expertise
Infections in transplant recipients, Transplantation in HIV infected patients, Antiviral therapies in transplant recipients, Donor derived infectionsDescription of Clinical Expertise
Infections in transplant recipientsDescription of Other Expertise
Transplant donorsSelected Publications
Knox JJ, Lee I, Blumberg EA, Rosenfeld AM, Meng W, Liu F, Kearns C, O'Doherty U, Shaked A, Olthoff KM, Luning Prak ET.: B-Cell Subset Representation Predicts SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Response in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. J Infect Dis 232: e466-e475, Sep 2025.Potluri VS, Schaubel DE, Blumberg EA, Morford H, Reese PP, Puttarajappa CM.: High variability in the reported prevalence of EBV-seronegative status among US kidney transplant recipients. Am J Transplant August 2025.
Courtwright AM, Prenner S, Doyon JB, Claridge T, Blumberg E, Bermudez CA, Crespo MM.: Lessons From the Utilization of Hepatitis B Virus Nucleic Acid Test Positive Donors for Hepatitis B Vaccinated Lung Transplant Candidates (INHIBITOR) Study. Transpl Infect Dis July 2025.
Blumberg EA, Witzke O, Harber M, Ison MG, Saliba F, Kamar N, Sundberg AK, Gu J, Kumar D, La Hoz RM.: Maribavir for refractory cytomegalovirus infection (with or without resistance) in solid organ transplant recipients: Subgroup analysis of the phase 3 randomized SOLSTICE study. J Heart Lung Transplant June 2025.
Freercks R, Rodrigues M, Manning K, Heymann J, Kopp JB, Nagiah S, Rana M, Florman S, Friedman-Moraco R, Stock P, Gilbert A, Mehta S, Stosor V, Pereira MR, Morris MI, Hand J, Haidar G, Malinis M, Santos CAQ, Schaenman J, Blumberg EA, Wojciechowski D, Odim J, Massie A, Selvan MT, Bagnasco S, Segev D, Tobian AA, Muller E, Durand CM, Redd AD.: APOL1 genotype and patient outcomes in US and South African transplant recipients with HIV who received kidneys from donors with HIV. medRxiv Apr 2025.
Potluri VS, Goldberg D, Zhang S, Schaubel DE, Molnar MZ, Forbes R, Sise ME, Rogers JL, Balaraman V, Bhalla A, Shaffer D, Concepcion BP, Chung RT, Strohbehn IA, Mapchan S, Vujjini V, Sangadi A, Martin E, Bloom RD, Ammazzalorso A, Blumberg EA, Reese PP.: Risk of cytomegalovirus viremia following transplantation of Hepatitis C-viremic donor kidneys into uninfected recipients: A multi-center retrospective cohort study. Transplant Infect Dis. 27: e70011, March 2025.
Potluri VS, Zhang S, Schaubel DE, Shaikhouni S, Blumberg EA, Nasta SD, Bloom RD, Cruz-Peralta M, Mehta RB, Lavu NR, Getachew B, Tandukar S, Reese PP, Puttarajappa CM.: The association of Epstein-Barr virus donor and recipient serostatus with outcomes after kidney transplantation: A retrospective cohort study. Ann Intern Med Annals of Internal Medicine 178: 157-166. January 2025.
He KD, Nguyen L, Norris M, Malat G, Witek S, Sammons C, Forte A, Claridge T, Clark JT, Blumberg E.: Alternative Pneumocystis Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Solid Organ Transplants. Transpl Infect Dis January 2025.
Greenwald MA, Ezzeldin H, Blumberg EA, Whitaker BI, Forshee RA: Real-world data to improve organ and tissue donation policies: lessons learned from the tissue and organ donation epidemiology study. Health Res Policy Syst 22, November 2024.
Moore K, Lautenbach E, Blumberg EA, Han J, Lee DH, Clauss H, Hasz R, Bilker WB, Molnar E, Alimenti D, West S, Tolomeo P, Anesi JA.: Impact of deceased organ donor marijuana use on donor culture positivity and solid organ transplant recipient outcomes. Am J Transplant August 2024.