Emily A. Blumberg, MD
Emily A. Blumberg, MD
Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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
Email:
blumbere@mail.med.upenn.edu
blumbere@mail.med.upenn.edu
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 recipientsSelected Publications
Pruett T L, Blumberg E A, Cohen D J, Crippin J S, Freeman R B, Hanto D W, Mulligan D C, Green M D: A consolidated biovigilance system for blood, tissue and organs: one size does not fit all. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 12(5): 1099-101, May 2012.Blyth D, Lee I, Sims K D, Gasink L B, Barton T D, Van Deerlin V M, Pfeiffenberger P, Blumberg E A: Risk factors and clinical outcomes of cytomegalovirus disease occurring more than one year post solid organ transplantation. Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society 14(2): 149-55, Apr 2012.
Grossi Paolo A, Costa Alessandro Nanni, Fehily Deirdre, Blumberg Emily A, Kuehnert Matthew J, Fishman Jay A, Ison Michael G, Lattes Roberta, Kotton Camille N, Lilleri Daniele, Kabanova Anne, Lanzavecchia Antonio, Gerna Giuseppi, Razonable Raymund R, Comoli Patrizia, Zecca Marco, Basso Sabrina, Ginevri Fabrizio, Grossi Alessandra, Schena Francesco P, Rimola Antoni, Burra Patrizia, De Martin Elenora, Rodriguez-Castro Kryssia Isabel, Fagiuoli Stefano, Pasulo Luisa, Bruno Raffaele, Andreone Pietro, Loggi Elisabetta, Arena Fabio, Maria Rossolini Gian, Sganga Gabriele, Cozza Valerio: Infections and organ transplantation: new challenges for prevention and treatment--a colloquium. Transplantation 93(5 Suppl): S4-S39, Mar 2012.
Blumberg E, Covington S, Taranto S, Taylor K, Parker K, Green M, Comellas C, Dominguez E, Ehsan A, Friedman B, Kaul D, Kusne S, Lyon GM, Miller R, Mitchell S, Nalesnik M, Nickeleit V, Pavlakis M, Ruiz P, Souter M, Tuttle-Newhall JE, Weiss L, Wiesner R, Pruett T.: Impact of Organism on Outcomes: Donor Derived Infections. American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA 2012. American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA 2012.
Pavlakis M, Taranto S, Covington S, Taylor K, Parker K, Gross T, Nalesnik M, Green M, Comellas C, Dominguez E, Ehsan A, Friedman B, Kaul D, Kusne S, Lyon GM, Miller R, Mitchell S, Nickeleit V, Pruett T, Ruiz P, Souter M, Tuttle-Newhall JE, Weiss L, Wiesner R, Blumberg E. : Donor Derived Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) Transmission Events 2008-2011: A Report of the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC). American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA 2012.
Kumar D, Cordero E, Blumberg E, Munoz P, Moreno A, Bodro M, Limaye A, Montejo M, Lopez-Medrano F, Husain S, Levi M, Gavalda J, Farinas C, Humar A. : A Prospective Multicenter Study of Seasonal Influenza Infection in Transplant Recipients. American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA 2012.
Ehsan A, Taranto S, Covington SH, Miller RA, Taylor KH, Parker KB, Friedman BS, Green MD, Ruiz P, Blumberg EA. : Donor-Derived Infections in LungTransplantation. International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Prague, Czech Republic 2012.
Ehsan A, Taranto S, Covington SH, Miller RA, Taylor KH, Parker KB, Friedman BS, Green MD, Ruiz P, Blumberg EA.: Donor-Derived Infections in Heart Transplantation. International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Prague, Czech Republic 2012.
Limaye A, Hauser I, Loveless M, Mu Y, Blumberg E, Jardine A, Humar A. : Factors Associated with the Development of CMV Viremia in High-Risk (D+/R-) Renal Transplant Patients on Valganciclovir Prophylaxis. American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA 2012.
Blumberg E, Covington S, Taranto S, Taylor K, Parker K, Comellas C, Dominguez E, Ehsan A, Friedman B, Kaul D, Kusne S, Lyon GM, Miller R, Mitchell S, Nalesnik M, Nickeleit V, Pavlakis M, Pruett T, Ruiz P, Souter : A Report of the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC). American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA 2012.