Polly Van den berg - Faculty Biosketch

Polly van den Berg, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

Associate Hospital Epidemiologist, Pennsylvania Hospital

Department: Medicine

Contact information

Garfield Duncan Building, 201 South 8th Street, Suite 1B
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Office: 215 829 5354
Fax: 215 829 7132

Education:
BA (Psychology, Honors)
University of Pennsylvania, 2011.
MD (Medical Degree)
Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, 2016.

Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2016-2017.
Resident, Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2017-2019.
Clinical Fellow, Infectious Disease, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2019-2021.

Certifications
Internal Medicine Board Certification, 2019.
Advanced STD Intensive Course, Sylvie Ratelle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, 2020.
Program in Clinical Effectiveness Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, 2020.
SHEA/CDC Training Certificate Course in Healthcare Epidemiology, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, 2021.
Infectious Disease Board Certification, 2021.

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Selected Publications

Mobarakai, O, van den Berg P: Where Do We Draw The Line? Duration of Antibiotic Therapy Varies for Bloodstream Infections. Contagion 8(4), August 2023.

van den Berg P, Fesser B, Senthilnathan V, Khabbaz K, Wright S: Impact of surgical approach on development of surgical-site infection following internal mammary artery coronary artery bypass graft procedures. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Page: 1-2, May 2023 Notes: doi:10.1017/ice.2023.88. Epub ahead of print.

van den Berg P, Schechter-Perkins EM, Jack RS, Epshtein I, Nelson R, Oster E, Branch-Elliman W.: Corrigendum to: Effectiveness of 3 Versus 6 ft of Physical Distancing for Controlling Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Primary and Secondary Students and Staff: A Retrospective, Statewide Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. 73(10): 1871-1878, Nov 2022.

Kapoor A, van den Berg P. : Recurrent Facial Cellulitis. Can Journ Gen Int Med. 17(1): 81-82, Mar 2022.

Brindamour LJ, Sarnoff Lee BS, Moore CP, Pape KZ, Grossestreuer AV, Cocchi MN.: ICU Volunteer “Transition Guides”: A Prospective Study on Improving the Patient Transfer Experience. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. February 2022.

Branch-Elliman W*, van den Berg P*, Dong S, Kapoor AK, Merchant EA, Schechter-Perkins EM. : A Pilot Model of a Public–Private Partnership For Implementation of a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Diagnostic Testing Program to Facilitate a Safe School Reopening. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2(1), January 2022.

Ertem Z, Schechter-Perkins EM, Oster E, van den Berg P, Epshtein I, Chaiyakunapruk N, Wilson FA, Perencevich E, Pettey WB, Branch-Elliman W, Nelson RE.: Author Correction: The Impact of School Opening Model on SARS-CoV-2 Community Incidence and Mortality. Nat Med. 28(1): 212, January 2022.

Branch-Elliman W, Schechter-Perkins EM, Jack RS, van den Berg P, Epshtein I, Nelson R, Oster E.: Reply to Authors. Clin Infect Dis. Page: 370-371, January 2022.

Ertem Z, Schechter-Perkins EM, Oster E, van den Berg P, Epshtein I, Chaiyakunapruk N, Wilson FA, Perencevich E, Pettey WB, Branch-Elliman W, Nelson RE.: The Impact of School Opening Model on SARS-CoV-2 Community Incidence and Mortality. Nat Med. 27(12): 2120-2126, December 2021.

van den Berg P, Schechter-Perkins EM, Jack RS, Epshtein I, Nelson R, Oster E, Branch-Elliman W.: Effectiveness of 3 Versus 6 ft of Physical Distancing for Controlling Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Primary and Secondary Students and Staff: A Retrospective, Statewide Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. 73(10): 1871-1878, November 2021.