Alexandra Weiss, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Gastroenterology)
Epic EHR Physician Lead, GI , University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering)
University of Virginia, 2006.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Howard University College of Medicine, 2013.
Permanent linkBS (Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering)
University of Virginia, 2006.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Howard University College of Medicine, 2013.
Selected Publications
Alexandra Weiss MD, Edward L Barnes MD MPH, Meenakshi Bewtra MD PhD MPH : A Practical Guide to the Use of Upadacitinib in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's disease American Journal of Gastroenterology January 2024.James D Lewis, Lauren E Parlett, Michele L Jonsson Funk, Colleen Brensinger, Virginia Pate, Qufei Wu, Ghadeer K Dawwas, Alexandra Weiss, Brad D Constant, Maureen McCauley, Kevin Haynes, Jeff Yufeng Yang, Douglas E Schaubel, Andres Hurtado-Lorenzo, Michael David Kappelman: Incidence, Prevalence, and Racial and Ethnic Distribution of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the United States. Gastroenterology November 2023.
Thanawala S, Weiss AH, Weber A, Tang H, Buchner A. : The role of liver transplant in the development of colorectal dysplasia in patients with PSC-IBD. (Poster Presentation). DDW May 2023.
Weiss AH, Thanawala S, Tang H, Weber A, Buchner A. : Severity of inflammation as a risk factor for the development of colorectal dysplasia in PSC-IBD. (Poster Presentation). DDW May 2023.
Khan N, Pernes T, Weiss A, Trivedi C, Patel M, Medvedeva E, Xie D, Yang YX: Efficacy of Vedolizumab in a nationwide cohort of elderly inflammatory bowel disease patients Inflammatory Bowel Diseases May 2022
Weiss, A.H. and Buchner, A.M: Editorial: colorectal cancer in elderly-onset inflammatory bowel disease—what is the risk? Aliment Pharmacol Ther 56(9): 1421-1422, Nov 2022.
Mahmud N, Weiss A, Trivedi C, Yang YXm Lewis J, Khan N: Risk of venous thromboembolism among patients with inflammatory bowel disease who contract severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2. Gastroenterology 161, November 2021.
Weiss AH, Trivedi C, Pernes T, Patel M, Khan N. : Efficacy of vedolizumab in a nationwide cohort of elderly inflammatory bowel disease patients. (Poster Presentation). DDW May 2021.
Weiss AH, Bhattacharya A, Ellison S, Osterman MT, Lichtenstein G: Lower Adalimumab trough levels are associated with higher risk of infectious complications in patients with IBD DDW May 2021.
Weiss AH, Trivedi C, Pernes T, Patel M, Khan N: Incidence of infections and malignancy among elderly IBD patients exposed to vedolizumab, prednisone and mesalamine (Poster Presentation). DDW May 2021.