Mary Ann C. Lim, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension)
Training Program Director for Transplant Nephrology Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Department of Medicine
Penn Transplant Institute - Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program
3400 Spruce Street
2 Ravdin Courtyard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Transplant Institute - Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program
3400 Spruce Street
2 Ravdin Courtyard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education
BS (Molecular Biology and Biotechnology)
University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines, 1997.
MD
University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines, 2002.
Permanent linkBS (Molecular Biology and Biotechnology)
University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines, 1997.
MD
University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines, 2002.
Description of Clinical Expertise
kidney transplanthypertension
glomerulonephritis
kidney disease
electrolyte abnormalities
Selected Publications
Mary Ann Lim, Divyanshu Malhotra, and Anju Yadav: Kidney Transplant Education: Current Perspectives and Future Directions. Kidney News Online. American Society of Nephrology, 18(7): 16-17, July 2026.Lim MA, Murakami N, Blosser CD, Shaikhouni S, Dadhania DM, Hall ET, Havlin K, Basu A: Practical Guide to Address Common Myths in the Pre- and Post-kidney Transplant Management of the Elderly Patient with Cancer: An Opinion Paper Transplant Direct 12(6), May 2026.
Tandukar S, Potluri VS, Abt P, Kaplan DE, Bittermann T, Besharatian B, Hoteit MA, Levine M, Thomasson A, Hryzak S, Murali A, Thapaliya S, Ranganna K, Bloom RD, Dunn TB, Lim MA: Outcomes of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant and Kidney After Liver Transplant Using the Safety Net Criteria-A Single-center Experience Transplant Direct 12(5), April 2026.
Sabiha M. Hussain, MD Gregory Malat, PharmD, Srijan Tandukar, MD, Jennifer Trofe, PharmD, Vishnu Potluri, MD, MPH, Mary Ann Lim, MD: Tolerability and Effectiveness of Tirzepatide in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Real-world Experience From a Single-center Study. Transplantation April 2026.
Puttarajappa CM, Urbanski M, Fallahzadeh MK, Budhiraja P, Balaraman V, Butsch WS, Morford H, Anand PM, Woodside KJ, Orandi BJ; co-authors: Practices in the management of kidney transplant candidates and recipients with obesity: A survey of United States transplant programs. Am J Transplant 25(10): 2194-2205, October 2025.
Tandukar S, Wu Q, Chandrashekar S, Shah D, Chiang C, Couch K, Trofe J, Sonnenberg EM, Abt P, Lim MA, Potluri V, Bloom R: Long-Term Outcomes of BK Viremia in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Clin Transplant 39(10): e70333, Oct 2025.
Pivert KA, Balogun RA, Chowdhury R, Edwards A, Lim MA, Mullane R, Neyra JA, Raslan R, Saum K, Smith L, Sozio SM, Triozzi J, Weidemann DK, Boyle SM. : 2025 ASN Nephrology Fellow Survey: First Look. https://doi.org/10.70093/f7315332. ASN Website/ASN Data Sept 2025.
M. Lim, G. Malat, S. Tandukar, J. Trofe-Clark, S. M. Hussain: Tolerability and Effectiveness of Tirzepatide in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Real World Experience from a Single Center Study. Poster Presentation at the World Transplant Congress 2025, San Francisco, CA, USA August 2025.
Murali A, Tandukar S, Lim MA: Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant vs. Safety Net Kidney after Liver Transplant: How Has the Policy Change Impacted Graft and Patient Outcomes? Poster Presentation at the ASN Kidney week October 2024.
Nogueira de Sa P, Narayanan M, Lim MA: Electrolyte and Acid-Base Abnormalities After Kidney Transplantation. Adv Kidney Dis Health 31(5): 450-457, sept 2024.