Elizabeth M. Sonnenberg, MD, MSHP
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Department of Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, Ravdin 2 Courtyard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, Ravdin 2 Courtyard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-7156
Education:
BA (Human Biology Distinguished Majors Program (with Highest Distinction))
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 2010.
MD
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2014.
MSHP (Health Policy Research)
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2019.
Permanent linkBA (Human Biology Distinguished Majors Program (with Highest Distinction))
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 2010.
MD
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2014.
MSHP (Health Policy Research)
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2019.
Selected Publications
Sonnenberg EM, Markmann JF.: Machine Perfusion in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation: Promises of Improved Outcomes but Gaps in Implementation. Am J Kidney Dis 85(5): 651-653, May 2025.Muñoz N, Minus E, Abt P, Sonnenberg E.: The underreporting of liver machine perfusion in US national data. Am J Transplant 25(3): 633-634, March 2025.
M. Kossoff, N. Abusafiyah, A. Gurevich, G. Nadolski, M. Itkin, E.M. Sonnenberg: Intranodal Glue Embolization Compared to Surgical Fenestration for Management of Post-Kidney Transplant Lymphoceles. American Journal of Transplantation 25(1 suppl 1), January 2025 Notes: Poster at ASTS Winter Symposium January 2025.
E. Minus, N. Munoz, S. Abu-Gazala, E. Sonnenberg, P. Abt: Does Normothermic Regional Perfusion Modify the Relationship Between UK DCD Risk Score and Graft Failure? American Journal of Transplantation 25(1 suppl 1), January 2025 Notes: Poster at ASTS Winter Symposium January 2025.
Sonnenberg EM, Abu-Gazala S, Bittermann T, Abt PL.: Invited Response to Letter to the Editor by Callaghan et al, "Following the Flow: Changes in Organ Preservation Methods Require Changes in Our Data Collection" Transplantation 108: e153, Jul 2024.
Rasheed HA, Pensler M, Diaz S, Roney E, Barrett M, Sonnenberg EM.: Organ Offer Review Cards: Improving Transparency on the Kidney Transplant Waitlist. Clin Transplant 38(7), July 2024.
E.A. Vail, V. Tam, E.M. Sonnenberg, N.D. Martin, P.L. Abt, P.P. Reese, V.S. Potluri: Transfers of Deceased Organ Donors after Brain Death to United States Donor Care Units. American Journal of Transplantation 24(6 Supp 1), June 2024 Notes: Poster presentation at the American Transplant Congress 2024, Philadelphia, PA, June 2024.
N. Lavu, E.A. Vail, V. Tam, E.M. Sonnenberg, V.S. Potluri : Optimizing the Geographic Location of Donor Care Units through Location-Allocation Analyses. American Journal of Transplantation 24(6 supp 1), June 2024 Notes: Oral presentation at the American Transplant Congress 2024, Philadelphia PA, June 2024.
Vail EA, Tam VW, Sonnenberg EM, Lavu NR, Reese PP, Abt PL, Martin ND, Hasz RD, Olthoff KD, Kerlin MP, Christie JD, Neuman MD, Potluri VS.: Characterizing proximity and transfers of deceased organ donors to donor care units in the United States. Am J Transplant 24(6): 983-992, Feb 2024.
Sonnenberg EM, Abu-Gazala S, Bittermann T, Abt PL.: Following the Flow: Changes in Organ Preservation Methods Require Changes in Our Data Collection. Transplantation Jan 2024.