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
Bhoj VG, Kaminski M, Zhao H, Jackson K, Wang W, Liu C, Montgomery RA, Ali N, Mangiola M, Spitzer TR, Safa K, Pattanayak V, Taj R, Chiu J, Bui TM, Sonnenberg EM, Markmann JF, Milone MC, June CH, Siegel DL, Fraietta JA, Gonzalez V, Locci M, Palmer M, Monos D, Hwang WT, Sledge T, Bridges ND, Goldstein JS, Odim J, Sweet SC, Besharatian BD, Hussain SM, Brown NK, Kamoun M, Garfall AL, Naji A.: Kidney Transplantation in Two Highly Sensitized Candidates after CAR T-Cell Therapy. N Engl J Med 394: 2117-2125, Jun 2026.Ong OY, Munoz N, Schaubel DE, Jackson KR, Parsons RF, Abt PL, Sonnenberg EM.: Do Prolonged Donor Warm Ischemic Times Correlate with Kidney Transplant Outcomes? The Largest Study of Donation After Circulatory Death Donors in the United States. Transplantation May 2026.
Sonnenberg EM, Amaral S, Zhang S, Rubin J, Levine MH, Potluri VS.: Allocation of Kidney Allografts From Donors With Kidney Donor Profile Index <35% and the Impact of Kidney Donor Profile Index Revisions on Access to Transplantation for Children. Am J Kidney Dis Apr 2026.
Potluri VS, Tam V, Sonnenberg EM, Hasz RD, Adler JT, Wiebe DJ, Reese PP, Vail EA.: Geographic Accessibility of Deceased Organ Donor Care Units. JAMA Netw Open 9: e261703, Mar 2026.
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 Transport 39(10), October 2025.
Potluri VS, Amaral S, Puttarajappa CM, Zhnag S, Devine KJ, Reese PP, Sonnenberg EM: Decreasing Donor-Derived Epstein-Barr Virus Infection Among Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients. Journal of the American Medical Association 334(16): 1482-1484, October 2025.
Sincavage J, Fischer RM, Cywes C, Ong OY, Minus E, Munoz N, Din S, Vyas F, Cederquist K, Sellers M, Ibeabuch T, Sonnenberg EM, Levine M, Markmann S, Abu-Gazala S, Olthoff K, Abt PL: Utilizing Metabolomic Shifts to Assess Liver Recovery during Normothermic Regional Perfusion: A Preliminary Study. American Journal of Transplantation Volume 25(8 Supp 1): S797, August 2025 Notes: Poster at World Transplant Conference August 2025.
Tandukar S, Chen L, Patel R, Lee I, Seif N, Sonnenberg EM, Potluri V, : Impact of Cytomegalovirus Mismatch Serostatus on Kidney Transplant Outcomes: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study. American Journal of Transplantation 25(8 Supp 1): S599, August 2025 Notes: Poster at World Transplant Conference August 2025.
Sonnenberg EM, Amaral S, Zhang S, Rubin J, Levine M, Potluri VS: The Use of Deceased Donor Kidneys Prioritized for Pediatric Candidates and the Implications of the Refit KDPI Policy. American Journal of Transplantation 25(8 Supp 1): S851-S852, August 2025 Notes: Poster at World Transplant Conference August 2025.
Ong O, Munoz N, Schaubel D, Jackson K, Parsons R, Abt PL, Sonnenberg EM: The Correlation of Total and Functional Warm Ischemic Time of Donation After Circulatory Death Donors with Transplant Kidney Graft Survival. American Journal of Transplantation 25(8 Supp 1): S374, August 2025 Notes: Poster at World Transplant Conference August 2025.