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
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 September 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.
Potluri VS, Tam V, Sonnenberg EM, Adler J, Hasz R, Reese PP, Vail E: Establishing Donor Care Units for Donation After Circulatory Death Donors: An Exploratory Analysis Using Geospatial Epidemiology Framework. American Journal of Transplantation 25(8 Supp 1): S236, August 2025 Notes: Oral presentation at World Transplant Conference August 2025.
Munoz M, Rekhtman D, Minus E, Ong OY, Sincavage J Fischer RM, Cywes C, Sonnenberg EM, Abt PL: Expanding the Donor Pool for Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation Using Ex-Situ Machine Perfusion. American Journal of Transplantation 25(8 Supp 1): S750-S751, 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.
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.
Kossoff M, Abusafiyah N, Gurevich A, Nadolski G, Itkin M, Sonnenberg EM: 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.