Valerianna K. Amorosa - Faculty Biosketch

Valerianna K. Amorosa, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

Attending Physician, Philadelphia Veteran's Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)

Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Attending Physician, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Medical Director, Penn Home Infusion Therapy

Medical Director, Penn Medicine Home Health

Department: Medicine

Contact information

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3 Silverstein, Suite E
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215-823-5800

Email:
valerianna.amorosa@uphs.upenn.edu

Education:
B.A. (Molecular Biology Cum Laude)
Princeton University, 1993.
M.D.
Washington University in St. Louis, 1998.

Post-Graduate Training
Internship, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1998-1999.
Resident in Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1999-2001.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2001-2001.
Infectious Diseases Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, 2002-2004.

Certifications
ABIM, Internal Medicine , 2011.
ABIM, Infectious Diseases, 2014.

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Description of Research Expertise

Clinical research in HIV, HCV coinfection

Description of Clinical Expertise

HIV, HIV/HCV coinfection

Description of Other Expertise

Medical Education

Selected Publications

Hamiter M, Amorosa V, Belden K, Gidley PW, Mohan S, Perry B, Kim AH.: Skull Base Osteomyelitis: Historical Perspective, Diagnosis and Management Update. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 56(5): 987-1001, Oct 2023.

Daniel J Escobar, Maria Lanzi. Pouné Saberi, Ruby Love, Darren R Linkin, John J Kelly, Darshana Jhala, Valerianna Amorosa, Mary Hofmann, Jeffrey B Doyon : Mitigation of a COVID-19 Outbreak in a Nursing Home Through Serial Testing of Residents and Staff. Clin Infect Dis 72(9): 394–396, May 2021.

Amorosa VK and Garst R: Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19 and Emerging Variants. Infusion 27(3): 36-43, May-June 2021.

Xue Z, Coughlin R, Amorosa V, Quinn R, Schiavone P, Stoner N, Kinosian B, Compher C. : Factors Associated With Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in a Cohort of Adult Home Parenteral Nutrition Patients. J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 44(8), Nov 2020.

Chida N, Brown C, Mathad J, Carpenter K, Nelson G, Schechter MC, Rebolledo PA, Fabre V, Cantillo DS, Longworth S, Amorosa V, Petrauskis C, Boulanger C, Cain N, Gupta A, McKenzie-White J, Bollinger R, Melia M.: Developing an Assessment Framework for Essential Internal Medicine Subspecialty Topics. J Grad Med Educ. 10(3): 331-335, June 2018.

Chida N, Brown C, Mathad J, Carpenter K, Nelson G, Schechter MC, Giles N, Rebolledo PA, Ray S, Fabre V, Cantillo DS, Longworth S, Amorosa V, Petrauskis C, Boulanger C, Cain N, Gupta A, McKenzie-White J, Bollinger R, Melia MT.: Internal Medicine Residents' Knowledge and Practice of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnosis. Open Forum Infect Dis. 5(7), June 2018.

Gowda Charitha, Sheikh Umar, Maier Andrew W, Chang Kyong-Mi, Kaplan David E, Re Vincent Lo, Amorosa Valerianna K: Strategies to Improve Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance in Veterans With Hepatitis B Infection. Fed Pract 34(Suppl 4): S30-S39, Jun 2017.

Petersen T, Lee YJ, Osinusi A, Amorosa VK, Wang C, Kang M, Matining R, Zhang X, Dou D, Umbleja T, Kottilil S, Peters MG: Interferon Stimulated Gene Expression in HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients Treated with Nitazoxanide/Peginterferon-Alfa-2a and Ribavirin AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 32(7): 660-7, Jul 2016.

Hill A, Roberts T, Amorosa V, Pourmand K, Matthews G, Cooke G, Khan H, Cohn J : Can HCV antigen testing replace HCV RNA analysis, for monitoring of DAA-based treatment for Hepatitis C? AASLD November 2015 Notes: Poster presentation.

Gowda C, Sheikh U, Maier A, Chang KM, Kaplan DE, Lo Re III V, Amorosa V : Identifying barriers and potential strategies to improve HCC surveillance for HBV-infected veterans IDSA Oct 2015 Notes: Poster presentation.