Therese Bittermann, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Penn Transplant Institute
2 Dulles
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Transplant Institute
2 Dulles
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-349-8222
Fax: 215-349-5915
Fax: 215-349-5915
Education:
BA (Biological Sciences; International Studies)
Northwestern University, 2005.
MS (Physiology and Biophysics)
Georgetown University, 2006.
MD (Medicine)
Drexel University College of Medicine, 2010.
MS (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2017.
Permanent linkBA (Biological Sciences; International Studies)
Northwestern University, 2005.
MS (Physiology and Biophysics)
Georgetown University, 2006.
MD (Medicine)
Drexel University College of Medicine, 2010.
MS (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2017.
Selected Publications
Bittermann T, Kathawate RG, Schaubel DE, Lewis JD, Goldberg DS: Hospital readmission for acute kidney injury is independently associated with de novo end-stage renal disease after liver transplantation. Liver Transplantation Epub ahead of print, Aug 2024.Barr LG, Abt P, Rand EB, Bittermann T: Waitlist outcomes of pediatric liver transplant recipients relisted as adults. Liver Transplantation Epub ahead of print, Aug 2024.
Rosenstengle C, Serper M, Asrani SK, Bittermann T, Du J, Ma TW, Goldberg D, Gines P, Kamath PS: Variation in intention-to-treat survival by MELD subtypes: all models created for end-stage liver disease are not equal. Journal of Hepatology Epub ahead of print, Aug 2024.
Bittermann T, Byhoff E: CON: Satellite clinics are a marketing tool and do not improve access and equity in liver transplantation. Liver Transplantation Epub ahead of print, Jul 2024.
Tang K, Lee JJ, Weinberg E, Serper M, Bittermann T: Liver transplant candidates evaluated at satellite clinics at a large academic transplant center are less likely to be waitlisted. Liver Transplantation Epub ahead of print, Jul 2024.
Kitt E, Stephens-Shields AJ, Huang YV, Bittermann T, Fisher BT: Comparative Effectiveness of Perioperative Antibiotic Regimens to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients Clinical Infectious Diseases 79(1): 263-270, Jul 2024.
Goswami A, Weinberg E, Coraluzzi L, Bittermann T, Nahas J, Addis S, Weinrieb R, Serper M: A Tailored Virtual Program for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Among Liver Transplant Candidates and Recipients Is Feasible and Associated With Lower Post-Transplant Relapse Clinical Transplantation 38(7): e15381, Jul 2024.
Kulkarni AV, Wall A, Reddy KR, Bittermann T: Early living donor liver transplantation for alcohol-associated hepatitis: Status in the era of increasing demand, unmet needs, and future considerations Liver Transplantation Epub ahead of print, Jul 2024.
Banker A, Cywes C, Muñoz N, Taj R, Bittermann T, Abt P, Abu Gazala S: The Impact of Donor Body Mass Index on Safety and Outcomes in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: An Analysis of the National United States Database Transplantation Direct 10(7): e1673, Jun 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 108(6): 1265-8, Jun 2024.