Infectious disease care
Expert care for all types of infectious diseases
Our infectious disease providers are highly specialized in illnesses that can spread through germs, from staph infections to viral hepatitis. We work with you on strategies to prevent infectious diseases whenever possible and provide diagnostic tests and advanced treatments when infections do occur. Your care is always handled with compassion and is tailored to meet your specific needs.
Specialties and treatments
Conditions we treat
Advancing infectious disease health through research
In addition to exceptional clinical care, we drive progress in infectious disease control and treatment through clinical trials and other research. Penn investigators are part of a wide array of innovative research programs that advance knowledge and foster a culture of excellence in the treatment of infectious diseases. We have made considerable strides in HIV research by mapping out immune cells to yield the world’s first comprehensive B-cell clone atlas, which is helping propel the study of future therapies. As one of the world’s leading academic medical centers, we drive innovation in infectious disease medicine and communicable diseases.
Travel medicine services
We connect you with travel medicine and tropical disease specialists who can provide needed vaccines and review prevention strategies specific to your destination. If you return with an illness, our treatments can get you back to feeling better.
Our doctors
Our providers work with you to plan and deliver exceptional treatment and personalized care.
Locations
Our hospitals, multispecialty medical centers, pharmacies, labs and more offer outstanding, personalized care for patients all across the region.
‘Nudging’ boosts flu vaccine numbers
When patients got text messages from their primary care practice, and the providers were nudged themselves to boost vaccination numbers, rates jumped.
Rabies in Peru highlights global threats of health inequity
A Penn Medicine-led analysis showed that surveillance of dog rabies in Arequipa, Peru, was lacking in areas with lower socioeconomic status and could spell problems for infectious disease worldwide.
Patient stories
A quick response to a dangerous infection
“I can’t say enough about Dr. Jammalamadaka and everyone at my primary care practice,” said Dennis Rodkey. “Now, I have connections to other specialists and resources. They keep in touch with me and know what’s going on with my health. Whenever I have a question, they answer right away and nothing is ever a problem.”
A miracle recovery to see his kids graduate
After falling severely ill with COVID-19 in the fall of 2020, Fred Rahmanian became the first COVID-19 lung transplant patient in Pennsylvania. “This whole thing has been a miracle. Everyone knew I was at the end of the line. There was no expectation that I would live until Penn stepped in.”