Emily A. Blumberg, MD
she/her
Infectious Diseases
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
MacGregor Infection Medicine and Travel Program
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Program Director, Infectious Disease Fellowship
  • Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases
  • Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Professor of Medicine in Radiation Oncology

Education and training

  • Medical School: New York University
  • Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Albert Einstein - Montefiore Medical Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

81 reviews

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October 2025
i can't say enough. dr blumberg is by far one of the best experiences i've had at penn medicine
September 2025
you don't find drs like her anymore. i love her and she's extremely accommodating and very knowledgeable
September 2025
i am healthier today because of dr blumberg's exceptional care.
July 2025
dr. emily blumberg is an excellent doctor. she is very caring and goes the extra mile looking for solutions.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Blumberg is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Knox JJ, Lee I, Blumberg EA, Rosenfeld AM, Meng W, Liu F, Kearns C, O'Doherty U, Shaked A, Olthoff KM, Luning Prak ET. B-Cell Subset Representation Predicts SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Response in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients , J Infect Dis, 232: 2025,e466-e475


Potluri VS, Schaubel DE, Blumberg EA, Morford H, Reese PP, Puttarajappa CM. High variability in the reported prevalence of EBV-seronegative status among US kidney transplant recipients , Am J Transplant: 2025


Courtwright AM, Prenner S, Doyon JB, Claridge T, Blumberg E, Bermudez CA, Crespo MM. Lessons From the Utilization of Hepatitis B Virus Nucleic Acid Test Positive Donors for Hepatitis B Vaccinated Lung Transplant Candidates (INHIBITOR) Study , Transpl Infect Dis: 2025


Blumberg EA, Witzke O, Harber M, Ison MG, Saliba F, Kamar N, Sundberg AK, Gu J, Kumar D, La Hoz RM. Maribavir for refractory cytomegalovirus infection (with or without resistance) in solid organ transplant recipients: Subgroup analysis of the phase 3 randomized SOLSTICE study , J Heart Lung Transplant: 2025


Freercks R, Rodrigues M, Manning K, Heymann J, Kopp JB, Nagiah S, Rana M, Florman S, Friedman-Moraco R, Stock P, Gilbert A, Mehta S, Stosor V, Pereira MR, Morris MI, Hand J, Haidar G, Malinis M, Santos CAQ, Schaenman J, Blumberg EA, Wojciechowski D, Odim J, Massie A, Selvan MT, Bagnasco S, Segev D, Tobian AA, Muller E, Durand CM, Redd AD. APOL1 genotype and patient outcomes in US and South African transplant recipients with HIV who received kidneys from donors with HIV , medRxiv: 2025


Potluri VS, Goldberg D, Zhang S, Schaubel DE, Molnar MZ, Forbes R, Sise ME, Rogers JL, Balaraman V, Bhalla A, Shaffer D, Concepcion BP, Chung RT, Strohbehn IA, Mapchan S, Vujjini V, Sangadi A, Martin E, Bloom RD, Ammazzalorso A, Blumberg EA, Reese PP. Risk of cytomegalovirus viremia following transplantation of Hepatitis C-viremic donor kidneys into uninfected recipients: A multi-center retrospective cohort study. , Transplant Infect Dis., 27: 2025,e70011


Potluri VS, Zhang S, Schaubel DE, Shaikhouni S, Blumberg EA, Nasta SD, Bloom RD, Cruz-Peralta M, Mehta RB, Lavu NR, Getachew B, Tandukar S, Reese PP, Puttarajappa CM. The association of Epstein-Barr virus donor and recipient serostatus with outcomes after kidney transplantation: A retrospective cohort study. Ann Intern Med , Annals of Internal Medicine, 178: 2025,157-166.


He KD, Nguyen L, Norris M, Malat G, Witek S, Sammons C, Forte A, Claridge T, Clark JT, Blumberg E. Alternative Pneumocystis Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Solid Organ Transplants , Transpl Infect Dis: 2025


Greenwald MA, Ezzeldin H, Blumberg EA, Whitaker BI, Forshee RA Real-world data to improve organ and tissue donation policies: lessons learned from the tissue and organ donation epidemiology study , Health Res Policy Syst, 22: 2024


Moore K, Lautenbach E, Blumberg EA, Han J, Lee DH, Clauss H, Hasz R, Bilker WB, Molnar E, Alimenti D, West S, Tolomeo P, Anesi JA. Impact of deceased organ donor marijuana use on donor culture positivity and solid organ transplant recipient outcomes , Am J Transplant: 2024