Helen Linhong Zhang, MD
Infectious Diseases

Helen Linhong Zhang, MD

Infectious Diseases
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Infectious Diseases Penn Presbyterian
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

My education and training

  • Duke University Medical CenterMedical School
  • Duke University Medical CenterResidency
  • University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship
  • Duke University Medical CenterFellowship

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

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

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Xu C, Zhang HL, Lin B. Achieving pollution abatement and carbon reduction synergistically: How can industrial robots play a role? , J Environ Manage, 373(1): 2025,123816


Zhang HL, Mock M, Bushman L, Anderson PL, Kiser JJ, Naggie S. Cumulative Tenofovir Exposure Among Patients With HIV/Hepatitis B Coinfection With Differential Viral Suppression , Clin Infect Dis, 79: 2024,705-708


Zhang HL*, Nemeth H*, Woodhouse EW, Davenport CA, Chan C, Okeke NL, Naggie S. Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Liver Enzyme Elevation After Hepatitis C Virologic Cure , J Viral Hepat, 31(12): 2024,866-872


Zhang HL, Crane L, Cromer L, Green A, Padgette P, Payne VC, Roach L, Wood B, Anderson DJ. A 7-year analysis of attributable costs of healthcare-associated infections in a network of community hospitals in the southeastern United States. , Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 45(1): 2024,103-105


Zhang HL, Perez R, Krishnan J, Lautenbach E, Anderson DJ. Risk Factors for Recurrence of Community-Onset Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Enterobacterales , Open Forum Infect Dis, 10: 2023,ofad561


Zhang HL, Kelly BJ, David MZ, Lautenbach E, Huang E, Bekele S, Tolomeo P, Reesey E, Loughrey S, Pegues D, Ziegler MJ; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) surface contamination in staff common areas and impact on healthcare worker infection: Prospective surveillance during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic , Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 44(1): 2023,110-113


Zhang HL, Perez R, Krishnan J, Lautenbach E, Anderson DJ Risk factors for recurrence of community-onset urinary tract infections caused by extended spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales. , Open Forum Infect Dis, 10(12): 2023,ofad561


Zhang HL, Gontjes KJ, Han JH, Alby K, Lapp Z, Snitkin E, Goldstein EJ, Muldoon S, Tolomeo P, Lautenbach E. Characterization of resistance to newer antimicrobials among carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the post-acute care setting. , Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 44(7): 2023,1159-62


Zhang HL, Han JH, Lapp Z, Snitkin E, Goldstein EJC, Muldoon S, Tolomeo P, Lautenbach E. Risk Factors for Colistin-Resistant Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the Postacute Care Setting , Open Forum Infect Dis, 9: 2022,ofac452


Zhang HL, Anesi JA, Hamilton KW, Cressman L, Bilker WB, Lautenbach E. The Impact of Reported β-Lactam Allergy on Clinical Outcomes and Antibiotic Use Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients , Open Forum Infect Dis, 9: 2022,ofac384