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

  • Medical School: Duke University Medical Center
  • Residency: Duke University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center

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, 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*, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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