Polly van den Berg, MD
Travel Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine
Make an appointmentCall 215-829-5354
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Temple University
  • Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

234 reviews

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October 2025
would recommend.
October 2025
very professional and caring
September 2025
polly is very sweet and very thorough and in my corner, if you will. i have tremendous faith in her abilities as my care giver
September 2025
she demonstrated knowledge of international travel medicine recommendations

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. van den Berg is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Karchmer A, Kaufman N, Park S, Modi R, Adbul-Azim A, van den Berg P, Matos J, Kramer D, Zimetbaum P Quantitative Microbial Cell-Free DNA Sequencing From Plasma: A Potential Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Staphylococcal Infection of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices , Clin Infect Dis, ciaf113: 2025

Mobarakai O, van den Berg, P, Reid K, Terico A, Nwankwo O Treatment of Healthcare Facility-Onset Clostridioides difficile Infection Among Patients with Toxin Negative Stool Molecular Assay Results , Open Forum Infect Dis, 12(Suppl 1): 2025

Mobarakai, O, van den Berg P An Almost Fatal Hike: Septic Shock Secondary to Ehrlichia Chaffeensis in an Immunocompetent Host , CHEST, 166(4): 2024,A1716-A1717

Modi R, Zimetbaum P, Kaufman J, van den Berg P, Abdul Azim A, Kramer D, Matos JD, Karchmer AW PO-06-005 Staphylococcal Cell-Free DNA Patterns may aid in the Diagnosis of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infection , HeartRhythm , 21(5): 2024,S661

Hartz W, Adams S, van den Berg P, Gandler A Eosinophilic Pneumonia With Concomitant Cavitating MRSA Pneumonia , Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 209: 2024,A2421

Karchmer AW, Kaufman J, Abdul Azim A, van den Berg P, Matos JD, Kramer D, Degner, Nicholas, Zimetbaum P The Role of Quantitative Microbial Cell-free DNA (mcfDNA) Sequency (Seq) from Plasma in the Diagnosis (Dx) of Staphylococcal Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infective Endocarditis (CIED IE) , Open Forum Infect Dis, 10(Suppl 2): 2023,S300-301

van den Berg P, Fesser B, Senthilnathan V, Khabbaz K, Wright S Impact of surgical approach on development of surgical-site infection following internal mammary artery coronary artery bypass graft procedures , Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 44(11): 2023,1889-1890

Mobarakai, O, van den Berg P Where Do We Draw The Line? Duration of Antibiotic Therapy Varies for Bloodstream Infections , Contagion, 8(4): 2023

van den Berg P, Schechter-Perkins EM, Jack RS, Epshtein I, Nelson R, Oster E, Branch-Elliman W. Corrigendum to: Effectiveness of 3 Versus 6 ft of Physical Distancing for Controlling Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Primary and Secondary Students and Staff: A Retrospective, Statewide Cohort Study. , Clin Infect Dis., 73(10): 2022,1871-1878

Kapoor A, van den Berg P. Recurrent Facial Cellulitis. , Can Journ Gen Int Med. , 17(1): 2022,81-82