Penn Medicine Provider
Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension
Amanda Leonberg-Yoo, MD
5.0
(228)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension University City
Schedule onlineCall 800-789-7366

About me

  • Director, Training Program
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Creighton University
  • Residency: Tufts - New England Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Tufts - New England Medical Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

230 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

May 2025
5.0
5.0
she had a good balance of confident professionalism with easygoing accessibility.
May 2025
5.0
5.0
dr. leonberg-yoo is very knowledgeable and professional and listens to me. she is very personable.
May 2025
5.0
5.0
the doctor was very kind and attentive
April 2025
5.0
5.0
dr yoo does exceptional work, listen to her patients and uses her experience to make the best decision of care and plan.

Insurance accepted

My 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. Leonberg-Yoo is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Kearney D, Leonberg-Yoo A, Cohen R. Frequent vascular access thrombosis in a patient with end stage kidney disease on hemodialysis , Semin Dial: 2023

Leonberg-Yoo AK, Gilbert SJ. Teaching Conservative Kidney Management and Other Palliative Care Skills in Nephrology Fellowships , Semin Nephrol, 43: 2023,151396

Spiardi R, Shah S, Leonberg-Yoo A. A Patient With Polyuria and Hypercalcemia , Am J Kidney Dis, 79(4): 2022,A14-A15

Gelfand SL, Jain K, Brewster UC, Leonberg-Yoo AK. Combined Nephrology and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training: A Breath of Fresh AIRE , Am J Kidney Dis, S0272-6386(21): 2021,00881-7

Mathews KS, Soh H, Shaefi S, Wang W, Bose S, Coca S, Gupta S, Hayek SS, Srivastava A, Brenner SK, Radbel J, Green A, Sutherland A, Leonberg-Yoo A, Shehata A, Schenck EJ, Short SAP, Hernán MA, Chan L, Leaf DE; Study of the Treatment and Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients with Coronavirus Disease (STOP-COVID) Investigators. Prone Positioning and Survival in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Respiratory Failure , Crit Care Med: 2021,1026-1037

Bansal N, Hall YN, Sambandam KK, Leonberg-Yoo AK. Lessons Learned: Nephrology Training Program Adaptation in the Time of COVID , Am J Kidney Dis, 78(1): 2021,9-12

Rudnick MR, Wahba IM, Leonberg-Yoo AK, Miskulin D, Litt HI. Risks and Options With Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents in Patients With CKD: A Review , Am J Kidney Dis, 77: 2021,517-528

Shaefi S, Brenner SK, Gupta S, O'Gara BP, Krajewski ML, Charytan DM, Chaudhry S, Mirza SH, Peev V, Anderson M, Bansal A, Hayek SS, Srivastava A, Mathews KS, Johns TS, Leonberg-Yoo A, Green A, Arunthamakun J, Wille KM, Shaukat T, Singh H, Admon AJ, Semler MW, Hernán MA, Mueller AL, Wang W, Leaf DE; STOP-COVID Investigators. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with severe respiratory failure from COVID-19 , Intensive Care Med, 47: 2021,208-221

Gupta S, Wang W, Hayek SS, Chan L, Mathews KS, Melamed ML, Brenner SK, Leonberg-Yoo A, Schenck EJ, Radbel J, Reiser J, Bansal A, Srivastava A, Zhou Y, Finkel D, Green A, Mallappallil M, Faugno AJ, Zhang J, Velez JCQ, Shaefi S, Parikh CR, Charytan DM, Athavale AM, Friedman AN, Redfern RE, Short SAP, Correa S, Pokharel KK, Admon AJ, Donnelly JP, Gershengorn HB, Douin DJ, Semler MW, Hernán MA, Leaf DE; STOP-COVID Investigators. Association Between Early Treatment With Tocilizumab and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 , JAMA Intern Med, 181: 2021,41-51

Gupta S, Coca SG, Chan L, Melamed ML, Brenner SK, Hayek SS, Sutherland A, Puri S, Srivastava A, Leonberg-Yoo A, Shehata AM, Flythe JE, Rashidi A, Schenck EJ, Goyal N, Hedayati SS, Dy R, Bansal A, Athavale A, Nguyen HB, Vijayan A, Charytan DM, Schulze CE, Joo MJ, Friedman AN, Zhang J, Sosa MA, Judd E, Velez JCQ, Mallappallil M, Redfern RE, Bansal AD, Neyra JA, Liu KD, Renaghan AD, Christov M, Molnar MZ, Sharma S, Kamal O, Boateng JO, Short SAP, Admon AJ, Sise ME, Wang W, Parikh CR, Leaf DE; and the STOP-COVID Investigators. AKI Treated with Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 , J Am Soc Nephrol, 32: 2021,161-176