Description of Research Expertise:
Infections in transplant recipients, Transplantation in HIV infected patients, Antiviral therapies in transplant recipients, Donor derived infections
Selected Publications:
Anesi Judith A, Blumberg Emily A, Han Jennifer H, Lee Dong H, Clauss Heather, Climaco Antonette, Hasz Richard, Molnar Esther, Alimenti Darcy, West Sharon, Bilker Warren B, Tolomeo Pam, Lautenbach Ebbing: Risk factors for multidrug-resistant organisms among deceased organ donors. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons : 2019.
Porrett Paige M, Reese Peter P, Holzmayer Vera, Coller Kelly E, Kuhns Mary, Van Deerlin Vivianna M, Gentile Caren, Smith Jennifer R, Sicilia Anna, Woodards Ashley, McLean Rhondalyn, Abt Peter, Bloom Roy D, Reddy K Rajender, Blumberg Emily, Cloherty Gavin, Goldberg David: Early emergence of anti-HCV antibody implicates donor origin in recipients of an HCV-infected organ. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons : 2019.
Blumberg EA: Organs from Hepatitis C Virus-Positive Donors N Engl J Med : E-pub,2019.
Mazur RD, Abt PL, Blumberg EA, Bloom RD, Reddy KR, Reese PP, Goldberg DS: Characterization of early hepatic injury in HCV-negative recipients of HCV-infected kidneys Clin Transplant : e13494,2019.
McLean RC, Reese PP, Acker M, Atluri P, Bermudez C, Goldberg LR, Abt PL, Blumberg EA, Van Deerlin VM, Reddy KR, Bloom RD, Hasz R, Suplee L, Sicilia A, Woodards A, Zahid Muhammad N, Bar KJ, Porrett P, Levine MH, Hornsby N, Gentile C, Smith J, Goldberg DS: Transplanting hepatitis C virus-infected hearts into uninfected recipients: A single-arm trial Am J Transplant : Epub,2019.
Blumberg EA, Rogers CC: Solid Organ Transplantation in the HIV-Infected Patient: Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice Clin Transplant : e13499,2019.
Zahid Muhammad N, Wang Shuyi, Learn Gerald H, Abt Peter L, Blumberg Emily A, Reese Peter P, Goldberg David S, Shaw George M, Bar Katharine J: High multiplicity infection following transplantation of hepatitis C virus-positive organs. The Journal of clinical investigation 129 (8): 3134-3139,2019.
Blumberg EA: MMWR: Prevention and control of seasonal influenza Am J Transplant 18 (11): 2829,2018.
Reese PP, Abt PL, Blumberg EA, Van Deerlin VM, Bloom RD, Potluri VS, Levine M, Porrett P, Sawinski D, Nazarian SM, Naji A, Hasz R, Suplee L, Trofe-Clark J, Sicilia A, McCauley M, Gentile C, Smith J, Niknam BA, Bleicher M, Reddy KR, Goldberg DS.: Twelve-Month Outcomes After Transplant of Hepatitis C-Infected Kidneys Into Uninfected Recipients: A Single-Group Trial Ann Intern Med 169 : 273-281,2018.
L’Huillier AG, Ferreira VH, Hirzel C, Cordero E, Limaye AP, Reid G, Englund J, Blumberg E, Kumar D, Humar A.: Cytokine Profiles and Severity of Influenza Infection in Transplant Recipients. J Infect Dis : 2018.