Penn Medicine Provider
Pulmonary Medicine
Eno-Obong Ifeanyi Essien, MD
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Harron Lung Center - Inpatient Care

About me

  • Instructor A of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care)

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Residency: Temple University Hospital
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Dr. Essien is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Zamora ME, Essien EO, Bhamidipati K, Murthy A, Liu J, Kim H, Patel MN, Nong J, Wang Z, Espy C, Chaudhry FN, Ferguson LT, Tiwari S, Hood ED, Marcos-Contreras OA, Omo-Lamai S, Shuvaeva T, Arguiri E, Wu J, Rauova L, Poncz M, Basil MC, Cantu E, Planer JD, Spiller K, Zepp J, Muzykantov VR, Myerson JW, Brenner JS. Marginated Neutrophils in the Lungs Effectively Compete for Nanoparticles Targeted to the Endothelium, Serving as a Part of the Reticuloendothelial System , ACS Nano, 18: 2024,22275-22297


Omo-Lamai S, Zamora ME, Patel MN, Wu J, Nong J, Wang Z, Peshkova A, Majumder A, Melamed JR, Chase LS, Essien EO, Weissman D, Muzykantov VR, Marcos-Contreras OA, Myerson JW, Brenner JS. Physicochemical Targeting of Lipid Nanoparticles to the Lungs Induces Clotting: Mechanisms and Solutions , Adv Mater: 2024


Omo-Lamai S, Wang Y, Patel MN, Essien EO, Shen M, Majumdar A, Espy C, Wu J, Channer B, Tobin M, Murali S, Papp TE, Maheshwari R, Wang L, Chase LS, Zamora ME, Arral ML, Marcos-Contreras OA, Myerson JW, Hunter CA, Tsourkas A, Muzykantov V, Brodsky I, Shin S, Whitehead KA, Gaskill P, Discher D, Parhiz H, Brenner JS. Lipid Nanoparticle-Associated Inflammation is Triggered by Sensing of Endosomal Damage: Engineering Endosomal Escape Without Side Effects , bioRxiv: 2024


Ferguson LT, Ma X, Myerson JW, Wu J, Glassman PM, Zamora ME, Hood ED, Zaleski M, Shen M, Essien EO, Shuvaev VV, Brenner JS. Mechanisms by Which Liposomes Improve Inhaled Drug Delivery for Alveolar Diseases , Adv Nanobiomed Res: 2023


Shah A, Pasrija C, Kronfli A, Essien EO, Zhou Y, Brigante F, Bittle G, Menaker J, Herr D, Mazzeffi MA, Deatrick KB, Kon ZN. A Comparison of Anticoagulation Strategies in Veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation , ASAIO J, 68: 2022,738-743


Lau A, Essien EO, Tan IJ. Zoster Sine Herpete Masquerading as Central Nervous System Vasculitis , Cureus, 12: 2020,e7231


Essien EO, Rali P, Mathai SC. Pulmonary Embolism , Med Clin North Am: 2019


Essien EO, Fioretti K, Scalea TM, Stein DM. Physiologic Features of Brain Death , Am Surg, 83: 2017,850-854


Hanish SI, Stein DM, Scalea JR, Essien EO, Thurman P, Hutson WR, Bartlett ST, Barth RN, Scalea TM. Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System Effectively Replaces Hepatic Function in Severe Acute Liver Failure , Ann Surg: 2017


Essien EI, Parimi N, Gutwald-Miller J, Nutter T, Scalea TM, Stein DM. Organ Dysfunction and Failure Following Brain Death Do Not Preclude Successful Donation , World J Surg: 2017