Penn Medicine Provider
Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension
Melissa B. Bleicher, MD
4.9
(402)
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Sees patients age 18 and up
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About me

  • Assistant Medical Director, Penn Kidney Transplant Program, Post-Transplant Operations, University of Pennsylvania
  • Director, Transplant Adolescent Transition Program, University of Pennsylvania
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension)

Education and training

  • Medical School: State University of New York at Brooklyn
  • Residency: Staten Island University Hospital (North Site)
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

402 reviews

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May 2025
5.0
5.0
professional.
May 2025
5.0
5.0
very professional
April 2025
5.0
5.0
always enjoy my appointment with dr bleicher
April 2025
5.0
5.0
gave a lot of information so i can understand what's going on

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Bleicher is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Raeda Taj, Sumnathi R Cuddapah, Elizabeth R Rand, Melissa Bleicher, Sandra Amaral, Maarouf Hoteit, Rajender k Reddy, Eyob Feyssa, Emma B Furth, Kim M Olthoff, Samir Abu-Gazala, Matthew H Levine, Frederick Vyas, Peter L Abt Liver Transplant From a Deceased Donor With Cystinosis: A Case Report , JIMD Reports, 66(1): 2025


Nguyen L, Forte A, Malat G, Liu X, Rivera J, Christopher C, Samudralwar R, Ilori T, Norris M, Bleicher M, Redfield RR 3rd, Weinrieb R, Bloom RD, Dunn TB, Trofe-Clark J. Program Evaluation of Pharmacist-Performed Medication Adherence Assessments in Candidates for Living Donor Kidney Transplant , Prog Transplant: 2024


Ramadan OI, Naji A, Levine MH, Porrett PM, Dunn TB, Weinrieb RM, Kaminski M, Trofe-Clark J, Lorincz IS, Blumberg E, Weikert BC, Bleicher M, Abt PL. Response to letters concerning: "Kidney transplantation and donation in the transgender population: A single-institution case series". , American Journal of Transplantation, 20(12): 2020,3695-96


Ramadan OI, Naji A, Levine MH, Porrett PM, Dunn TB, Nazarian SM, Weinrieb RM, Kaminski M, Johnson D, Trofe-Clark J, Lorincz IS, Blumberg EA, Weikert BC, Bleicher M, Abt PL. Kidney transplantation and donation in the transgender population: A single-institution case series. , American Journal of Transplantation, 20(10): 2020,2899-2904


Crow Lauren D, Jambusaria-Pahlajani Anokhi, Chung Christina L, Baran David A, Lowenstein Stefan E, Abdelmalek Mark, Ahmed Rehana L, Anadkat Milan J, Arcasoy Selim M, Berg Daniel, Bibee Kristin P, Billingsley Elizabeth, Black William H, Blalock Travis W, Bleicher Melissa, Brennan Daniel C, Brodland David G, Brown Mariah R, Carroll Bryan T, Carucci John A, Chang Timothy W, Chaux George, Cusack Carrie Ann, Dilling Daniel F, Doyle Alden, Emtiazjoo Amir M, Ferguson Nkanyezi H, Fosko Scott W, Fox Matthew C, Goral Simin, Gray Alice L, Griffin John R, Hachem Ramsey R, Hall Shelley A, Hanlon Allison M, Hayes Don, Hickey Gavin W, Holtz Jonathan, Hopkins R Samuel, Hu Jenny, Huang Conway C, Jiang Shang I Brian, Kapnadak Siddhartha G, Kraus Edward S, Lease Erika D, Leca Nicolae, Lee James C, Leitenberger Justin J, Lim Mary Ann, Longo Maria I, Malik Shahid M, Mallea Jorge M, Menter Alan, Myers Sarah A, Neuburg Marcy, Nijhawan Rajiv I, Norman Douglas J, Otley Clark C, Paek So Yeon, Parulekar Amit D, Patel Manisha J, Patel Vishal Anil, Patton Timothy J, Pugliano-Mauro Melissa, Ranganna Karthik, Ravichandran Ashwin K, Redenius Rachel, Roll Garrett R, Samie Faramarz H, Shin Thuzar, Singer Jonathan P, Singh Pooja, Soon Seaver L, Soriano Teresa, Squires Ronald, Stasko Thomas, Stein Jennifer A, Taler Sandra J, Terrault Norah A, Thomas Christie P, Tokman Sofya, Tomic Rade, Twigg Amanda R, Wigger Mark A, Zeitouni Nathalie C, Arron Sarah T Initial Skin Cancer Screening for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in the United States: Delphi Method Development of Expert Consensus Guidelines. , Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, 32(12): 2019,1268-1276


Hamel S, Kuo V, Sawinski D, Johnson D, Bloom RD, Bleicher M, Goral S, Lim MA, Trofe-Clark J. Single Center, Real-World Experience with Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor for Management of Leukopenia Following Kidney Transplantation. , Clinical Transplantation, 33(6): 2019,e13541


Reese P, Abt P, Blumberg E, Van Deerlin V, Bloom R, Potluri V, Levine M, Porrett P, Sawinski D, Nazarian S, Naji A, Hasz R, Suplee L, Trofe-Clark J, Sicilia A, McCauley M, Gentile, C, Smith J, Niknam B, Bleicher M, Reddy R, Goldberg D Twelve month outcomes after transplantation of hepatitis-C infected kidneys into 3 uninfected recipients: A single-arm trial , Annals of Internal Medicine, 169(5): 2018,273-281


Gumber Ramnika, Cohen Jordana B, Palmer Matthew B, Kobrin Sidney M, Vogl Dan T, Wasserstein Alan G, Nasta Sunita D, Bleicher Melissa B, Bloom Roy D, Dember Laura, Cohen Adam, Weiss Brendan M, Hogan Jonathan J A clone-directed approach may improve diagnosis and treatment of proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal immunoglobulin deposits. , Kidney international, 94(1): 2018,199-205


Varga Alexandra N, Johnson David, Sawinski Deirdre L, Lim Mary Ann, Bloom Roy D, Abt Peter L, Goral Simin, Bleicher Melissa, Levine Matthew H, Naji Ali, Nazarian Susanna, Porrett Paige, Trofe-Clark Jennifer Safety and Feasibility of Outpatient Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin Induction Therapy Administration in Kidney Transplant Recipients. , Pharmacotherapy, 38(6): 2018,620-627


Sawinski D, Kaur N, Ajeti A, Trofe-Clark J, Lim M, Bleicher M, Goral S, Forde KA, Bloom RD. Successful Treatment of Hepatitis C in Renal Transplant Recipients With Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents. , American Journal of Transplantation, 16(5): 2016,1588-95