Penn Medicine Provider
Travel Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Polly van den Berg, MD
5.0
(189)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine
Make an appointmentCall 215-829-5354

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
5.0

189 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
knowledgeable and easy to talk to
April 2025
5.0
5.0
excellent care and attention to my health needs.
March 2025
5.0
5.0
exceptional care
March 2025
5.0
5.0
this is one of the best providers i've ever dealt with. i've had a lot of providers for all different medical issues i have. such as i've had four spinal fusions i have dvt, and somehow mersa is all throughout my spine where my surgeries were which brought dr. polly into my life. she's a great listener, she understands, she explains things in an easy to understand and follow manner. she is the type of doctor that will go to any and all length even if that means checking in while i was in the hospital late at night just to say hi and ask me how i was feeling. i feel safe and understood with dr. polly and i wish she could be the only provider i had. more than that i wish all providers took such an interest and special care like dr. polly does. she is the absolute best.

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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

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

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

Brindamour LJ, Sarnoff Lee BS, Moore CP, Pape KZ, Grossestreuer AV, Cocchi MN. ICU Volunteer “Transition Guides”: A Prospective Study on Improving the Patient Transfer Experience. , Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf.: 2022

Branch-Elliman W, Schechter-Perkins EM, Jack RS, van den Berg P, Epshtein I, Nelson R, Oster E. Reply to Authors. , Clin Infect Dis.: 2022,370-371

Ertem Z, Schechter-Perkins EM, Oster E, van den Berg P, Epshtein I, Chaiyakunapruk N, Wilson FA, Perencevich E, Pettey WB, Branch-Elliman W, Nelson RE. Author Correction: The Impact of School Opening Model on SARS-CoV-2 Community Incidence and Mortality. , Nat Med., 28(1): 2022,212