Penn Medicine Provider
Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension
Roy D. Bloom, MD
4.9
(162)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Transplant Institute - Kidney and Pancreas Transplant
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About me

  • Medical Director, Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Professor of Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of the Witwatersrand School
  • Residency: Johannesburg Hospital
  • Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

166 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.

June 2025
5.0
5.0
very caring and concerned over my condition. took time to explain everything asked if i had any questions or concerns.
June 2025
5.0
5.0
dr. bloom is thorough, patient, knowledgeable and comprehensive at all times. i would have no problem recommending him to anyone in my friend or family group.
May 2025
5.0
5.0
very kneledgeable and nice
May 2025
5.0
5.0
caring

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.
Dr. Bloom is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Seif N, Bloom RD Using Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA in Kidney Transplant Patients: This Jury Needs More Evidence , Kidney Int: 2025

Potluri VS, Zhang S, Schaubel DE, Shaikhouni S, Blumberg EA, Nasta S, Bloom RD, Cruz-Peralta M, Mehta RB, Lavu N, Getachew B, Tandukar S, Reese PP, Puttarajappa CM. The Association of Epstein–Barr Virus Donor and Recipient Serostatus With Outcomes After Kidney Transplantation , Annals of Internal Medicine: 2025

Singh N, Josephson MA, Kumar V, Bloom RD ACGME Accreditation for Transplant Nephrology Training: Clarifying why this is a step in the right direction , Am J Kidney Dis, 19: 2024

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, 34(3): 2024,141-147

Parsons RF, Lentine KL, Doshi M, Dunn TB, Forbes R, Fridell JA, Jesse MT, Pavlakis M, Sawinski D, Singh N, Axelrod DA, Cooper M; Workshop Participants Generating strategies for a national comeback in pancreas transplantation: A Delphi survey and US conference report , Am J Transplant, 24(8): 2024,1473-1485

Singh N, Anand PM, Gupta G, Sawinski D, Fix O, Adey D, Akalin E, Zayas C, Dadhania D, Doshi M, Cibrik D, Gupta M, Parsons R, Leca N, Santos RD, Concepcion BP, Nishio Lucar AG, Ong S, Sridhar VS, Parajuli S, Zachariah M, Mehta S, Soliman K, Shawar S, Husain SA, Preczewski L, Friedewald J, Mohan S, Wiseman A, Samaniego M, Kumar V, Tanriover B, Bloom R. Should Transplant Nephrology Pursue Recognition from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)? , Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, 19(8): 2024,1051-1060

Shah S, Potluri VS, Bloom RD, Lim MA. The Status of Kidney Transplant Fellowship in the United States: A Survey of Program Directors , Am J Kidney Dis. , 83(3): 2024

Anand PM, Woodside KJ, Singh N, Alhamad T, Bloom RD, Gupta G, Singer G, Doshi M, Dhadhania D, Tanriover B, Parsons RF, Wagner Xiao H, Lentine KL. Transition of Care of Stable Kidney Transplant Patients to Referring Nephrologists: A Survey of U.S. Transplant Program Staff , Clin Transplant, 38(11): 2024

Ariyamuthu VK, Cheng XS, Hippen B, Bloom RD, Acharya D, Araj F, Gungor AB, Alhamad T, Singh N, Anand PM, Gupta G, Akalin E, Molnar MZ, Mete M, Ayvaci M, Doshi M, Tanriover B. The Final Rule in a Bind: What We are Learning from Suboptimal Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Outcomes and Potential Solutions to the Problem , Transplantation: 2024

Ali Husain SA, Hippen B, Singh N, Parsons RF, Bloom RD, Anand PM, Lentine KL Right-Sizing Multiorgan Allocation Involving Kidneys , Clin J Am Soc Nephrol: 2023