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Elizabeth M. Sonnenberg, MD, MSHP

Elizabeth M. Sonnenberg, MD, MSHP

Elizabeth M. Sonnenberg, MD, MSHP, is a transplant surgeon at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and a kidney transplant surgeon at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.


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About Elizabeth M. Sonnenberg, MD, MSHP

Titles

Kidney Transplant Surgeon

Certifications

General Surgery – American Board of Surgery

Awards and Honors

2018, Best Kidney Transplant Presentation, Young Investigators Forum, Controversies in Transplantation
2015-2017, 2019-2021, Absite Nineties Club, University of Pennsylvania
2014, I.S. Ravdin Prize, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
2014, Jonathan Rhodes Prize for Surgical Scholarship, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
2013, Gold Humanism Honor Society, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
2013, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
2009, Phi Beta Kappa, University of Virginia
2008, Institute of Practical Ethics Summer Grant, University of Virginia
2008, Center for Global Health University Scholars Award, University of Virginia
2006-2010, Dean's List, University of Virginia
2006-2010, Echols Scholar, University of Virginia

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

International

2022-present. Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA/IHPBA)

National

2017-present, American Society of Transplant Surgeons
2013-present, American College of Surgeons

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial and Academic Positions

2021-present, Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Clinical Transplantation

Education & training

Graduate Degree

MSHP - Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Medical Degree

MD - Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Residency

General Surgery - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Research Fellow - National Clinician Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Abdominal Transplant Surgery - University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2022

Sonnenberg EM, Hsu JY, Cohen JB, Potluri VS, Geng Z, Levine MH, Abt PL, Reese PP: Acute kidney injury in deceased organ donors and kidney transplant outcomes: A national cohort study using a novel data source. Annals of Surgery 276(6): e982-e990, Dec. 1 2022 Notes: Epub Nov. 13, 2020.

2021

Sonnenberg EM, Lee-Riddle GS, Walls DO, Caicedo JC, Jackson WE, Hughes L, Ladner DP, Liapakis A, Pomfret EA, Sarkar M, Selzner N, Torres AM, Abt PL, Olthoff KM: Pregnancy outcomes after living liver donation: A multi-institutional study. Liver Transplantation 27(9): 1262-1272, Sept. 2021 Notes: Epub July 13, 2021.

2020

Sonnenberg EM, Hsu JY, Reese PP, Goldberg DS, Abt PL: Wide variation in the percentage of donation after circulatory death donors across donor service areas: A potential target for improvement. Transplantation 104(8): 1668-1674, Aug. 2020.

2019

Sonnenberg EM, Cohen JB, Hsu JY, Potluri VS, Levine MH, Abt PL, Reese PP: Association of kidney transplant center volume with 3-year clinical outcomes. American Journal of Kidney Disease 74(4): 441-451, Oct. 2019 Notes: Epub May 7, 2019.

2015

Reinke CE, Sonnenberg EM, Karakousis GC, Fraker DL, Kelz RR: Variation in cost of total thyroidectomy across the United States, 2007 to 2008. American Journal of Surgery 210(2): 302-308, Aug. 2015 Notes: Epub Mar. 28, 2015.

2014

Sinnamon AJ, Sonnenberg EM, Bartlett EK, Meise CK, Wang GJ, Kelz RR: The influence of socioeconomic factors on gender disparities in lower extremity bypass. Journal of Surgical Research 188(2): 537-544, May 15 2014 Notes: Epub Jan. 30, 2014.

Sonnenberg EM, Reinke CE, Bartlett EK, Collier KT, Karakousis GC, Holena DN, Kelz RR: Wind, water, wound, walk--Do the data deliver the dictum? Journal of Surgical Education 72(1): 164-169, Jan./Feb. 2015 Notes: Epub Aug. 12, 2014.

2013

Yang RL, Hashimoto DA, Predina JD, Bowens NM, Sonnenberg EM, Cleveland EC, Lawson C, Morris JB, Kelz RR: The virtual-patient pilot: testing a new tool for undergraduate surgical education and assessment. Journal of Surgical Education 70(3): 394-401, May/June 2013.

Bansal N, Sonnenberg EM, Meise CK, Reinke CE, Karakousis GC, Bartlett EK, Mahmoud NN, Roses RE, Kelz RR: The effect of colorectal cancer screening mandates on access to care and clinical outcomes: A retrospective study of patients undergoing operations of the colon and rectum. Surgery 154(2): 335-344, Aug. 2013.

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