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Emily Eichenberger

  • Department of Medicine
    Assistant Professor
  • emily.m.eichenberger@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. Eichenberger received her medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine internship and Residency at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, and served as Chief Medical Resident at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She returned to Duke University for her Infectious Diseases Fellowship where she underwent specialized training in Transplant Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Eichenberger is now an Assistant Professor of Medicine in Infectious Diseases at Emory University School of Medicine where she spends the majority of her clinical time treating immunocompromised patients with infections. Her primary research involves understanding and improving outcomes in solid organ transplant recipients with bloodstream infections.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MHS from Duke University School of Medicine
  • MD from Duke University School of Medicine
  • BA from Dartmouth College

Research

Publications

  • Impact of Severe Persistent BK Polyomavirus on Graft Function and Quality of Life Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
    Transpl Infect Dis Page(s): e70010
    03/18/2025 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Magua W; Karadkhele G; Zhou G; Vasanth P; Larsen C
  • Early Post-Transplant Renal Recovery Trajectory and Trajectory Velocity Functions Are Predictors of Estimated GFR at 1 Year: A Functional Data Analysis Approach.
    Clin Transplant Volume: 39 Page(s): e70119
    03/01/2025 Authors: Magua W; Cristea O; Eichenberger EM; Karadkhele GM; Morris AA; Newell K; Rickert JB; Larsen CP
  • Histoplasmosis.
    Infect Dis Clin North Am Volume: 39 Page(s): 145 - 161
    03/01/2025 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Little JS; Baddley JW
  • Infections in Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support.
    Infect Dis Clin North Am Volume: 38 Page(s): 693 - 712
    12/01/2024 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Phadke V; Busch LM; Pouch SM
  • Belatacept-based immunosuppression does not confer increased risk of BK polyomavirus-DNAemia relative to tacrolimus-based immunosuppression.
    Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 26 Page(s): e14298
    10/01/2024 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Magua W; Rickert JB; Karadkhele G; Fallahzadeh MK; Vasanth P; Larsen C
  • Interesting case from Argentina: Kidney transplant recipient with skin lesions-A Latin American perspective.
    Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 26 Page(s): e14243
    04/01/2024 Authors: Radisic MV; Santoro Lopes G; Hasslocher-Moreno AM; Eichenberger EM; Hall VG; Pujato NR; Clemente WT
  • Risk factors and outcomes of bloodstream infection from a urinary source in kidney transplant recipients.
    Clin Transplant Volume: 38 Page(s): e15279
    03/01/2024 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Donzo MW; Anderson R; Karadkhele G; Pouch SM; Larsen CP
  • Management and outcomes of heart transplant candidates with bloodstream infection on temporary mechanical circulatory support.
    J Heart Lung Transplant Volume: 42 Page(s): 1501 - 1504
    11/01/2023 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Satola S; Gupta D; Daneshmand M; Pouch S
  • Changing paradigm: Transplanting candidates with coronavirus disease 2019.
    Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 25 Page(s): e14156
    10/01/2023 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Aslam S
  • Like watching a soccer game through a keyhole: Cytomegalovirus cell-mediated immunity incompletely reveals risk for clinically significant cytomegalovirus reactivation in cord blood transplant recipients.
    Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 25 Page(s): e14116
    10/01/2023 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Zamora D; Schaenman J; Hill JA
  • Candidemia in thoracic solid organ transplant recipients: Characteristics and outcomes relative to matched uninfected and bacteremic thoracic organ transplant recipients.
    Clin Transplant Volume: 37 Page(s): e15038
    09/01/2023 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Satola S; Neujahr D; Fowler VG; Gupta D; Ford M; Pouch SM
  • Black and White Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Have Similar Outcomes but Different Risk Factors.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 76 Page(s): 1260 - 1265
    04/03/2023 Authors: Ruffin F; Dagher M; Park LP; Wanda L; Hill-Rorie J; Mohnasky M; Marshall J; Souli M; Lantos P; Sharma-Kuinkel BK
  • A Horse of a Different Color: A Case Report of Streptococcus Equi Meningitis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient.
    Transplant Proc Volume: 55 Page(s): 664 - 666
    04/01/2023 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Dent A; Hayes T; Woc-Colburn L
  • Microbial Cell-Free DNA Identifies the Causative Pathogen in Infective Endocarditis and Remains Detectable Longer Than Conventional Blood Culture in Patients with Prior Antibiotic Therapy.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 76 Page(s): e1492 - e1500
    02/08/2023 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Degner N; Scott ER; Ruffin F; Franzone J; Sharma-Kuinkel B; Shah P; Hong D; Dalai SC; Blair L
  • Gram-negative bacteremia in solid organ transplant recipients: Clinical characteristics and outcomes as compared to immunocompetent non-transplant recipients.
    Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 24 Page(s): e13969
    12/01/2022 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Troy J; Ruffin F; Dagher M; Thaden JT; Ford ML; Fowler VG
  • Transplanting thoracic COVID-19 positive donors: An institutional protocol and report of the first 14 cases.
    J Heart Lung Transplant Volume: 41 Page(s): 1376 - 1381
    10/01/2022 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Coniglio AC; Milano C; Schroder J; Bryner BS; Spencer PJ; Haney JC; Klapper J; Glass C; Pavlisko E
  • Association of Follow-up Blood Cultures With Mortality in Patients With Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
    JAMA Netw Open Volume: 5 Page(s): e2232576
    09/01/2022 Authors: Thaden JT; Cantrell S; Dagher M; Tao Y; Ruffin F; Maskarinec SA; Goins S; Sinclair M; Parsons JB; Eichenberger E
  • Low risk high reward: What should we worry about with coronavirus disease 2019 positive donors?
    Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 24 Page(s): e13892
    08/01/2022 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Kaul DR; Wolfe CR
  • Microbial Cell-Free DNA Identifies Etiology of Bloodstream Infections, Persists Longer Than Conventional Blood Cultures, and Its Duration of Detection Is Associated With Metastatic Infection in Patients With Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-Negative Bacteremia.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 74 Page(s): 2020 - 2027
    06/10/2022 Authors: Eichenberger EM; de Vries CR; Ruffin F; Sharma-Kuinkel B; Park L; Hong D; Scott ER; Blair L; Degner N; Hollemon DH
  • Cytomegalovirus prevention in thoracic organ transplantation: A single-center evaluation of letermovir prophylaxis.
    J Heart Lung Transplant Volume: 41 Page(s): 508 - 515
    04/01/2022 Authors: Saullo JL; Baker AW; Snyder LD; Reynolds JM; Zaffiri L; Eichenberger EM; Ferrari A; Steinbrink JM; Maziarz EK; Bacchus M
  • Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Among Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis: Trends in Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes.
    Am J Kidney Dis Volume: 79 Page(s): 393 - 403.e1
    03/01/2022 Authors: Sinclair MR; Souli M; Ruffin F; Park LP; Dagher M; Eichenberger EM; Maskarinec SA; Thaden JT; Mohnasky M; Wyatt CM
  • Bacterial genotype and clinical outcomes in solid organ transplant recipients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
    Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 23 Page(s): e13730
    12/01/2021 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Ruffin F; Sharma-Kuinkel B; Dagher M; Park L; Kohler C; Sinclair MR; Maskarinec SA; Fowler VG
  • Maternal and Fetal Outcomes Associated With Infective Endocarditis in Pregnancy.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 73 Page(s): 1571 - 1579
    11/02/2021 Authors: Dagher MM; Eichenberger EM; Addae-Konadu KL; Dotters-Katz SK; Kohler CL; Fowler VG; Federspiel JJ
  • Infective endocarditis and solid organ transplantation: Only worse outcomes during initial transplantation hospitalization.
    Am Heart J Volume: 240 Page(s): 63 - 72
    10/01/2021 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Dagher M; Sinclair MR; Maskarinec SA; Fowler VG; Federspiel JJ
  • The pandemic provides a pathway: What we know and what we need to know about using COVID positive donors.
    Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 23 Page(s): e13727
    10/01/2021 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Kaul DR; Wolfe CR
  • Bacteremia in solid organ transplant recipients as compared to immunocompetent patients: Acute phase cytokines and outcomes in a prospective, matched cohort study.
    Am J Transplant Volume: 21 Page(s): 2113 - 2122
    06/01/2021 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Ruffin F; Dagher M; Lerebours R; Jung S-H; Sharma-Kuinkel B; Macintyre AN; Thaden JT; Sinclair M; Hale L
  • Risk Factors for Recurrent Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 72 Page(s): 1891 - 1899
    06/01/2021 Authors: Choi S-H; Dagher M; Ruffin F; Park LP; Sharma-Kuinkel BK; Souli M; Morse AM; Eichenberger EM; Hale L; Kohler C
  • Complement levels in patients with bloodstream infection due to Staphylococcus aureus or Gram-negative bacteria.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis Volume: 39 Page(s): 2121 - 2131
    11/01/2020 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Dagher M; Ruffin F; Park L; Hersh L; Sivapalasingam S; Fowler VG; Prasad BC
  • Positive follow-up blood cultures identify high mortality risk among patients with Gram-negative bacteraemia.
    Clin Microbiol Infect Volume: 26 Page(s): 904 - 910
    07/01/2020 Authors: Maskarinec SA; Park LP; Ruffin F; Turner NA; Patel N; Eichenberger EM; van Duin D; Lodise T; Fowler VG; Thaden JT
  • Duration of antibiotic therapy for Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: the long and the short of it.
    Clin Microbiol Infect Volume: 26 Page(s): 536 - 538
    05/01/2020 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Fowler VG; Holland TL
  • A case of CNS aspergillosis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia on first-line ibrutinib therapy.
    Med Mycol Case Rep Volume: 27 Page(s): 17 - 21
    03/01/2020 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Saullo J; Brander D; Wang S-H; Perfect JR; Messina JA
  • Staphylococcus aureus Prostatic Abscess in the Setting of Prolonged S. aureus Bacteremia.
    Case Rep Infect Dis Volume: 2020 Page(s): 7213838
    01/01/2020 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Shoff CJ; Rolfe R; Pappas S; Townsend M; Hostler CJ
  • Incidence, significance, and persistence of human coronavirus infection in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.
    Bone Marrow Transplant Volume: 54 Page(s): 1058 - 1066
    07/01/2019 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Soave R; Zappetti D; Small CB; Shore T; van Besien K; Douglass C; Westblade LF; Satlin MJ
  • Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Resistance of Extensively Drug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria.
    Antibiotics (Basel) Volume: 8
    04/06/2019 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Thaden JT
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an overview of basic and clinical research.
    Nat Rev Microbiol Volume: 17 Page(s): 203 - 218
    04/01/2019 Authors: Turner NA; Sharma-Kuinkel BK; Maskarinec SA; Eichenberger EM; Shah PP; Carugati M; Holland TL; Fowler VG
  • Loss of the FAT1 Tumor Suppressor Promotes Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibitors via the Hippo Pathway.
    Cancer Cell Volume: 34 Page(s): 893 - 905.e8
    12/10/2018 Authors: Li Z; Razavi P; Li Q; Toy W; Liu B; Ping C; Hsieh W; Sanchez-Vega F; Brown DN; Da Cruz Paula AF
  • Staphylococcus aureus infections: epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and management.
    Clin Microbiol Rev Volume: 28 Page(s): 603 - 661
    07/01/2015 Authors: Tong SYC; Davis JS; Eichenberger E; Holland TL; Fowler VG
  • Polymorphisms in Fibronectin Binding Proteins A and B among Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates Are Not Associated with Arthroplasty Infection.
    PLoS One Volume: 10 Page(s): e0141436
    01/01/2015 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Thaden JT; Sharma-Kuinkel B; Park LP; Rude TH; Ruffin F; Hos NJ; Seifert H; Rieg S; Kern WV
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