Emily Jane Liebling, MD

About Emily Jane Liebling, MD

Emily Liebling, MD, is an attending physician in the Division of Rheumatology.  She completed her fellowship training in pediatric rheumatology at CHOP and currently cares for patients at the Princeton at Plainsboro Specialty Care Center.  She specializes in diagnosing and treating autoimmune and autoinflammatory conditions, including juvenile idiopathic arthritis, lupus, and fever syndromes, among others.  Dr. Liebling aims to provide high-quality care in an individualized and compassionate manner. 

Titles

Attending Physician, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Awards and Honors
  • 2010 Summa Cum Laude, Stern College for Women of Yeshiva University
  • 2006 - 2010 Anne Scheiber Distinguished Scholar, Stern College for Women of Yeshiva University
  • 2010 - 2014 Anne Scheiber Scholarship, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
  • 2013 - present Gold Humanism Honor Society, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Chapter           
  • 2017 Leo M. Davidoff Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Medical Students, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of  Yeshiva University

Leadership and Memberships
  • Member, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2014 - present
  • Member, American College of Rheumatology, 2017 - present
  • Member, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, 2018 - present 

Education & training

Medical Degree

MD - Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY

Residency

Pediatrics - Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Fellowship

Pediatric Rheumatology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2023

Chang JC, Varghese SA, Behrens EM, Gmuca S, Kennedy JS, Liebling EJ...Burnham JS. Improving outcomes of pediatric lupus care delivery with provider goals setting activities and multidisciplinary care models. Arthritis Care Res. 2023. PMID 37070611.   

Perfetto J, Behrens EM, Lerman MA, Paessler ME, Liebling EJ. Avoid a rash diagnosis: reconsidering cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis as a distinct clinical-pathologic entity. JAAD Case Rep. 2023. 11:36:40-44. PMID 37215298. 

2021

Crowley TB, Campbell I, Liebling EJ, Lambert MP, Levvitt Katz LE, Heimall J, McDonald McGinn D, Sullivan KE. Distinct immune trajectories in patients with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and immune-mediated diseases. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 S0091-6749(21)00939. PMID 34144109. 

2020

Liebling EJ, Faig W, Chang JC, Mendoza E, Moore N, Ledesma N, Lerman MA. The temporal relationship between juvenile idiopathic arthritis disease activity and uveitis activity. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2020 online ahead of print. PMID: 33044800

Diorio C, Henrickson SE, Vella LA, McNerney KO, Chase J, Burudpadkee C, Lee JH, Jasen C, Balamuth F, Barrett DM, Banwell BL, Bernt KM, Blatz AM, Chiotos K, Fisher BT, Fitzgerald JC, Gerber JS, Gollomp K, Gray C, Grupp SA, Harris RM, Kilbaugh TJ, Odom John AR, Lambert M, Liebling EJ....Behrens EM, Teachery DT, Bassiri H. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and COVID-19 are distinct presentations of SARS-CoV-2. J Clin Invest. 2020 130(11):5967-5975. PMID: 32730233.

Diorio C, McNerney KO, Lambert M, Paessler M, Anderson EM, Henrickson SE, Chase, J, Liebling EJ....Behrens EM, Teachey DT.Evidence of thrombotic microangiopathy in children with SARS-CoV-2 across the spectrum of clinical presentations. Blood Adv. 2020 4(23):6051-6063. PMID: 33290544.

Wahezi DM, Liebling EJ, Choi J, Dionizovik-Dimanovski M, Parekh J. Assessment of traditional and non-traditional risk factors for premature atherosclerosis in children with juvenile dermatomyositis and pediatric controls. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2020;18(1). PMID: 32183829. 

Liebling EJ, Sze RW, Behrens EM. Vitamin C deficiency mimicking inflammatory bone disease of the hand. Pediatr Rheumatol;18(45). PMID: 32517792.

2019

Chang JC, Buckley LH, Goldberg T, Nolan BE, Liebling EJ, Peterson R, Waqar LN, Burnham JM. Enhancing communication and social engagement among clinicians and research teams to improve reliability of research recruitment. BMJ Open Quality 2019;8(4). PMID: 31803853.

2018

Liebling EJ, Peterson R, Victoria T, Burnham JM. Aortic ulceration in a tocilizumab-treated patient with Takayasu arteritis. Ann Rheum Dis. Epub 2018 Aug 27. PMID: 30150366. 

2016

Martinez-Lopez N, Garcia-Macia M, Sahu S, Athonvarangkul D, Liebling E, Cecconi F, Schwartz GJ, Singh R. Autophagy in the CNS and Periphery Coordinate Lipophagy and Lipolysis in the Brown Adipose Tissue and Liver. Cell Metabolism. 2016, Jan; 23(1): 113-127. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 26698918.

 

 

 

 

 

Patient experience rating

(based on 134 submissions)
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    5 of 5
  • Showed Concern
    5 of 5
  • Would recommend
    5 of 5
  • Discussion of Proposed Treatment
    5 of 5
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Comments

  • Dr Liebling is truly a blessing to our family! She takes her time to make sure you understand everything and Gives you all options. She also takes her time evaluating our daughter Making sure to not miss anything
    5 of 5
    Mar 14, 2025

  • Doctor was excellent and very caring
    5 of 5
    Feb 04, 2025

  • Dr Liebling was incredibly informed before our appointment. She was patient and listened attentively.
    5 of 5
    Jan 26, 2025

  • Dr Liebling Is just outstanding. She is incredibly kind and thorough.
    5 of 5
    Jan 16, 2025

  • Dr Liebling is fantastic, caring, and compassionate Dr.
    5 of 5
    Jan 09, 2025

  • We were very impressed by Dr. Liebling. She was warm and friendly as well as thorough.
    5 of 5
    Jan 08, 2025

  • Never feel rushed. Listens to my daughter and her concerns
    5 of 5
    Nov 12, 2024

  • Our journey began ten months ago and after seeing many healthcare professionals, Dr. Liebling was the only professional that narrowed down my child's illness. The relief she is able to provide to my child mentally and physically cannot be measured. I appreciate the doctor sharing her concerns and educating my child on living with her illness.
    5 of 5
    Oct 25, 2024

  • The doctor is amazing , caring , compassionate. We had an excellent experience
    5 of 5
    Oct 17, 2024

  • Loved our experience and felt good with the outcome
    5 of 5
    Sep 28, 2024

  • Absolutely love Dr. Emily. She is always so patient, kind, and reassuring. She looks for the root problem instead of just treating symptoms.
    5 of 5
    Sep 25, 2024

  • Dr. Leibling was excellentmedically well informed, patient, kind and very thorough
    5 of 5
    Aug 24, 2024

  • Dr. Emily Liebling is perhaps the very best doctor we have ever seen and known (and we have seen many!). She is outstanding in the medical filed. She is incredibly knowledgeable, she is warm, friendly, she knows all about her patients' lives outside of the doctor's office, her treatment has been perfect and effective. She is simply the best of the best, and we are so lucky to have found her!
    5 of 5
    Aug 03, 2024

  • Dr. Libeling was kind and very thorough. She truly cared about what both my son and I had to say. I was very pleased with the visit and her care of my son.
    5 of 5
    Jul 15, 2024

  • Absolutely love Dr Leibling. She is the kindest soul. All physicians should be like her.
    5 of 5
    Jul 06, 2024

  • Every child and family experiencing juvenile idiopathic arthritis would be lucky to have Dr. Leibling as their pediatric rheumatologist. She is a brilliant doctor, extremely knowledgeable about the condition and the latest medical research all while being incredibly kind and patient and responding to all our questions. This combination of traits helps us feel more secure as we face an unknown path forward.
    5 of 5
    Jul 05, 2024

  • She listened to my daughter and was extremely thorough and made the decision to do an x-ray same day and something was found.
    5 of 5
    Jun 30, 2024

  • Dr. Liebling was amazing. She was very thorough with the exam and spent a long time with me and my daughter. She explained everything very clearly and made my daughter very comfortable during the exam and with the next steps that are needed.
    5 of 5
    Jun 22, 2024

  • The doctor was wonderful! She did not rush us, answered every question we had , helped explain a lot of the treatment for my daughter.
    5 of 5
    Jun 13, 2024

  • Dr Liebling was very helpful and explained everything. It seemed we may have not required a specialist visit in the end but she was helpful and kind in helping put our concerns to rest.
    5 of 5
    May 13, 2024

  • Dr. Liebling is amazing and takes time to really go through everything with us!
    5 of 5
    Jan 30, 2024

  • Loved our doctor. Felt very taken care of and I formed. Felt like she really cared.
    5 of 5
    Jan 27, 2024

  • Dr. Liebling was extraordinary! I have never had a doctor spend two hours with us before. She was thorough and compassionate, and exceptionally sensitive to my daughter's anxiety and emotions regarding her condition.
    5 of 5
    Jan 26, 2024

  • Dr Liebling is the BEST doctor I've ever met. She's amazing!!!
    5 of 5
    Jan 23, 2024

  • Dr. Liebling is always very thorough with every visit. But she is also so compassionate and empathetic and truly cares for each and every one of her patients. We love every visit we have with her and are so lucky she is our rheumatologist. She's truly the best of the best.
    5 of 5
    Jan 22, 2024

  • Dr. Liebling has been a key figure in the diagnosing and treatment of our daughter. We are very grateful to have Dr. Liebling as her doctor.
    5 of 5
    Jan 13, 2024

  • Dr. Leibling is such a wonderful doctor. She is very personable, addresses both the patient and parents, and takes the time to answer questions.
    5 of 5
    Jan 05, 2024

  • E Liebling is Amazing!
    5 of 5
    Dec 27, 2023

  • Very pleased with Dr. Leibling and would definitely recommend her to others
    5 of 5
    Dec 27, 2023

  • Dr.Liebling is very caring, emphatic, overall phenomenal physician.
    5 of 5
    Dec 16, 2023
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