Michael A. Padula, MD, MBI
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Neonatology & Newborn Services)
Attending Physician, Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Medical Director of Informatics, Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty Member, Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics (DBHi), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Fellow, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Neonatology
2NW32 Main
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Neonatology
2NW32 Main
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-1653
Fax: 215-590-3051
Fax: 215-590-3051
Email:
padula@chop.edu
padula@chop.edu
Publications
Links
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The Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium
Michael A. Padula, MD, MBI, FAAP
Newborn/Infant Perioperative Clinical Pathway; co-author. Initiated June 2012.
Search PubMed for articles
The Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium
Michael A. Padula, MD, MBI, FAAP
Newborn/Infant Perioperative Clinical Pathway; co-author. Initiated June 2012.
Education:
A.B. (Chemistry)
Princeton University, 1995.
M.D. (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 2000.
Cert (Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
M.B.I. (Biomedical Informatics)
Oregon Health and Science University, 2012.
Permanent linkA.B. (Chemistry)
Princeton University, 1995.
M.D. (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 2000.
Cert (Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
M.B.I. (Biomedical Informatics)
Oregon Health and Science University, 2012.
Description of Research Expertise
neonatal infection, neonatal resuscitation, neurodevelopment outcome, prediction/classification modelsDescription of Clinical Expertise
neonatal infection, proceduresDescription of Other Expertise
informatics, standards and interoperability, terminology, databasesSelected Publications
Datta A, Murthy K, Zaniletti I, Guner Y, Padula MA, Grover TR, Zendejas B, St Peter SD, Diaz-Miron J, Speziale M, Evans JR, Berman L.: Anastomotic Leak and its Implications: A Multicenter Analysis of "Type C" Esophageal Atresia / Tracheo-esophageal fistula (EA/TEF). Journal of Pediatric Surgery 60(2): 62015, Oct 2025.Kielt MJ, Zaniletti I, Lagatta JM, Padula MA, Grover TR, Porta NFM, Wymore EM, Jensen EA, Leeman KT, Levin JC, Evans JR, Yallapragada S, Nelin LD, Vyas-Read S, Murthy K and the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Severe BPD Focus Group.: Liberation from Respiratory Support in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Journal of Pediatrics 282: 114390, Jul 2025.
Resnick CM, Heffernan JE, Jindal S, Mehra Z, Ahmad I, Chaudhari B, Cielo C, Deptula N, Ehsan Z, Evans KN, Gogcu S, Hickey SE, Marschall JS, Menezes M, Molter D, Padula MA, Peterson-Carmichael SL, Rottgers SA, Runyan CM, Swanson JW, Wenger TL, Deek A: Standardized Classification of Infants With Robin Sequence Using MicroNAPS: The Impact of Syndromes and Comorbidities. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open Page: e6734, May 2025.
Wenger TL, Wild KT, Zaniletti I, Zackai EH, Lioy J, Resnick CM, Chaudhari BP, Rottgers SA, Goldstein J, Vyas R, Ahmad I, Coghill CH 3rd, Gogcu S, Lai KC, Cielo CM, Padula MA.: Management and Outcomes of Neonates with Treacher Collins and Nager Syndromes. Journal of Pediatrics 283(114614), Apr 2025.
Guner YS, Zaniletti I, Grover TR, Gowda SH, Porta NFM, Padula MA, Keene S, Mahmood B, Evans JR, Hedrick HL, Murthy K; Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Focus Group.: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia outcomes: navigating center-to-center variability in level 4 NICUs in the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium. Pediatric Research Feb 2025.
Bushroe KM, Politi MC, Zaniletti I, Padula MA, Grover TR, Kielt MJ, Lagatta JM, Murthy K, Rao R.: Social Determinants of Health and Timing of Tracheostomy for Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Journal of Pediatrics 277(114379), Feb 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114379.
Ling CY, Zaniletti I, Riddle S, Elizabeth J, Korff SG, Chandler AL, Downey LC, Padula MA, Evans JR, Grover TR, Murthy K; Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Gastroschisis Focus Group.: Inter-center variations in inpatient outcomes for infants with gastroschisis from the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium. Journal of Perinatology Dec 2024.
Sewell E, Cohen S, Zaniletti I, Couture D, Dereddy N, Coghill CH, Flanders TM, Foy A, Heuer GG, Jano E, Kemble N, Lee S, Ling CY, Malaeb S, Mietzsch U, Ocal E, Padula MA, Welch CD, White B, Wilson D, Flibotte J; Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Neurosurgery Focus Group.: Surgical interventions and short-term outcomes for preterm infants with post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus: a multicentre cohort study. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition 110: 10-16, Dec 2024.
Resnick CM, Rottgers SA, Wright JM, Vyas RM, Goldstein JA, Swanson JW, Padula MA, Coghill CH 3rd, Ahmad I, Molter DW, Menezes MD, Naing KW, Cielo CM; Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Micrognathia Focus Group.: Surgical Outcome and Treatment Trends in 1289 Infants with Micrognathia: A Multicenter Cohort. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 154: 155e-166e, Jul 2024.
Padula MA, Naing K, Wenger TL, Ahmad I, Coghill CH 3rd, Wild KT, Rottgers SA, Resnick CM, Goldstein J, Ehsan Z, Watkins D, Deptula N, Lai KC, Lioy J, Gogcu S, Cielo CM.: Spectrum of Disease in Hospitalized Newborns with Congenital Micrognathia: A Cohort of 3,236 Infants at North American Tertiary-Care Intensive Care Units. Journal of Pediatrics 265(113799), Feb 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113799. Epub 2023 Oct 23.