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
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Michael A. Padula, MD, MBI, FAAP
The Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium
Newborn/Infant Perioperative Clinical Pathway; co-author. Initiated June 2012.
Search PubMed for articles
Michael A. Padula, MD, MBI, FAAP
The Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium
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). J Pediatr Surg 60(2), Oct 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. J Pediatr Feb 2025.
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. J Perinatol Dec 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.
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 May 2023.
Leon RL, Levy PT, Hu J, Yallpragada SG, Hamrick SEG, Ball MK; CHNC Cardiac Focus Group. : Practice variations for fetal and neonatal congenital heart disease within the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium. Pediatric Research 93(6): 1728-1735, May 2023.
Quinones Cardona V, Rao R, Zaniletti I, Joe P, Johnson YR, DiGeronimo R, Hamrick SE, Lee KS, Mietzsch U, Natarajan G, Peeples ES, Wu TW, Hossain T, Flibotte J, Chandel A, Distler A, Shenberger JS, Oghifobibi O, Massaro AN, Dizon MLV, et al.; Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium: Association of Hospital Resource Utilization With Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Neonates With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. JAMA Network Open 6(3), Mar 2023.
Ahmad I, Premkumar MH, Hair AB, Sullivan KM, Zaniletti I, Sharma J, Nayak SP, Reber KM, Padula M, Brozanski B, DiGeronimo R, Yanowitz TD; Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium NEC Focus Group. : Variability in antibiotic duration for necrotizing enterocolitis and outcomes in a large multicenter cohort. Journal of Perinatology 42(11): 1458-1464, Nov 2022.
Barrett JS, Cala Pane M, Knab T, Roddy W, Beusmans J, Jordie E, Singh K, Davis JM, Romero K, Padula M, Thebaud B, Turner M.: Landscape analysis for a neonatal disease progression model of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Leveraging clinical trial experience and real-world data. Frontiers of Pharmacology Oct 2022.
Vyas-Read S, Logan JW, Cuna AC, Machry J, Leeman KT, Rose RS, Mikhael M, Wymore E, Ibrahim JW, DiGeronimo RJ, Yallapragada S, Haberman BE, Padula MA, Porta NF, Murthy K, Nelin LD, Coghill CH, Zaniletti I, Savani RC, Truog W, Engle WA, Lagatta JM. : A comparison of newer classifications of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: findings from the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Severe BPD Group. Journal of Perinatology Jan 2022.