Lakshmi Srinivasan, M.B.B.S., M.S.T.R

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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology & Newborn Services) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Neonatologist, Newborn Infant Center, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Neonatologist, Intensive Care Nursery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
M.B.B.S.
Madras Medical College, 2003.
M.S.T.R (Translational research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2015.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Neonatal-perinatal medicine; sepsis; CLABSI

Description of Research Expertise

Infection prevention innovation; Biomarkers in neonatal inflammation and infection; gene expression in infection; microbiome, metabolome and inflammation; improving prediction, recognition and management of neonatal infections

Selected Publications

Shepherd A, Murtaugh CH, Shanahan A, Le Goff L, Brennan L, Srinivasan L.: Keeping It Clean: Impact of De-implementation of Hub Scrub Product on Patient Outcomes and Financial Stewardship. CHOP Safety and Quality Day, Philadelphia, PA. May 2025 Notes: Poster presentation.

Murtaugh CH, Abraitis J, Shanahan A, Steich S, Le Goff L, Brim L, Brennan L, Srinivasan L. : Closing the Gap: Bringing Equity to CLABSI Prevention at Home. CHOP Safety and Quality Day, Philadelphia, PA May 2025 Notes: Poster presntation.

Murtaugh CH, Abraitis J, Steich S, Le Goff L, Brim L, Brennan L, Srinivasan L. : Closing the Gap: Bringing Equity to CLABSI Prevention at Home SOlutions for Patient Safety National Learning Session, Chicago, IL. May 2025 Notes: Platform presentation.

Murtaugh CH,  Steinmiller E, Coffey L, Srinivasan L, Prasad R, Bell J, Brennan L, Crescenzo K, Knapp S, Nogales B, Elkind J.: Phone a friend! Leveraging Behavioral Health in Pro-active CLABSI Huddles. Solutions for Patient Safety National Learning Session and Virtual Poster Session May 2025 Notes: Poster presentation.

Murtaugh CH, Shanahan A, Le Goff L, Brennan L, Srinivasan L. : All hands on deck: Reducing staphylococcal-species CLABSIs at CHOP. CHOP Quality and Safety Day, Philadelphia PA. May 2025 Notes: Poster presentation. Winner of Best nursing abstract.

Ananthan A, Bhatkar G, Balasubramanian H, Vijayanathan M, Srinivasan L. : Effects of rapid enteral feed advancement with early human milk fortification in very low birth weight preterm infants > 30 weeks gestation in a resource limited setting- a randomized controlled trial. J Perinatol. Page: 45(5):650-656. May 2025.

Srinivasan L, Kaufman DA.: Is Staphylococcus Aureus Still a Problem in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit? 40227718. JAMA Pediatr. Apr 2025.

Sivakumar N, Srinivasan L, Grundmeier RW, Harris MC. : Demystifying Prolonged Antibiotic Use for Blood Culture-negative Sepsis Evaluations in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Pediatr Infect Dis J. Apr 2025.

Srinivasan L, Cestare D, Medoro A, Rice J, Chiotos K, Maschhoff K, Malleske D, Lorch S, Jensen E, Bamat N, Padula M, Lista R, Oluwalade B, Smith K, Duran M, Simmons F, Peterside I, Matthews K, Gibbs K.: Reducing Uninformative Respiratory Cultures in the Neonatal/Infant Intensive Care Unit. Pediatric Academic Societies, Honolulu, HI Apr 2025 Notes: Poster presentation.

Padula M, Srinivasan L, on behalf of the CHNC Infectious Diseases Focus Group.: Why Not a CLABSI? Varied Adjudication of Blood Stream Infections Among Infants with Central Lines in Level 4 Neonatal ICUs. Pediatric Academic Societies, Honolulu, HI Apr 2025 Notes: Poster presentation.

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