Shaefali Shandilya, MD

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Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Medical Director, Inpatient Provider Workforce, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Consult Service, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of General Pediatrics
Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.S. (Neuroscience & Biology)
Brandeis University, 2013.
M.D.
Penn State College of Medicine, 2018.
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Selected Publications

Shandilya S, Aprile JM.: Improvements in interdisciplinary communication following the implementation of a standardized handoff curriculum: SAFETIPS (Statistics, Assessment, Focused Plan, Pertinent Exam Findings, To Dos, If/Thens, Pointers/Pitfalls, and Severity of Illness). Cureus. Springer Nature, 16(3): e56384, Mar 2024 Notes: doi:10.7759/cureus.56384.

Reilly D, Shandilya S, Streater B, Aprile B, and Aprile JM.: Improving and sustaining resident physician handover. Cureus Springer Nature, 16(2): e53413, Feb 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.53413.

Ho B, Induru S, Shandilya S, John L, Schramm J, Dzera L, Sran S, and Shah N. : Be a buddy - implementation and perspectives on a near-peer mentorship program. Academic Pediatrics 23(5): 1021-1130, 2023.

Shanklin A, Shandilya S.: Pediatric Admission Podcast (PedsAdmit). Audio 2020 Notes: Co-founder and producer of a pediatric medical education podcast geared toward residents and medical students, which has accrued thousands of downloads since its initial release in March 2020.

League-Pascual JC, Lester-McCully CM, Shandilya S, Ronner L, Rodgers L, Cruz R, Peer CJ, Figg WD, and Warren KE.: Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid pharmacokinetics of select chemotherapeutic agents following intranasal delivery in a non-human primate model. Journal of Neuro-Oncology 132(3): 401-407, May 2017.

Steffen-Smith EA, Baker EH, Venzon D, Shandilya S, Bent RS, and Warren KE. : Measurements of the pons as a biomarker of progression for pediatric DIPG. Journal of Neuro-Oncology 116(1): 127-133, Jan 2014.

McCully CM, Shandilya S, MacAllister RP, Cruz R, and Warren KE. : Intranasal dosing of chemotherapeutics in rhesus macaques. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 53(5): 528-614, 2014.

Shandilya S, McCully CM, Cole DE, et. al.: Intranasal delivery of chemotherapeutic agents in a non-human primate model. Journal of Neuro-Oncology 16(Suppl 1): i40-i59, 2014.

Ballester LY, Wang Z, Shandilya S, Miettinen M, Burger PC, Eberhart CG, Rodriguez FJ, Raabe E, Nazarian J, Warren K, and Quezado MM.: Morphologic characteristics and immunohistochemical profile of diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas. American Journal of Surgical Pathology 37(9): 1357-1364, Sep 2013.

Steffen-Smith E, Venzon D, Bent R, Baker E, Shandilya S, and Warren KE.: Pontine measurements predict survival in children with diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG). Journal of Neuro-Oncology 14(Suppl 1): i40-i47, 2012.

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