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

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
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
srinivasanl@email.chop.edu
srinivasanl@email.chop.edu
Education:
M.B.B.S.
Madras Medical College, 2003.
M.S.T.R (Translational research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2015.
Permanent linkM.B.B.S.
Madras Medical College, 2003.
M.S.T.R (Translational research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2015.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Neonatal-perinatal medicine; sepsis; CLABSIDescription 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 infectionsSelected Publications
Cao L, Masino AJ, Harris MC, Ungar LH, Shaeffer G, Fidel A, McLaurin E, Srinivasan L, Karavite DJ, Grundmeier RW.: Aligning prediction models with clinical information needs: infant sepsis case study. JAMIA Open 8: ooaf015, Mar 2025.Lakshmi Srinivasan, Alvaro Proano, Dustin Flannery : Neonatal bacterial meningitis. Meningitis/Cambridge 2025.
O'Hearn O, Srinivasan L, Devine M, Harris MC.: Bacterial meningitis in a quaternary NICU: A multiyear retrospective study. Medicine (Baltimore) 103: e40978, Dec 2024.
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 Nov 2024.
Srinivasan L, Oliver A, Huang YV, Shu D, Donnelly KM, Harrison C, Roberts AL, Keren R.: Importance of risk adjusting central line-associated bloodstream infection rates in children. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Oct 2024.
Balasubramanian H, Bhanushali M, Tripathi V, Srinivasan L, Sakharkar S, Pillai A, Kabra NS.: Effect of Minimization of Early Blood Sampling Losses Among Extremely Premature Neonates: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Pediatr Sep 2024.
Srinivasan L. Panelist and Contributor.: PAPod 503 - Harnessing Frontline Expertise: The Key to Safer Children's Hospitals. Safety Podcast hosted by Todd Conklin (Pre-Accident Investigation) June 2024.
Srinivasan L. Panelist and Contributor.: PAPod 504 - Transforming Safety Culture in Children's Hospitals: Part 3. Safety Podcast hosted by Todd Conklin (Pre-Accident Investigation) June 2024.
Srinivasan L. Panelist and Contributor.: PAPod 502 - Inside the Minds of Healthcare Safety Warriors: A Hospital Roundtable Discussion. Safety Podcast hosted by Todd Conklin (Pre-Accident Investigation) June 2024.
Coggins SA, Carr LH, Harris MC, Srinivasan L.: Sepsis Huddles in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Late-onset Infection Recognition and Severity Assessment. J Pediatr 272: 114117, May 2024.