Senbagam Virudachalam, MD, MSHP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Staff, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty, Clinical Futures (formerly Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty, PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Scientific Director, Culinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Director of Sustainable Community Health Partnerships, Community Health and Literacy Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty Lead, Family and Community Health Portfolio, PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
Division of General Pediatrics, 10th floor, #10-323
2716 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
Division of General Pediatrics, 10th floor, #10-323
2716 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Office: 215-590-6753
Fax: 267-426-0380
Fax: 267-426-0380
Education:
BA (Molecular and Cell Biology Major, English Minor)
University of California, Berkeley, 2002.
MD (Medicine)
Pennsylvania State University, 2007.
MSHP (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
Permanent linkBA (Molecular and Cell Biology Major, English Minor)
University of California, Berkeley, 2002.
MD (Medicine)
Pennsylvania State University, 2007.
MSHP (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
Selected Publications
Senbagam Virudachalam, Rachel S. Gruver, Marsha Gerdes, Thomas J. Power, Sheela N. Magge, Justine Shults, Jennifer A. Faerber, Gurpreet K. Kalra, Chanelle T. Bishop-Gilyard, Andrew W. Suh, Robert I. Berkowitz, Alexander G. Fiks: Mothers' and Clinicians' Priorities for Obesity Prevention among Black, High-risk Infants. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Elsevier, 51(1): 46-53, Jul 2016 Notes: Epub Mar 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.12.015.Senbagam Virudachalam, Paul J. Chung, Jennifer A. Faerber, Timothy M. Pian, Karen D. Thomas, Chris Feudtner: Quantifying Parental Preferences for Interventions Designed to Improve Home Food Preparation and Home Food Environments during Early Childhood. Appetite. Elsevier, 98(1): 115-124, Mar 2016 Notes: Epub Nov 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.11.007.
Senbagam Virudachalam, Judith A. Long, Michael O. Harhay, Daniel E. Polsky, Chris Feudtner: Prevalence and Patterns of Cooking Dinner at Home in the USA: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2008. Public Health Nutrition 17(5): 1022-30, May 2014 Notes: Epub Oct 2013. DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013002589.
Senbagam Virudachalam, Charmaine S. Wright, Timothy M. Pian, Jennifer A. Faerber, Chris Feudtner: Cooking with Friends: A Peer Mentored Intervention to Improve Home Food Preparation Practices among Early Head Start Families. Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, Vancouver, Canada May 2014 Notes: Poster presentation.
Deepak Palakshappa, Senbagam Virudachalam, Nicolas Oreskovic, Elizabeth M. Goodman: Adolescent Physical Education Class Participation as a Predictor for Adult Physical Activity. Childhood Obesity 11(5): 616-623, Oct 2015 Notes: Epub Sept 2015. DOI: 10.1089/chi.2015.0024.
Rachel S. Gruver, Chanelle T. Bishop-Gilyard, A. Lieberman, Marsha Gerdes, Senbagam Virudachalam, Andrew W. Suh, Gurpreet K. Kalra, Sheela N. Magge, Justine Shults, Mark S. Schreiner, Thomas J. Power, Robert I. Berkowitz, Alexander G. Fiks: A Social Media Peer Group Intervention for Mothers to Prevent Obesity and Promote Healthy Growth from Infancy: Development and Pilot Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) Research Protocols 5(3): e159, Aug 2016 Notes: DOI: 10.2196/resprot.5276.