Kumaran Senthil, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education
BS (Physiology/Neurobiology)
University of Maryland, College Park, 2007.
BS (Psychology)
University of Maryland, College Park, 2007.
MD (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2011.
Permanent linkBS (Physiology/Neurobiology)
University of Maryland, College Park, 2007.
BS (Psychology)
University of Maryland, College Park, 2007.
MD (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2011.
Selected Publications
Weber MD, Conlon TW, Zuckerberg JC, Himebauch AS, Senthil K: The Impact of Variable Arterial Catheter Flushing Practices on Flow Rates and Infusion Pressures. Anesthesia & Analgesia 142(5): 1028-1030, May 2026.Mazandi VM, Grachen A, Senthil K: Analgesia and sedation in mechanically ventilated critically ill children. BJA Education 26(4): 171–177, April 2026.
Mazandi VM, Kilbaugh TJ, Huh JW, Senthil K: Therapeutic Potential of Ketamine after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Intensive Medicine April 2026 Notes: In Press.
Senthil K, Tomlinson A, Zuckerberg J, Yehya N, Keim G: New Mental Health Diagnoses and Psychotropic Medication Starts in Year Following PARDS. Critical Care Medicine 54(3S), March 2026 Notes: Abstract Accepted.
Herrmann J, Morgan R, Ko T, Reeder R, Senthil K, Himebauch A, Sutton R, Mason M, Weeks K, Kenna S, Berg R, Kilbaugh T: Randomized trial of 3 CPR strategies in a pediatric swine cardiac arrest model with 7-day survival. Critical Care Medicine 54(3S), March 2026 Notes: Abstract Accepted.
Weber MD, Conlon TW, Senthil K, Riedesel E: Use of Doppler Ultrasound Flow Volume to Assess the Impact of Peripheral Arterial Catheters on Proximal Arterial Flow. Journal of Vascular Access 2026 Notes: Accepted but not yet in Print.
Senthil K, Mazandi V, Karla R, Lang SS, Gabriel E, Kilbaugh TJ, Huh JH: Safety of Short-Term Continuous Propofol Infusion for Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Critical Care Medicine 2026 Notes: Abstract Accepted.
Gabriel ED, Kumar N, Senthil K, Hejazi-Garcia C, Wang C, Lacoul A, Mazandi V, Wannasarnmetha M, Bhatia A, Tucker AM, Storm PB, Flanders TM, Heuer GG, Kennedy B, Kirschen M, Topjian A, Francoeur C, Yuan I, Kim CT, Kilbaugh TJ, Huh JW, Lang SS: Noninvasive Near Infrared Spectroscopy Correlates with Outcomes in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics 2026 Notes: Accepted but not yet in Print.
Senthil K, Tomlinson A, Zuckerberg J, Yehya N, Keim G: Opioid and Illicit Substance Disorders after Pediatric ARDS: Evidence from a US Claims Cohort. Critical Care Medicine 2026 Notes: Abstract Accepted.
Weber MD, Senthil K, Zuckerberg JC, Weber ST, Himebauch AS, Conlon TW: The impact of arterial catheter-to-vessel ratio on distal arterial flow and measured arterial pressures in a pulsatile arterial vessel phantom. J Vasc Access November 2025 Notes: Online ahead of print.