Felicia Ratnaraj D'Souza, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Hospital Medicine)
Assistant Section Chief for Hospital Medicine, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Associate Medical Director, Penn Medicine Hospital at Home Program
Department: Medicine
Contact information
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Biology)
St. Louis University, 2007.
MD (Medical School)
University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2014.
BA (Biology)
St. Louis University, 2007.
MD (Medical School)
University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2014.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident, Internal Medicine, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 2014-2017.
Resident, Internal Medicine, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 2014-2017.
Certifications
Board certified Internal Medicine , 2017.
Basic Life Support, 2021.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support , 2021.
Permanent linkBoard certified Internal Medicine , 2017.
Basic Life Support, 2021.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support , 2021.
Selected Publications
Kilaru AS, Landon S, D'Souza F, Burke RE.: Rethinking Hospital-at-Home Policy to Achieve Scale and Impact. JAMA Intern Med Apr 2026.Babu V, D' Souza F.: Gastric Bypass Presenting as Mixed Beriberi and Wernicke Encephalopathy. Cureus 18: e103968, Feb 2026.
Swei, Eric MD; Almuhaidb, Aymen MD; Sullivan, Shelby MD; Al-Shahrani, Abdullah MBBS; D’Souza, Felicia R. MD; Altayar, Osama MD; Bell, Suzanne MS, CTRS; Maday, Rachel FNP; Wagh, Mihir S. MD; Mullady, Dan MD; Bennett, Michael MD; Early, Dayna MD; Kushnir, Vladimir MD: Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of the FDA-approved Intragastric Balloon Systems in a Clinical Setting. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology 57(6): 578-585, Jul 1 2023.
D'Souza FR, Murray JP, Tummala S, Puello F, Pavkovich DS, Ash D, Kelly SBH, Tyker A, Anderson D, Francisco MA, Pierce NL, Cerasale MT.: Implementation and Assessment of a Proning Protocol for Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19. J Healthc Qual 43(4): 195-203, Jul-Aug 2021.
Francisco MA, Pierce NL, Ely E, Cerasale MT, Anderson D, Pavkovich D, Puello F, Tummala S, Tyker A, D'Souza FR.: Implementing Prone Positioning for COVID-19 Patients Outside the Intensive Care Unit. J Nurs Care Qual 36(2): 105-111, Apr-Jun 2021.
D'Souza FR, Murray JP, Tummala S, Puello F, Pavkovich DS, Ash D, Anderson D, Kelly SBH, Tyker A, Francisco MA, Pierce NL, Cerasale MT. : Implementation of a Proning Protocol for Nonintubated COVID_19 Patients. Poster presented at: 2021 Janet D. Rowley Research Day, University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL, USA Mar 2021.
Khiella M, Malas W, Tagegne F, D'Souza F. : E.Coli Urinary Tract infection causing vertebral osteomyelitis followed by Epidural Abscess. CHEST 160(4), 2021.
D'Souza FR, Almuhaidb A, Early D, Altayar O, Thoelke M.: Appropriateness and Safety of Direct Access Endoscopy in Hospitalized Patients. Cureus 12: e11453, Nov 2020.
Almuhaidb A, Swei E, Al-Shahrani A, D’Souza F et al. : Sa1955 Comparison of the efficacy and safety of FDA-approved intragastric balloon systems in a clinical. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 91(6), 2020.
Ratnaraj F, Almuhaidb A, Early D, Thoelke M. : Appropriateness of Direct Access Endoscopy (DAE) in Hospitalized Patient. Poster presented at: American Collect of Gastroenterology; San Antonio, TX, USA (October 2019) and 2020 Janet Rowley Research Day, University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL, USA (March 2020) 2019-2020.