Lakshmi Srinivasan, MD

Neonatology and Newborn Services

Sees newborns through age 1 month

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology & Newborn Services) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Srinivasan is an independent physician who is not employed by Penn Medicine.

Not accepting new patients

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Critically Ill Infants
Neonatal Sepsis
Newborn Care
Premature Birth

Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Srinivasan is part of these programs:

Penn Neonatology Program (Intensive Care Nursery)

Board Certification

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2012
Pediatrics, 2007

Education and Training

Medical School: Madras Medical College
Residency: Government General Hospital; Children's Hospital of Michigan
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Primary Location

Neonatology and Newborn Services HUP

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
8 Ravdin
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Map Call 800-789-7366

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Aetna
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Claim Watcher (Homestead/Index)
Clover Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Highmark Blue Shield Medicare
Highmark Wholecare
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Medicare
Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)

Jefferson Health Plans (fka Health Partners Plans)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan PA
UPMC Health Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Description 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 infections

Selected 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 : ooaf015,2025.

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 : e40978,2024.

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 : 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 : 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 : 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) : 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) : 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) : 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 : 114117,2024.

Academic Contact Information

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Academy of Pediatrics, National
Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium, National
Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Local
Perinatal Research Society, National
Safety Disparities Improvement Workgroup, Solutions for Patient Safety, International
Society for Pediatric Research, National
Steering Committee for Safety Disparities, Solutions for Patient Safety, International