Charmaine Priyanka Mutucumarana, MD

Infectious Diseases
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Infectious Diseases Penn Presbyterian
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)

My education and training

  • Medical School: Duke University Medical Center
  • Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Mutucumarana is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Mutucumarana C.P., Chiotos K., Chatterjee A., Kellom K.S., Polsky T., Sartori L., Zorc J.J., Same R "Clinician Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Procalcitonin (PCT) in a Pediatric Health System" , Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Boston, MA, poster presentation: 2026

Mutucumarana C., Chiotos K., Dalessandro A., Klenk R., Polsky T., Sartori L., Zorc J., Same R "Reducing Low Value Procalcitonin Orders in the CHOP Emergency Department" , Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Quality and Safety Day 2026, Philadelphia, PA, poster presentation : 2026

Yoon H., Meyahnwi D., Chiotos K., Dunn M., Green R., Ku B., Mutucumarana C., Overland M., Polsky T., Gwyneth S., Smith K., Swami S., Same R "Identifying Opportunities for Urine Culture Diagnostic Stewardship in a Pediatric Health System" , Open Forum for Infectious Diseases, 12(1): 2025,https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae631.053

Mutucumarana C., Rodriguez B., Stimes G., Palazzi D. "Appropriateness of meropenem use at Texas Children's Hospital" , Pediatric Research Scholarship Day, Texas Children's Hospital: 2021

Mutucumarana CP, Bodinayake CK, Nagahawatte A, Devasiri V, Kurukulasooriya R, Anuradha T, De Silva AD, Janko MM, Østbye T, Gubler DJ, Woods CW, Reller ME, Tillekeratne LG, Lantos PM Geospatial analysis of dengue emergence in rural areas in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka , Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 114(6): 2020,408-414

Mutucumarana CP, Kumar RD, Foradori DM, Ramgopal V, Demmler GJ Facial Nerve Palsy in a Child With Fever of Unknown Origin , Clin Pediatr (Phila), 59(4-5): 2020,516-518

Mutucumarana C., Koh S., Al Rifai M., Tabbaa R. "An Uncommon Cause of Hypertension and Heart Failure in a Young Patient" , Baylor College of Medicine Department of Medicine House Staff Virtual Research Symposium: 2020

Mutucumarana CP, Eudailey J, McGuire EP, Vandergrift N, Tegha G, Chasela C, Ellington S, van der Horst C, Kourtis AP, Permar SR, Fouda GG Maternal Humoral Immune Correlates of Peripartum Transmission of Clade C HIV-1 in the Setting of Peripartum Antiretrovirals , Clin Vaccine Immunol, 24(8): 2017,e00062-17

Mutucumarana C., Eudailey J., Mcguire E., Vandergrift N., Tegha G., Chasela C., Ellington S., van der horst C., Kourtis A., Permar S., Fouda G. "Maternal humoral immune correlates of mother to child transmission of HIV-1 in the setting of peripartum antiretrovirals" , IAS Conference on HIV Science: 2017

Mutucumarana C.P., Bodinayake C.K., Nagahawatte A., Devasiri V., Kurukulasooriya R., Anuradha T., De Silva A.D., Ostbye T., Woods C.W., Reller M.E., Tillekeratne L.G., Lantos P.M. "Geospatial analysis of dengue emergency in rural areas in the southern province of Sri Lanka: 2012-2013" , American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: 2017