Malathy Srinivasan, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Valley Forge
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

My education and training

  • Residency: Liverpool Women's Hospital
  • Residency: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

458 reviews

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Anonymous
August 2026
i left entirely satisfied with my visit
Anonymous
August 2026
she's very knowledgeable. but, the wait time should be less.
Anonymous
August 2026
she was very comprehensive
Anonymous
August 2026
she was able to explain my results clearly and effectively.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Dr. Srinivasan is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Bryson Houston AND Malathy Srinivasan Intraspinal epidural cysts causing lumbar radiculopathy: Diagnostic challenges and Percutaneous Fluoroscopy guided treatment- A Case report , Abstract accepted for poster presentation and presented at AAP meeting, San Jaun, Puerto Rica, February 17-21, 2026: 2026


Anthony Ascoli, M.D.* and Juan Polanco, M.D.* (University of Pennsylvania Health System PM&R program, Philadelphia, PA); Kevin Michels PT, D.P.T, NCS; Michael DeCapua M.D.; David Lenrow M.D, J.D.; Malathy Srinivasan, M.D. Functional Electrical Stimulation Combined With Antigravity Treadmill Aids Distal Reinnervation and Motor Strength Recovery in Chronic Lumbar Radiculopathy Post-Laminectomy: A Case Report , AAPMR Submission #2086302- Abstract accepted for podium presentation- AAPM&R’s Annual Assembly in Salt Lake City, UT this October 22nd – 25th, 2025: 2025


Malathy Srinivasan Ways to help reduce back pain , Metro Philadelphia, Ortho Corner: 2023


Appasamy M, Lam C, Alm J, Chadwick AL. Trigger Point Injections , Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am: 2022


Townsend CB, Liss F, Langman C, Mazur D, Stache SA, Sharma S, Stolzenberg DS, Srinivasan M, Pedowitz D, Namdari S, Wang ML, Greis AC, Ilyas AM. Perspectives of Orthopedic Patients on Medical Cannabis: A Survey of More Than 2500 Patients , Orthopedics: 2022


Srinivasan M, Torres JE, McGeary D, Nagpal AS. Complementary and Alternative (CAM) Treatment Options for Women with Pelvic pain , Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep: 2020


Malathy Srinivasan Back and Hip pain in athletes- Part 1:How the hip,spine and pelvic floor interacts , Rothman Orthopedics Website: 2020


Malathy Srinivasan Back and Hip pain in athletes- Part 2: Symptoms, evaluation and treatment options , Rothman Orthopedics Website: 2020


Torres JE, Nagpal AS, Iya A, McGeary D, Srinivasan M. Interventional treatment options for women with pelvic pain , Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep: 2020


Appasamy M, De Witt ME, Patel N, Yeh N, Bloom O, Oreste A. Treatment strategies for genu recurvatum in adult patients with hemiparesis: a case series , PM R: 2015