Michael Padula, MD

Neonatology and Newborn Services
Independent provider
Accepting new patients
Sees newborns through age 1 month
Neonatology and Newborn Services HUP
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About me

  • Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Neonatology & Newborn Services)

My education and training

  • Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
  • Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

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.

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.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Padula is an independent physician who is not employed by Penn Medicine.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Chandhoke S, Zaniletti I, DiGeronimo R, Hamrick SEG, Murthy K, Padula MA, Rintoul NE, Grover TR, Levy PT, Moynihan KM Neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation outcomes according to social determinants of health. , Journal of Perinatology: 2026

Katz JA, Levy PT, Zaniletti I, Ball MK, Seabrook R, Bhombal S, Murthy K, Padula MA, Gowda SH, Grover TR, Keene SD; Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium’s (CHNC) Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Focus Group. Congenital heart disease and congenital diaphragmatic hernia: the role of intracardiac shunts , Journal of Perinatology: 2026

Thompson WS, Bendel-Stenzel EM, Zaniletti I, Grover TR, Murthy K, Padula MA, Tan QKG, Suhrie KR. A multicenter descriptive study of neonatal-onset urea cycle disorder patients hospitalized in level IV NICUs , Journal of Perinatology: 2026

Huff KA, Zaniletti I, McNelis K, Ladd A, Azzuqa A, Coghill CH, Robinson DT, Premkumar MH, Denning PW, Kim J, Corkins MR, Adler A, Bodkin D, Rudolph J, Moore A, Strobel KM, Padula MA, Grover TR, Murthy K, Nayak SP; Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Intestinal Failure Focus Group. Inter-center variations in length of hospitalization for infants with congenital jejunal or ileal atresia , Journal of Perinatology: 2025

Beard LA, Zaniletti I, Grover TR, Padula MA, Murthy K. Inter-center variation in non-elective removal of central catheters amongst level 4 NICUs , Journal of Perinatology: 2025

Datta A, Murthy K, Zaniletti I, Guner Y, Padula MA, Grover TR, Zendejas B, St Peter SD, Diaz-Miron J, Speziale M, Evans JR, Berman L. Anastomotic Leak and its Implications: A Multicenter Analysis of "Type C" Esophageal Atresia / Tracheo-esophageal fistula (EA/TEF) , Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 60(2): 2025,62015

Weems MF, Ball MK, Zaniletti I, Habib S, Hamrick S, Grover TR, Keene S, Murthy K, Padula M, Philip R, Rao R, Sen S, Levy PT, Gowda SH; CHNC Cardiac Focus Group. Management of the patent ductus arteriosus among infants born at 23 to 32 weeks' gestation between 2011 to 2022: a report from in the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium , Journal of Perinatology: 2025,doi: 10.1038

Guner YS, Zaniletti I, Grover TR, Gowda SH, Porta NFM, Padula MA, Keene S, Mahmood B, Evans JR, Hedrick HL, Murthy K; Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Focus Group. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia outcomes: navigating center-to-center variability in level 4 NICUs in the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium , Pediatric Research: 2025,doi: 10.1038

Ling CY, Zaniletti I, Riddle S, Elizabeth J, Korff SG, Chandler AL, Downey LC, Padula MA, Evans JR, Grover TR, Murthy K; Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Gastroschisis Focus Group. Inter-center variations in inpatient outcomes for infants with gastroschisis from the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium , Journal of Perinatology, 45(8): 2025,1105-1113

Wenger TL, Wild KT, Zaniletti I, Zackai EH, Lioy J, Resnick CM, Chaudhari BP, Rottgers SA, Goldstein J, Vyas R, Ahmad I, Coghill CH 3rd, Gogcu S, Lai KC, Cielo CM, Padula MA. Management and Outcomes of Neonates with Treacher Collins and Nager Syndromes , Journal of Pediatrics, 283(1): 2025,114614

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