Michael Padula, MD
Neonatology and Newborn Services
Independent provider
Accepting new patients
Sees newborns through age 1 month
Neonatology and Newborn Services HUP
About me
- Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Neonatology & Newborn Services)
My education and training
- Thomas Jefferson UniversityMedical School
- Thomas Jefferson University HospitalResidency
- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship
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.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
- Devoted Health Choice Giveback Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Plus Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Core Pennsylvania (HMO)
- Devoted Health Dual Plus Pennsylvania (HMO D-SNP)
- Devoted Health Giveback Pennsylvania (HMO)
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- 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.
Dr. Padula is an independent physician who is not employed by Penn Medicine.
Qualifications and experience
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2008
- American Academy of Pediatrics-Fellow, 2008-present-Member, Section on Perinatal Pediatrics, 2008-present-Member, Council on Clinical Technology, 2008-present-Clinical Advisor, Subcommittee on Surgical Quality Improvement Measures, 2019-present, National
- American Medical Informatics Association-Member, 2005-present-Member, Clinical Informatics Subspecialty Exam, Item Writing Committee, 2014-2017, National
- Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium-Member, Executive Committee, 2008-present-Member, Data Use Committee, 2008-present-Member, Board of Directors, 2014-present-Director of Informatics, 2019-present-Vice-Chair, 2019-2026-Chair, 2026-present, National
- Delivery Room Intervention and Evaluation (DRIVE) Network, American Academy of Pediatrics, National
- Health Level Seven (HL7)-Member, 2010-present-Co-Chair, Child Health Work Group, 2013-2017-Co-Chair, Patient Care Work Group, 2017-present, International
- International Neonatal Consortium-Member, 2015-present-Member, Coordinating Committee, 2016-present-Co-Chair, Data Work Group, 2016-present-Co-Chair, Terminology Work Group, 2019-present-Member, Real-World Data Lab Values Work Group, 2020-present-US Academic Co-Director, 2023-present, International
- National Health Safety Network Collaboration (NHSN CoLab) Data Modernization Initiative, Centers for Disease Control, National
- Philadelphia Perinatal Society, Local
- Society of Pediatric Research, National
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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