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)

Education and training

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

Insurance accepted

My 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

My research

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


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


Kielt MJ, Zaniletti I, Lagatta JM, Padula MA, Grover TR, Porta NFM, Wymore EM, Jensen EA, Leeman KT, Levin JC, Evans JR, Yallapragada S, Nelin LD, Vyas-Read S, Murthy K and the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Severe BPD Focus Group. Liberation from Respiratory Support in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia , Journal of Pediatrics, 282: 2025,114390


Nishihara Y, Zaniletti I, Zenge J, Weikel B, Parker S, Murthy K, Padula MA, Grover T. Epidemiology of bacterial and fungal infections among level IV neonatal units in North America , Journal of Perinatology, 7(45): 2025,997-1004


Resnick CM, Heffernan JE, Jindal S, Mehra Z, Ahmad I, Chaudhari B, Cielo C, Deptula N, Ehsan Z, Evans KN, Gogcu S, Hickey SE, Marschall JS, Menezes M, Molter D, Padula MA, Peterson-Carmichael SL, Rottgers SA, Runyan CM, Swanson JW, Wenger TL, Deek A Standardized Classification of Infants With Robin Sequence Using MicroNAPS: The Impact of Syndromes and Comorbidities , Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 13(5): 2025,e6734


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


Bushroe KM, Politi MC, Zaniletti I, Padula MA, Grover TR, Kielt MJ, Lagatta JM, Murthy K, Rao R. Social Determinants of Health and Timing of Tracheostomy for Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia , Journal of Pediatrics, 277(114379): 2025,114379


Sewell E, Cohen S, Zaniletti I, Couture D, Dereddy N, Coghill CH, Flanders TM, Foy A, Heuer GG, Jano E, Kemble N, Lee S, Ling CY, Malaeb S, Mietzsch U, Ocal E, Padula MA, Welch CD, White B, Wilson D, Flibotte J; Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Neurosurgery Focus Group. Surgical interventions and short-term outcomes for preterm infants with post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus: a multicentre cohort study , Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 110: 2024,10-16


Resnick CM, Rottgers SA, Wright JM, Vyas RM, Goldstein JA, Swanson JW, Padula MA, Coghill CH 3rd, Ahmad I, Molter DW, Menezes MD, Naing KW, Cielo CM; Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Micrognathia Focus Group. Surgical Outcome and Treatment Trends in 1289 Infants with Micrognathia: A Multicenter Cohort , Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 154: 2024,155e-166e


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