Neonatology and Newborn Services
Michael Padula, MD
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: Jefferson Medical College
  • Residency: Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
  • 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.
  • 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

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


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


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


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: 2024


Padula MA, Naing K, Wenger TL, Ahmad I, Coghill CH 3rd, Wild KT, Rottgers SA, Resnick CM, Goldstein J, Ehsan Z, Watkins D, Deptula N, Lai KC, Lioy J, Gogcu S, Cielo CM. Spectrum of Disease in Hospitalized Newborns with Congenital Micrognathia: A Cohort of 3,236 Infants at North American Tertiary-Care Intensive Care Units. , Journal of Pediatrics, 265(113799): 2024


Leon RL, Levy PT, Hu J, Yallpragada SG, Hamrick SEG, Ball MK; CHNC Cardiac Focus Group. Practice variations for fetal and neonatal congenital heart disease within the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium. , Pediatric Research, 93(6): 2023,1728-1735


Quinones Cardona V, Rao R, Zaniletti I, Joe P, Johnson YR, DiGeronimo R, Hamrick SE, Lee KS, Mietzsch U, Natarajan G, Peeples ES, Wu TW, Hossain T, Flibotte J, Chandel A, Distler A, Shenberger JS, Oghifobibi O, Massaro AN, Dizon MLV, et al.; Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Association of Hospital Resource Utilization With Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Neonates With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. , JAMA Network Open, 6(3): 2023


Ahmad I, Premkumar MH, Hair AB, Sullivan KM, Zaniletti I, Sharma J, Nayak SP, Reber KM, Padula M, Brozanski B, DiGeronimo R, Yanowitz TD; Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium NEC Focus Group. Variability in antibiotic duration for necrotizing enterocolitis and outcomes in a large multicenter cohort. , Journal of Perinatology, 42(11): 2022,1458-1464


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