Prabhavathi Gummalla, MBBS, FAAP, DASM
Areas of expertise: Sleep disorders in Children Pulmonary disease in children
Locations: Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care, CHOP at Virtua Voorhees Hospital
About Prabhavathi Gummalla, MBBS, FAAP, DASM
Titles
Attending Physician, Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Pulmonologist and Sleep Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Certifications
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Pulmonology – American Board of Pediatrics
Sleep Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and Honors
Awarded First Prize for poster presentation on Annual Research Day at SUNY Downstate hospital, April, 2019.
Awarded abstract scholarship by Assembly of Sleep and Respiratory Biology at ATS, 2018.
ATS travel grant, 2018.
CIR Quality improvement grant, 2018.
First prize in pediatric quiz competition for residents at Brookdale hospital in 2015.
First prize for QI competition at Brookdale hospital for the quality improvement in insurance denials.
Gold Medal for obtaining highest score in the University exam in Pathology
Leadership and Memberships
Membership and Honorary/Professional Societies:
• Fellow of American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• American thoracic society
Editorial and Academic Positions
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman school of Medicine Children - Reviewer
Sleep Medicine - Reviewer
British Medical Journals - Reviewer
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
MBBS - Kurnool Medical College, India
Residency
General Pediatrics - Brookdale University Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Fellowship
Pediatric Pulmonology - SUNY Downstate Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Sleep Medicine - Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Publications
Selected Publications
2022
Can’t snooze on OSA, Sequelae of Pediatric Obstructive sleep apnea.Thomas S, Patel S, Gummalla P, Tablizo MA, Kier C. You Cannot Hit Snooze on OSA. Children (Basel). 2022;9(2):261. Published 2022 Feb 15. doi:10.3390/children9020261
Survey of knowledge of pediatric trainees regarding obstructive sleep apnea in children.
Gummalla, P. Lee, S. Soriano, S. Concepcion, E. Sleep 2020.
2021
Much Ado about Sleep: Current Concepts on Mechanisms and Predisposition to Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Saint-Fleur AL, Christophides A, Gummalla P, Kier C. Children. 2021; 8(11):1032. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8111032.
2020
Gummalla P, Weaver D, Ahmed Y, Shah V, Keenaghan M, Doymaz S. Intravenous methylprednisolone versus intravenous methylprednisolone combined with inhaled budesonide in acute severe pediatric asthma.Journal of Asthma. 2020 Aug 19:1-6.
2017
Gummalla P, Mundakel G, Agaronov M, Lee H. Pneumoperitoneum without Intestinal Perforation in a Neonate: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2017; 2017:6907329.