Prabhavathi Gummalla M.D, FAAP

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Prabhavathi Gummalla M.D, FAAP is an attending physician in the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Residency

General Pediatrics - Brookdale University Hospital, Brooklyn, NY

Fellowship

Pediatric Pulmonology - SUNY Downstate Hospital, Brooklyn, NY

Sleep Medicine - Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

Board Certification

Basic Life Support (BLS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Undergraduate Degree

MBBS - Kurnool Medical College, India

Titles and Academic Titles

Attending Physician, Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

Departments and Services

Selected Publications

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.

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.

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.

Can’t snooze on OSA; Sequelae of Pediatric Obstructive sleep apnea. Kier C, Thomas S, Patel S, Gummalla P.Children,2021.(accepted for publication).

Publications

Abstracts

Intravenous Methylprednisolone versus Intravenous Methylprednisolone Combined with Inhaled Budesonide in Acute Severe Asthma in Children. P. Gummalla , D.E. Weaver , V. Shah , M. Keenaghan , S. Doymaz

Snoring in Children Could Be Due to Serious Problem. P. Gummalla , A.E. Esquibies

Use of Inhaled Tiotropium in Severe Persistent Asthma in Children. P. Gummalla , M. Shukla

A Most Unusual Cause of Chest Pain in an Adolescent Boy: Expect the Unexpected. P. Gummalla , E.R. Concepcion , V. Shah , D.E. Weaver

Narcolepsy with Central Adrenal Insufficiency, GH Excess and Increased IGFBP3. P. Gummalla , E.R. Concepcion , H. Lee , S. Perez-Colon , T. W. Ch'ng , A.E. Esquibies.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Children and Adolescents with and Without History of Snoring. Emily Concepcion, Prabhavathi Gummalla , Haesoon Lee.

Rapidly progressive invasive pneumococcal disease: vaccine failure in a nonimmunecompromised child. Prabhavathi Gummalla, Anmol Goyal, Americo Esquibies., Chest 2018.

Survey of knowledge of pediatric trainees regarding obstructive sleep apnea in children. Gummalla, P. Lee, S. Soriano, S. Concepcion, E. Sleep 2020.

Posters and Presentations

Survey of knowledge of pediatric trainees regarding obstructive sleep apnea in children. Gummalla, P. Lee, S. Soriano, S. Concepcion, E. Sleep 2020.

Use of rapid maxillary expansion in the treatment of Pediatric Obstructive sleep apnea: a multidisciplinary approach and its limitation. Prabhavathi Gummalla, Selena Thomas, Michael Proothi, Victor Grazina, Catherine Kier. Sleep,2020.

Intravenous Methylprednisolone versus Intravenous Methylprednisolone Combined with Inhaled Budesonide in Acute Severe Asthma in Children. P. Gummalla, D.E. Weaver, V. Shah, M. Keenaghan, and S. Doymaz., ATS, 2020.

Snoring children could be due to serious medical problem. P. Gummalla, A. Esquibies, ATS 2019.

Rapidly progressive invasive pneumococcal disease: vaccine failure in a non-immunocompromised child. Prabhavathi Gummalla, Anmol Goyal, Americo Esquibies., Chest 2018

A Most Unusual Cause of Chest Pain in an Adolescent Boy: Expect the Unexpected. P. Gummalla, E. R. Concepcion, V. Shah, D. E. Weaver, ATS 2018.

Narcolepsy with Central Adrenal Insufficiency, GH Excess and Increased IGFBP3. P. Gummalla, E.R. Concepcion, S. Perez-Colon, T. Ch'ng, A.E. Esquibies, ATS 2018

Poster presentation on ‘Reducing medical insurance denials with better documentation’ - QI conference at Brookdale hospital, 2016. Prabhavathi Gummalla, Arnold Oreste, Haifa Zaidi,

Poster presentation on ‘Improving patient satisfaction on pediatric ward’ – Prabhavathi Gummalla, QI conference, Brookdale hospital, NY.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Children and Adolescents with and Without History of Snoring. E.R.Concepcion, P Gummalla, H Lee. ATS 2016

Risk factors predicting intensive care admission in Pediatric asthma - oral presentation. Prabhavathi Gummalla, Divya Paneerselvam, Amal Ezziyani, Yash Shah, Fernanda Kupferman, ESPR 2016.

Risk factors predicting intensive care admission in Pediatric asthma - oral presentation. Prabhavathi Gummalla, Divya Paneerselvam, Amal Ezziyani, Yash Shah, Fernanda Kupferman. PAS 2016

 

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

Member of American Academy of Pediatrics

American Academy of Sleep Medicine 

American thoracic society

CHEST

General Medical council- Permanent registration until 2012

Member of the Royal College of Pediatrics, UK 2005 - 2012.