Sonika Agarwal, MBBS, MD, FAAN, FCNS
Areas of expertise: Fetal neurology, Neonatal neurology, Neurocritical care, Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), Stroke, Structural brain abnormalities, High-risk perinatal events, Acute N/IICU management and neurodevelopmental follow up across the lifespan in neonates with perinatal brain injury
Locations: Main Building, Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
About Sonika Agarwal, MBBS, MD, FAAN, FCNS
Dr. Agarwal a faculty member of the CHOP Fetal Neonatal Neurology Section/ Neuroscience Center, Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Neonatal Neurocritical Care Program and Pediatric Stroke Program. She is a neurology consultant in CHOP neonatal, cardiac and pediatric intensive care units. Dr. Agarwal has dual training in maternal fetal medicine and child neurology/fetal neonatal neurology. Her areas of expertise include fetal neurology, neonatal neurology, acute N/IICU management and neurodevelopmental follow up across the lifespan in neonates with perinatal brain injury, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), stroke, structural brain abnormalities and other high-risk perinatal events.
Dr. Agarwal with her dual expertise as a maternal-fetal medicine and fetal neonatal neurology specialist has led the national collaborative work and is founder of the Fetal Neurology Consortium developed as an initiative under the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Transforming Leadership Program in 2020. The Fetal Neurology Consortium is comprised of eight members from fetal-neonatal neurology programs at US maternal-pediatric medical centers with the goal to develop applicable educational curricula to apply to multicenter research projects, educational partnerships and family resources for stakeholders. The collaborative work of this consortium led to formation of the Child Neurology Society Fetal Neurology Special Interest Group in June 2022 to foster an interdisciplinary collaborative network of pediatric neurology specialists.
Dr. Agarwal serves on the Board Of Directors at the Child Neurology Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to helping children and their families living with a neurologic condition receive the best quality of care — and achieve their highest quality of life — by providing information, education, and one-on-one support when it’s needed most. She has leadership role as a Steering Committee Member to the Global Pregnancy Collaborative (CoLab), an international professional organization that explores improved global maternal care and adverse conditions confronted by the maternal/placental/fetal triad. She is also an Adjunct Member on Global Research on Developmental Disabilities Collaborators (GRDDC), a foremost culturally-diverse partnership for data driven optimal early childhood development. She also serves as Clinical Chair for the CHOP Family StEPS (Starting Early with Psychosocial Support) program, an initiative focused on developing a comprehensive and unified process for all families receiving fetal and early childhood care at CHOP.
She is an accomplished educator and has won several education awards at local institutions and nationally. She is Director of the Resident Fellow Board of the Journal of Child Neurology/Child Neurology Open and an Associate Editor in Fetal Neonatal Section. She is a peer reviewer for several journals and has presented and organized symposia at national/international conferences. She has also developed several podcasts for medical and family education. She has several active research and educational projects in fetal-neonatal neurology. She is also a Faculty Advisor for the AAN Transforming Leadership Program to mentor a diverse group of future leaders in neurology and a participant on the AAN Neurology on the Hill for advocacy initiatives.
Titles
Attending Physician
Program Director, Fetal-Neonatal Neurology Fellowship
Clinical Director, Fetal Neonatal Neuroscience
Section Chief, Fetal and Neonatal Neurology
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Associate Professor of Neurology in Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Child Neurology – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellow – Child Neurology Society (FCNS)
Awards and Honors
2024, Editor's Choice Featured Article, Pediatric Neurology
2023, Selected for American Academy of Neurology's Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum
2023, Fellow, American Academy of Neurology
2023, Selected for American Academy of Neurology Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum
2021, 2022, Participant in Neurology on the Hill (American Academy of Neurology)
2021, American Academy of Neurology Transforming Leadership Program
2020, Resident Faculty Teaching Award, Neurology, University of Pennsylvania
2020, A.B Baker Teaching Award, American Academy of Neurology
2017-2018, Annual Faculty Best Educator Award, Thomas Jefferson University, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
2016, Outstanding Junior Member Award, Child Neurology Society Meeting, USA
2001, 2002, 2004, Best Paper Award, Association of Obstetricians & Gynecologists of India
1995, Best Research Paper, Dr. U Sharma Gold Medal
1992, Honors/First Position, Professional III, MBBS
1992, Pfizer Gold Medal & University Prize, First Rank/Honors MBBS
1992, Best Intern, CK Wadhwa Memorial Award
1987-1991, Honors in Anatomy, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Forensic Medicine, Community Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology
1988-1991, First Position, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, India
1991, First Position, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, India
1991, Highest marks in Surgery, Association of Surgeons of India Medal & Cash Prize
1991, IMS Alumni Association Gold Medal & Cash prize and B Wadhwa Memorial Gold Medal
1991, Banaras Hindu University Doctor's Association Award, BHU Gold Medal
1990, Best student of the year award, MBBS
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in professional organizations
International
2023-present, Cerebral Palsy Foundation Early Detection Workgroup
2022-present, Global Research on Developmental Disabilities Collaborators (GRDDC), Adjunct Member
2021-present, Global Pregnancy Collaborative (CoLab), Steering Committee Member
2001-present, Association of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Executive Board Member
2000-present, Association of Obstetrics & Gynecology, India, Member, Life Member
2000-present, International Medical Science Academy, Fellow
1996-present, National Academy of Medical Sciences, India
National
2023-present, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- 2023-present, Child Neurology Article-Based Continuing Certification Committee
2022-present, Director of the Residents and Fellows Board of the Journal of Child Neurology/Child Neurology Open
2021-present, Child Neurology Foundation
- 2021-present, Board of Directors
2013-present, Child Neurology Society
- 2023-present, Scientific Selection & Planning Committee. International Affairs Committee
2017-present, Child Neurology Society
- 2017-present, International Committee
2013-present, American Academy of Neurology
- 2023-present, Vice Chair, Child Neurology Section
- 2023-present, Leadership Engagement and Leadership Development Subcommittees
- 2021-present, Marketing Work Group
- 2021-present, Faculty Advisor and Selection Committee Member, Transforming Leadership Development Program
- 2021-present, Leadership Development Marketing Workgroup
- 2021-prenset, Transforming Leadership Selection Committee
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial positions
2026-present, Section Editor, Pediatric Neurology
2026-present, Editorial Board Member, Developmental Medicine, and Child Neurology
2023-present, Ad hoc Reviewer, Neurology
2023-present, Editorial Board Member, Pediatric Neurology
2022-present, Adhoc reviewer, Pediatric Neurology
2022-present, Director of the Residents and Fellows Board of the Journal of Child Neurology/Child Neurology Open
2021-present, Associate Editor, Fetal and Neonatal Neurology Section, Sage Neuroscience & Neurology/Child Neurology Open
2020-present, Reviewer, Arch Diseases Pediatrics
2019-present, Peer-Reviewer, Child Neurology Open
2016-present, Reviewer, Journal of Child Neurology
2005-present, Reviewer, Indian Pediatrics
Academic and Institutional Committees
2025-present, Faculty Member, Pathway for Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus management QI workgroup
2022-present, Faculty Search Advisor, IDEA- Neurology Co-Director, Division of Neurology
2022-present, Clinical Chair, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Family StEPS: Starting Early with Psychosocial Support Program
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi, India
MBBS - Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi, India
Internship
Obstetrics and Gynecology - Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi, India
Residency
Pediatrics - Baylor College of Medicine & Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX
Fellowship
Child Neurology - Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX
NIH Fellowship, Department of Health Services Research and Policy Making - University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Publications
PubMed
Publications
2026
Rashid R, Bach A, Gebb J, Soni S, Patel V, Saha K, Miller K, Schindewolf E, Cristancho AG, Agarwal S.: Agenesis of Corpus Callosum: A Clinical Study of Complete Versus Partial Agenesis in a 20-Year Retrospective Cohort. Journal of Child Neurology Sage Publications, 41(1): 34-42, January 2026.
Giulia S Porcari, Rudmila N Rashid, Caitlyn A Mulvihill, Lauren A Beslow, Holly A Dubbs, Erica Schindewolf, Michael C Kaufman, Alexander K Gonzalez, Juliana S Gebb, Sonika Agarwal, MBBS MD, Matthew T Whitehead, Ana G Cristancho: Stratification of phenotypes in childhood-onset COL4A1/COL4A2-related disorders based on age of presentation. Neurology Genetics May 2026.
2025
Martinez-Correa S, Rafful PP, Ramirez-Suarez KI, Viaene AN, Beslow LA, Agarwal S, Whitehead MT, Vossough A, Teixeira SR.: Imaging Patterns of Neonatal Subpial Hemorrhage - Provisional Statements on Neurological Outcomes. American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2025 Notes: Epub.
Bach AM, Gano D, Venkatesan C, Lemmon ME, Agarwal S.: Difficult Conversations in Fetal-Neonatal Neurology: National Survey of Educational Experiences and Needs of Child Neurology Residents. Pediatric Neurology 167: 103=109, March 2025.
Kessler R, McManus M, Schmidt S, Teixeira SR, Reynoso Santos FJ, Agarwal S: A Novel MACF1 Gene Mutation: Expanding the Fetal and Neonatal Phenotype. Pediatric Neurology 164: 78-80, March 2025.
Clifford D, Steggerda S, Maitre N, de Vries LS, Murray DM; Newborn Brain Consortium: Mariarita Capizzi, Julia Buchmayer, Jehier Afifi, Medha Goyal, Renato S Procianoy, Hiroyuki Kidokoro, Sonika Agarwal, Rita C Silveira, Jennifer Armstrong, André M Graça, Samantha Sadoo, Jennifer C Keene, Antti Kukka, Catarina Cordeiro, Andrea C Pardo, Sonal Rakshpaul, Emma Butler, Laurel A Slaughter, Nicholas William Nicoletti, Jessica Wickland, Nuria Boronat-Gonzalez, Monique van de Lagemaat, Elisabetta Chiodin, Iyshwarya Stapleton, Tatiana Nuzum, Anna Tuiskula, Elise Roze, Anne Murray, Sophie Tremblay, Keimarisse Colón-Díaz, Srishti Jayakumar, Albertina Rego, Jennifer Check: High-risk infant follow-up: current practice and factors determining eligibility. Pediatric Research June 2025.
2024
Co-Editors: Sonika Agarwal, Charu Venkatesan, Mark Scher: Fetal Neonatal Neurology Program Development: Principles and Practice. Seminars in Fetal Neonatal Medicine. Steve Dunn (eds.). Elsevier, II, November 2024.
2023
Akash Virupakshaiah, Sara Reis Teixeira, Susan Sotardi, Sonika Agarwal: Frontonasal dysplasia: a diagnostic challenge with fetal MRI in twin pregnancy. Child Neurology Open. Dr. Ali Christy (eds.). Sage Journals, 10, March 2023.
Kirsten E. Craddock, Jillian L. McKee, Mark Fitzgerald, Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas, Sonika Agarwal.: Neonatal hypertonia and progressive respiratory failure due to novel heterozygous mutation in ATAD1. Pediatric Neurology Dr. Yasmin Khakoo (eds.). Elsevier Inc, ISSN 0887-8994. 142: 56-57, March 2023.
Sonika Agarwal, Tomo Tarui, Virali Patel, Abigail Turner, Usha Nagaraj, Charu Venkatesan.: Prenatal Neurologic Diagnosis: Challenges in Neuroimaging, Prognostic Counseling, and Prediction of Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. Pediatric Neurology. Dr. Yasmin Khakoo (eds.). Elsevier B.V. 142: 60-67, May 2023.
Kumar N, Nomakuchi T, Vossough A, Leonard JMM, Dubbs H, Agarwal S: A Case of INPP5E-Related Joubert Syndrome: Connecting Evolving Phenotype With Novel Genotype. Pediatric Neurology. Dr. Yasmin Khakoo (eds.). 145: 112-114, August 2023.
Tarui T, Venkatesan C, Gano D, Lemmon ME, Mulkey SB, Pardo AC, Emrick L, Scher M, Agarwal S: Fetal Neurology Practice Survey: Current Practice and the Future Directions. Pediatric Neurology. Dr. Yasmin Khakoo (eds.). 145: 74-79, August 2023.
2022
Joseph Vithayathil; Colbey Freeman; Marin Jacobwitz; Erin Simon Schwartz; Sonika Agarwal: Prolonged neurologic deficits with brain MRI changes following ECT in an adolescent with CACNA1a-related disorder; a case report. BMC Neurology BMC Neurol. 2022 Dec 9;22(1):466. doi: 10.1186/s12883-022-02994-7. PMID: 36494636 Springer Nature, 22(466): 3-6, December 2022.
2021
Agarwal, S., Scher, M.S. Fetal-neonatal neurology program development: Continuum of care during the first 1000 days. J Perinatol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-01282-5
Agarwal S, Scher MS, Tilton A. Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitative Care: The Role of Home-Based Care and Family-Centered Approach. Indian Pediatr. 2021 Sep 15;58(9):813-814. PMID: 34508333.
Agarwal S. The Guiding Star: The Journey of an International Physician From Maternal Fetal Medicine to Fetal Neonatal Neurology. Child Neurol Open. 2021 Jul 29;8:2329048X211030740. doi: 10.1177/2329048X211030740. PMID: 34377734; PMCID: PMC8327000.
Tencer J, VirupakshaiahA, Campbell IM, Zackai EH, Zarnow D, Agarwal S. A Case of Prenatally Diagnosed Periventricular NodularHeterotopiainaSurvivingMalePatient with FLNA Mutation. J of Pediatric Neurology 2021.
2020
Hardy D, Peterson C, Santi-vicini, M, Beslow L, Agarwal S. Acute fulminant cerebral edema: A case series at a large pediatric tertiary center. J of Pediatric Neurology, December 2020.
Karlin A, Vossough A, Agarwal S, Jacobwitz M, Virupakshaiah, Beslow L. Spinal cord infarct due to fibrocartilagenous embolism. Clinical Images, Neuropediatrics, October 2020.
2019
Agarwal S. When and how to evaluate a child with possible cerebral palsy. In: Miller F, Bachrach S, Lennon N, O’Niel M (eds). Cerebral Palsy, Springer 2019.
2018
Agarwal S, Keller JR, Nunneley CE, Muscal E, Braun MC, Srivaths P, Lotze TE. Therapeutic Plasma Exchange Use in Pediatric Neurologic Disorders at a Tertiary Care Center: A 10-Year Review. J Child Neurol. 2018; 33 (2):140-145.
Stowe RC, Kan P, Breen DB, Agarwal S. Mechanical thrombectomy for pediatric acute stroke and ventricular assist device. Brain Dev. 2018; 40 (1):81-84.
2017
Stowe RC, Agarwal S. Novel PEX26 Mutation Causing Zellweger Syndrome Presenting as Feeding Intolerance and Hypotonia. Pediatr Neurol. 2017; 75: 96-97.
2016
Agarwal S, Potocki L, Collier TR, Woodbury SL, Adesina AM, Jones J, Lotze TE. Utility of whole exome sequencing in evaluation of juvenile motor neuron disease. Muscle Nerve. 2016; 53(4)
2015
Agarwal S. Emrick L. De Novo Mutations in Patients with Ataxic CP. Pediatr Neurol Briefs. 2015; 29(8):62.
2014
Agarwal S, Lotze TE, Woodbury S. A 7-year-old child with chronic droopy eyes, weakness in head-neck control, and an abnormal gait. Seminars in Pediatric Neurology 2014; 21(2):111-13.
2013
Sailors MH, Bodurka DC, Gning I, Ramondetta LM, Williams LA, Mendoza TR, Agarwal S, Sun CC, Cleeland CS.Validating the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI) for use in patients with ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2013; 130(2):323-8.
Williams L, Agarwal S, Bodurka DC, Saleeba A, Sun CC, Cleeland CS: Capturing the patient's experience: using qualitative methods to develop a measure of patient-reported symptom burden: an example from ovarian Cancer; Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2013; 46(6):837-45.
2011
Agarwal S, Schmeler KM, Ramirez PT, Sun CC, Nick A, Reis R, Brown J, Frumovitz M: Outcomes of patients undergoing radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer of high-risk histologic subtypes; International Journal of Gynecological Cancer 2011; 21(1): 123-7.
2010
Agarwal S, Bodurka DC. Symptom research in gynecologic oncology: a review of available measurement tools; Gynecologic Oncology 2010; 119 (2): 384-9.
2006
Roy KK, Agarwal R, Agarwal S, Kumar S, Malhotra N, Gopendru N. Recurrent vulval congenital lymphangioma circumscriptum--a case report and literature review. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2006; 16(2):930-4.
Roy KK, Agarwal S, Charu C, Sunesh K, Neena M. Labial adhesions in pubertal girls. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2006; 273(4):243-5.
2005
Roy KK, Agarwal S, Bannerjee K, Kumar S, Chanana C. Gravid uterus in a incisional hernia leading to burst abdomen. The Internet J Gynecol Obstet. 2005; 5(1).
Mittal S, Agarwal S, Kumar S, Batra A. Comparison or oral versus vaginal misoprostol & continued use of misoprostol after mifepristone for early medical abortion. Indian J Med Res 2005; 122(2):132-6.
2004
Agarwal S, Agarwal A. Blood pressure patterns in undernourished pregnant women in rural Varanasi. J Obstet Gynecol Ind. 2004; 54:251-54.
Agarwal S, Mittal S. A randomized prospective trial of intrauterine insemination versus timed intercourse in superovulated cycles with clomiphene. Indian J Med Res 2004; 120(6):519-22.
2002
Agarwal S, Agarwal A, Bansal AK, Agarwal DK, Agarwal KN. Birth weight patterns in rural undernourished pregnant women. Indian Pediatrics 2002; 39(3):244-53.
2001
Agarwal S, Agarwal A, Agarwal KN, Agarwal DK, Bansal A. Physical activity and pregnancy outcome in rural undernourished women. Indian Pediatrics 2001; 38(9):1017-22.
Agarwal S, Agarwal A, Agarwal KN, Agarwal DK, Bansal A. Physical activity and pregnancy outcome in rural undernourished women. Indian Pediatrics 2001; 38(9):1017-22.
2000
Agarwal KN, Agarwal DK, Agarwal A, Rai S, Prasad R, Agarwal S, Singh TB. Impact of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) on maternal nutrition and birth weight in rural Varanasi. Indian Pediatrics 2000; 37(12):1321-7.
1998
Agarwal DK, Agarwal A, Singh M, Satya K, Agarwal S, Agarwal KN. Pregnancy wastage in rural Varanasi: relationship with maternal nutrition and sociodemographic characteristics. Indian Pediatrics 1998; 35(11):1071-9.
Srivastava M, Agarwal DK, Agarwal A, Agarwal S, Agarwal KN. Nutritional status of rural non-pregnant non-lactating women in reproductive age. Indian Pediatrics 1998; 35(10):975-83.
Agarwal DK, Agarwal KN, Satya K, Agarwal S. Weight gain during pregnancy- a key factor in perinatal and infant mortality. Indian Pediatrics 1998; 35(8):733-43.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2025
Jonathan A. Berken, Kirsten Craddock, Rudmila Rashid, Sonika Agarwal, Elizabeth B. Rand, Heather M. French: Reevaluating Treatment Protocols for Mixed and Direct Hyperbilirubinemia: The Case Against Aggressive Interventions. Oral Presentation for the 2025 ESPR Annual Conference, March 14-16, 2025, Philadelphia, PA March 2025.
Michael Chadehumbe, Alison Christy, Dawn Gano, Sonika Agarwal: History of Fetal Neurology. Neurology 104(7), April 2025.
Wentao Wu, Sonika Agarwal, Rebecca N Ichord, Hao Huang, Minhui Ouyang: Added value of perfusion MRI in neonatal arterial ischemic stroke for delineation of biomarker and prediction of remote seizure International Society for Magnetic Resonance Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA May 2025.
Gabrielle Eisenberg, Paige McDunnah, Sonika Agarwal, Susan E Rowling, Lorenna L Vidal, Alka Gupta, Shelly Soni: Dual diagnosis of achondroplasia and long QT syndrome via whole genome sequencing in a fetus with congenital brain abnormalities: A case report. 29th International Conference on Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa October 2025.
Gabrielle Eisenberg, Paige McDunnah, Sonika Agarwal, Susan E Rowling, Lorenna L Vidal, MD2,5; Alka Gupta, Matthew T Whitehead, Shelly Soni: Dual diagnosis of achondroplasia and long QT syndrome via whole genome sequencing in a fetus with congenital brain abnormalities: A case report. 29th International Conference on Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy, October 20 - November 2, 2025, Cape Town, South Africa October 2025.
2024
Natalie Burrill, Nankee Kumar, Sonika Agarwal, Lauren A. Beslow, Edward R. Oliver, Minh-Huy Huynh, Elizabeth Goldmuntz, Bryan Pukenas, Alexandra Borst, Allison Britt, Arastoo Vossough, Stephanie Fuller, Shih Shan Lang, Erica Schindewolf, Lisa Pilchman, Renee Dicicco, Haley Crane, Christina Paidas Teefey: Two Fetuses with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Presenting with Rare Finding of Arteriovenous Malformations. ACMG Annual Clinical Genetic Meeting, Toronto, Canada March 2024.
Allison Chirigos, Sonika Agarwal, Betsy Ostrander, Marielle Young, Allison Smego, Nina Natarajan, Marissa Vawter-Lee, Dawn Gano, Charu Venkatesan, Jen Keene: A practice survey of prenatally identified supratentorial midline brain malformations Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting, San Deigo, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada International Newborn Brain Conference, San Deigo, USA April 2024.
Ashley Bach, Charu Venkatesan, Dawn Gano, Monica Lemmon, Sonika Agarwal: Difficult conversations in fetal neonatal neurology: National survey of educational experiences of child neurology residents Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada May 2024.
Giulia S Porcari, Rudmila N Rashid, Caitlyn A Mulvihill, Lauren A Beslow, Holly A Dubbs, Erica Schindewolf, Juliana S Gebb, Sonika Agarwal, Matthew T Whitehead, Ana G Cristancho : Age-related differences in the presentation of COL4A1/2-related disorders Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting 2024 November 2024.
2023
Tomo Tarui, Charu Venkatesan, Dawn Gano, Monica Lemmon, Sarah B. Mulkey, Andrea Pardo, Lisa Emrick, Mark Scher, Sonika Agarwal: Fetal Neurology Practice Survey. 14th International Newborn Brain Conference (INBBC) 2023 February 2023.
Renee DiCicco, Natalie Burrill, Haley Crane, Nahla Khalek, Juliana Gebb, Sonika Agarwal, Matthew Whitehead, Deborah Zarnow, Edward Oliver, Ashley Bach, Julie Moldenhauer: Two Cases of Prenatally Diagnosed Cri-du-Chat Syndrome and Associated MRI Findings. ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting 2023 March 2023.
Lectures by Invitation
2026
Sonika Agarwal. Fetal Ventriculomegaly: Approach to Diagnosis, Counseling and Management, Newborn Brain Society Educational Webinar (Fetal Neurology Series), Virtual global webinar for neurologists, neonatologists and neonatal neurocritical care neurologists. Mar 2026.
Sonika Agarwal. Congenital Brain Malformations: Approach to Counselling and Management. SUNY Downstate NYC Hospitals Neurology Grand Rounds, New York, NY. Mar 2026.
2025
Sonika Agarwal. Diagnostic yield of sequencing in prenatal agenesis of the corpus callosum in a well phenotyped international cohort. Lorraine Dugoff, Natalie Chandler, Stephanie Allen, Sarah Graham, Vicki Harrison, Anne McCabe, Anna de Burca, Audrey Smith, Erina Sasaki, Mairead Hagarty, Julianna Gebb, Shelly Soni, Sonika Agarwal, et al. 29th International Conference on Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy, November 2025, Cape Town, South Africa. Nov 2025.
Sonika Agarwal. Early Beginnings and Lifelong Impact: Navigating Neurological Challenges in the Fetus and Newborn. Speaker and Panelist, Fetal Neonatal Neurology. Asian Oceanian Congress of Child Neurology, Delhi, India. Sept 2025.
Sonika Agarwal. Postnatal Management of Prenatal Neurological Disorders, Jefferson Maternal Fetal Medicine Division Fetal Surgery and Multidisciplinary Meeting, Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Aug 2025.
Sonika Agarwal. What's A Neurologist: Fetal Neonatal Neurology Overview. Highschool Scholars Program Speaker. July 2025.
Sonika Agarwal. Pediatric Neurological Disorders: care across lifespan, American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting. Apr 2025.
Sonika Agarwal. Neonatal Stroke: overview and case discussion Speaker and Panelists on Association of Child Neurology, India. Apr 2025.
2024
Sonika Agarwal. Prenatal Genetic Testing: overview and implications in fetal neurology. Cincinnati Global Telecast, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH. Oct 2024.
Sonika Agarwal. Child Neurology residency Bootcamp lecture series: Neonatal Neurological Examination. July 2024.
Sonika Agarwal. Imaging Patterns of Neonatal Subpial Hemorrhage and Associations with Neurological Outcomes Santiago Martinez-Correa, MD; Jatin Sharma, MD; Patricia Rafful, MD; Sonika Agarwal, MD; Sara Reis Teixeira, MD. Annual Meeting and Post Graduate Course of the European Society of Paediatric Radiology (ESPR 2024) which will be held in Seville from 3rd-7th June 2024. June 2024.
Sonika Agarwal. Neonatal Stroke: overview and outcomes, Inspira Medical Group, New Jersey. May 2024.
Sonika Agarwal. Panel Moderator and Speaker, Session S2: Child Neurology and Developmental Neurology. American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada. Apr 2024.
Sonika Agarwal. Speaker, (Neonatal Neurology Overview) Virtua Annual Baby Symposium, NJ. Apr 2024.
Sonika Agarwal. Maternal placental fetal triad and continuum of care in fetal brain health, 15th International Newborn Brain Conference, Cork Ireland. Mar 2024.
Sonika Agarwal. Difficult conversations in fetal neonatal neurology: National survey of educational experiences of child neurology residents, 15th International Newborn Brain Conference, Cork, Ireland. Feb 2024.
Sonika Agarwal. Child Neurology Grand Rounds, Cohen's Children's, New York, (Prenatal Neurological Disorders: Challenges in Counseling and Outcomes). Jan 2024.
Sonika Agarwal. Child Neurology Grand Rounds, Little Rock, Arkansas (Fetal Neurology: overview and advances). Jan 2024.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2023
Abdi K, Adams E, Agarwal S, Ergun MA, Altamimi T, Aral A, Arfi H, Armour E, Armstrong L, Mulkey SB, Bambi J, Baxter L, Benner E, Bhattacharya S, Biselele T, Bolay H, Mayorga PC, Carrasco M, Carter E, Chao A, Cooke A, Corsi-Cabrera M, Cubero-Rego L, Cuddyer D, Gano DD, Cubero-Rego MLA, de Ribaupierre S, Drobyshevsky A, El-Dib M, Elmazoglu Z, Emrick L, Epstein A, Erdei C, Flynn P, Duerden EG, Gibson K, Gregory S, Topa EGA, Aliyu MH, Harmony T, Harshbarger J, Hartley C, Hayakawa M, Kazan HH, Inder T, Ito Y, Jain V, Jurkiewicz M, Kapoor B, Kebaya L, Keles Gulnerman E, Kidokoro H, Kling E, Kumai S, Lebane D, Lemmon M, Salihu HM, Marchant S, Maxfield C, Mbayabo G, Meyerink P, Millman R, Mitsumatsu T, Nakata T, Narita H, Natsume J, Pacheco J, Pagano L, Pardo A, Peyton C, Pineda R, Reddy S, Ricardo-Garcell J, Rikard B, Roychaudhuri S, Nichols ES, Sadowska-Krawczenko I, Sato Y, Sawamura F, Scher M, Sharon D, Sheldon Y, Shiraki A, Singh E, Steele T, Suzui R, Tady BP, Taga G, Tarui T, Trapp N, Tristao L, Tuka D, Ushida T, Usman F, Venkatesan C, Watanabe H, Witulska-Alagöz A, Yamamoto H, Yarnykh V, Younge N.: Proceedings of the 14th International Newborn Brain Conference: Fetal and/or neonatal brain development, both normal and abnormal. J Neonatal Perinatal Medicine. (eds.). 16(s1), March 2023.
2022
Jaclyn Tencer, Akash Virupakshaiah, Ian M Campbell, Elaine H. Zackai, Deborah Zarnow, Sonika Agarwal: A Case of Prenatally Diagnosed Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia in a Surviving Male Patient with FLNA Mutation. Journal of Pediatric Neurology. Theime, 20(1): 57-59, January 2022 Notes: DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1725017.ISSN 1304-2580.
Akash Virupakshaiah, Hind Alsharhan, Caitlin Menello, Hana Alharbi, Nicole M Engelhardt, Nicole Luongo, Can Ficicioglu, Sonika Agarwal: The Many Faces of Anderson-Fabry Disease. Neurology Current Research. Medtext Publications LLC, 2(1): Article 1011, March 2022 Notes: Open Access Online Publication.
Joseph Vithayathil; Colbey Freeman; Marin Jacobwitz; Erin Simon Schwartz; Sonika Agarwal: Prolonged neurologic deficits with brain MRI changes following ECT in an adolescent with CACNA1a-related disorder; a case report. BMC NeurologyBMC Neurol. 2022 Dec 9;22(1):466. doi: 10.1186/s12883-022-02994-7.PMID: 36494636 Springer Nature, 22(466): 3-6, December 2022.
2021
Duriel Hardy, Carlyn Peterson, Lauran Beslow, Mariorita Santi, Sonika Agarwal: Acute fulminant cerebral edema: A case series at a large pediatric tertiary center (neuped-06-2020-2617-SC). Journal of Pediatric Neurology. Thieme, January 2021 Notes: ISSN 1304-2580.
Sonika Agarwal: The Guiding Star: The Journey of an International Physician From Maternal Fetal Medicine to Fetal Neonatal Neurology. Child Neurology Open Sage Neuroscience and Neurology, July 2021 Notes: ecollection.
Agarwal S, Scher MS, Tilton A: Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitative Care: The Role of Home-Based Care and Family-Centered Approach. Indian Pediatrics 9(58): 813-814, September 2021.
2018
Sonika Agarwal: When and how to diagnose a child with cerebral palsy. Agarwal S. (2019) When and How to Evaluate the Child with Possible Cerebral Palsy. In: Miller F., Bachrach S., Lennon N., O'Neil M. (eds) Cerebral Palsy. Springer, Cham. Miller F., Bachrach S., Lennon N., O'Neil M (eds.). Page: 1-9 November 2018.
2017
Agarwal S, Lotze TE. Neurodegenerative Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. In: Pediatric demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system and their mimics, Waubant E, Lotze TE. Springer 2017.
2015
Agarwal S. Brain development and neurodevelopmental processes: role of imaging techniques. In: The Growth: Infancy to Adolescence, Agarwal KN. CBS Publishers, 93-95, 2015.
2014
Agarwal KN, Agarwal S. Instant Nutrition in Medical Practice. In: Instant Nutrition in Medical Practice. CBS Publishers, 2014.
Agarwal KN, Gupta V, Agarwal S. Effect of Maternal Iron Status on Placenta, Fetus & Newborn. In: Textbook of Pediatrics. Lokeshwar et al. 2014.
2005
Agarwal S. Management of Nulliparous Prolapse, Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guidelines in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Delhi, India, 2005