Pediatrics - Harlem Hospital Center, Columbia University, New York
Pediatrics - Rainbow Children's Hospital, Hyderabad, India
Pediatrics - St. John's Medical College,Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, IndiaF
Pediatric Gastroenterology - Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin
Pediatric Gastroenterology – American Board of PediatricsPediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
MD - St. John's Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India
Attending Physician
Associate Program Director, Advanced Pediatric GI Motility Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Kovacic K, Kapavarapu PK, Sood MR, Li BUK, Nugent M, Simpson P, Miranda A.: Nausea exacerbates symptom burden, quality of life, and functioning in adolescents with functional abdominal pain disorders. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2019.
Orajiaka N, Kapavarapu PK, Chaudhary G, Topper L, Rajagopalan L: Isolated bilateral abducens nerve palsy after closed head trauma in a two year old boy. Peds in Review 38(5): 238, May 2017.
Kapavarapu PK, Paul A, Lalitha AV, Shet AS: Transient Aplastic Crisis in Hereditary Elliptocytosis. Indian J Pediatr 79(12): 1666-8, 2012.
Kapavarapu PK, Bari O, Perumphil M, Duggan C, Dinakar C, Krishnamurthy S, Arumugam K, Shet A: Growth patterns and anemia status of HIV-infected children living in an institutional facility in India. Trop Med Int Health 17(8): 962-71, 2012.
Indumathi CK, Kapavarapu PK, Dinakar C, Shet A, Lewin S: Intermittent short course therapy for pediatric tuberculosis. Indian Pediatr 47(1): 93-6, 2010.
Sathyaprabha TN, Kapavarapu PK, Pall PK, Thennarasu K, Raju TR: Pulmonary Functions in Parkinson's Disease. Indian J Chest Did Allied Sci 47(4): 251-7, 2005.
Kapavarapu PK, Javed S, Reynolds JC, Toto EL, Fiorino K, Mousa H, Piccoli DA, Ahuja NK: Development and Implementation of a Novel Hybrid Model for Neurogastroenterology and Motility Fellowship American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA November 2021 Notes: poster.
Kapavarapu PK. "Pediatric Constipation: Medical vs Surgical Management" - American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society Annual Meeting, PA. Aug 2022.
Kapavarapu PK. "Refractory Constipation in Pediatrics: Motility Perspective" - International Conference on Pediatric Super Specialty, AP, India. Mar 2021.
2015, Best Poster Presentation Award, "Bilateral Abducens nerve palsy in closed head Trauma," Residents' Research Fair, Harlem Hospital Center, NY
2014, Best Poster Presentation Award, "Pertussis resurgence: A case report of severe pertussis in an infant from Harlem community," Residents Research Fair, Harlem Hospital Center, NY
2010, Best Paper Award for presenting paper on "Aplastic Crisis I Hereditary Elliptocytosis," India Academy of Pediatrics Bangalore Chapter and Command Hospital Air Force Bangalore Pediatric Oncology Update, India
2009, University Level IIIrd Rank - Pediatric Boards, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India
2005, Research Society Merit Certificate for Research Project, "Drug Induced Acute Interstitial Nephritis," St. John's medical College, India
2005, Certificate of Merit/Honor, General Medicine, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology; State Level IInd Place, Behavioral Medicine Inter-medical school quiz competition; State Level IInd and IIIrd Place, Psychiatry Inter-medical school quiz competition
2019-present, Reviewer, BMC Pediatrics
2018-present, Reviewer, American College of Gastroenterology Case Reports Journal
2018-present, Reviewer, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2016-present, North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- 2021-present, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Committee
2017-present, American Gastroenterology Association
2017-present, American College of Gastroenterology
2016-present, American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society
2013-present, American Academy of Pediatrics