Zarana R. Swarup, MD, FAAP

Zarana Swarup, MD: I decided to become a doctor because honestly, as far back as I can remember, that's all I've ever wanted to do. I mean, I was going through a bunch of my old stuff and found a little essay thing from fifth grade where I wrote I want to be a pediatrician.

One of the big reasons that I guess I enjoy working at CHOP is that they are all big on evidence-based medicine. So evidence-based medicine is using science to make sure that you're practicing proper care. So for example, for an ear infection that I'm diagnosing it properly, and for the right age group, I'm giving the right medicine at the right times at the right doses appropriately. And so it's nice to have lots of people helping to make sure that we're all practicing good care on a regular basis and staying up to date with everything.

I have resources at my disposal. I have wonderful specialists that I can talk to regularly if I need help, and I can collaborate with a lot of people to make sure my patients receive the best care possible.

In my spare time, I love hanging out with my kids. So, I have two daughters that I enjoy spending time with, and I also am big into arts and crafts. It’s really fun to get a new parent with a new baby because it's just really nice to see them from the start and to kind of help guide them and know that what they're going through is what I went through a couple of years, and just to work with them to reassure them and help make sure we're raising a healthy child.

On a day-to-day basis, I can empathize because I regularly have had those sleepless nights. I view my role in a child's life to be part of the team that takes care of them. So as one of the many people hopefully in the village raising a kid, so my job would be obviously to help manage the health, but hopefully to help be a trusted reliable adult to be available for them whenever they need.

Do my patients make me laugh? Every single day, all day long, which is why I love what I do.

Zarana Swarup, MD: I decided to become a doctor because honestly, as far back as I can remember, that's all I've ever wanted to do. I mean, I was going through a bunch of my old stuff and found a little essay thing from fifth grade where I wrote I want to be a pediatrician.

One of the big reasons that I guess I enjoy working at CHOP is that they are all big on evidence-based medicine. So evidence-based medicine is using science to make sure that you're practicing proper care. So for example, for an ear infection that I'm diagnosing it properly, and for the right age group, I'm giving the right medicine at the right times at the right doses appropriately. And so it's nice to have lots of people helping to make sure that we're all practicing good care on a regular basis and staying up to date with everything.

I have resources at my disposal. I have wonderful specialists that I can talk to regularly if I need help, and I can collaborate with a lot of people to make sure my patients receive the best care possible.

In my spare time, I love hanging out with my kids. So, I have two daughters that I enjoy spending time with, and I also am big into arts and crafts. It’s really fun to get a new parent with a new baby because it's just really nice to see them from the start and to kind of help guide them and know that what they're going through is what I went through a couple of years, and just to work with them to reassure them and help make sure we're raising a healthy child.

On a day-to-day basis, I can empathize because I regularly have had those sleepless nights. I view my role in a child's life to be part of the team that takes care of them. So as one of the many people hopefully in the village raising a kid, so my job would be obviously to help manage the health, but hopefully to help be a trusted reliable adult to be available for them whenever they need.

Do my patients make me laugh? Every single day, all day long, which is why I love what I do.