Speciality and areas of Interest

• Pediatrics & Neonatology
• Breastfeeding and Advanced Lactation Support
• Preventive & Community Child Health
• Simulation-based Medical Education

Work Experience

• Christian Medical College, Vellore - postgraduation, Lecturer 1997-2001
• CSI Rainy Multispeciality Hospital, Chennai - Consultant in Pediatrics & Neonatology 2001-2006
• Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai - Senior Consultant in Pediatrics & Neonatology 2006-present, Head of department since 2019
• Honorary Faculty - BITS Pilani MBA Health Management Program (since 2024)

Professional membership and certification

• Indian Academy of Pediatrics
• National Neonatology Forum, India
• Pediatric Simulation Training & Research Society, India
• European Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
• International Pediatric Association
• Association of Lactation Professionals of India
• ⁠International Pediatric Simulation Society
• ⁠International Network for Simulation-based
• Pediatric Innovation, Research and Education
• Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organisations
• International Lactation Consultant Association

Publications

• Kuruvilla KA, Pillai S, Jesudason M, Jana AK. Bacterial profile of sepsis in a neonatal unit in South India. Indian Pediatr 1998; 35: 851 - 58.
• Murali N, Pillai S, Cherian T, Raghupathy P, Padmini V, Mathai E. Rickettsial infections in South India – How to spot the Spotted Fever. Indian Pediatr 2001; 38: 1393 - 96.
• Simon A, Pillai S, Raghupathy P, Chandy M. Leucocyte Adhesion Deficiency-I. Indian Pediatr. 2002; 39: 963 – 66.
• Swathi Padankatti, Uma Narayanan, Jisha Susan Babu, Kuruvilla Thomas. Road safety practices among school-going children in Chennai. Int J Emerg Med. 2014; 7 (Suppl 1): O2
• Uma Priya Narayanan, Swathi Padankatti, Kuruvilla Thomas. Implementation of triage in a pediatric emergency department. Int J Emerg Med. 2014; 7 (Suppl 1): O3
• Sarath PSK, Swathi Padankatti, Kuruvilla Thomas. Accidental injuries in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Int J Emerg Med. 2014; 7 (Suppl 1): P9
• Radoc J, Odudu G, Padankatti S. P6.07. A telephone triage program for HIV-positive children in resource poor settings: Training triage coordinators in Chennai, India. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2017; 93: A250
• MV Srinath, Swathi Padankatti, Kuruvilla Thomas. The nurse – today’s advocate of breastfeeding: Evaluation of breastfeeding knowledge among nurses in active practice. Journal of Critical Reviews. 2020; 7 (19): 5550-5556.
• Swaminathan A, Sathiyasekaran M, Padankatti S, Padankatti RB, Arulprakash S, Raj R. A rare cause of rectovaginal fistula in early infancy. It is in the genes! J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2020
• Anjali M, Swathi Padankatti. Sleep patterns of urban south Indian adolescents. IAP ResRCHcon 2020 Abstracts. Indian J Pediatr (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-020-03504-8
• Sadacharan D, Mahadevan S, Rao SS, Kumar AP, Swathi P, Kumar S et al. Neonatal severe  primary hyperparathyroidism: A series of four cases and their long-term management in India. Indian J Endocr Metab 2020; 24: 196-201.
• Bertozzi E, Bertozzi-Villa A, Padankatti S, Sridhar A. Outcomes assessment pitfalls: challenges to quantifying knowledge gain in a sex education game [under peer review]. Gates Open Research 2020, 4:73 (https://doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.13129.2).
• Balachandran A, Jambugulam M, George K, Inturi S, Padankatti S, et al. Clinical Spectrum of Mercury Poisoning in India: Case-series from a Poison Control Center. JAPI 2023.
• Priyadarshini K, Padankatti S, Mahadevan S. Generation of South Indian Data for Normal Clitoral Dimensions and Anogenital Ratio in Term Neonates. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2024; 28(2):208–12.
• Madineni KA, Padankatti S, Thomas K. Risk factors of and screening protocol for retinopathy of prematurity. Perinatol J Perinatal Neonatal Care 2024; 25: 229-240.

Book Chapters

• Swathi Padankatti. Basics of Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation. In: Essentials of Pediatric Pulmonology 3rd Edition. Eds L Subramanyam.
• Swathi Padankatti. Bleeding Neonate. In: Differential Diagnosis in Pediatrics. Eds, K Nedunchelian, P Ramachandran, S Thangavelu, NC Gowrishankar, 1st Edn, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi.
• Swathi Padankatti. Routine Care of the Newborn. In: The Management of Labour. Eds, Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Gita Arjun, Leonie Penna. 4th Edn, Universities Press.

Book

• Your New Baby: A no-nonsense guide for new parents. Swathi Padankatti, Priyalatha Krishnan, Kamlesh Bhargava

Reviewer for journals

• Archives of Diseases in Childhood
• Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health