Leela Sarathy, MD
Adjunct Instructor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Pediatrics

MD, Boston University School of Medicine
MSEd, Bank Street College of Education
BA, Columbia University



Leela Sarathy, MD is a newborn and pediatric hospitalist, and the Medical Director of Well Newborn Services at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center. She also sees patients in the Newborn Developmental Follow-Up Clinic at MGHfC. Dr. Sarathy specializes in providing safe, high-value care to babies and children of all ages. Her academic interests include quality improvement and decreasing unnecessary interventions. Dr. Sarathy has won teaching awards and her work has been presented at national conferences.

Outside of work, Dr. Sarathy enjoys cooking, gardening, and spending time with her family.

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  1. Romano-Clarke G, Jain A, Dey-Lawson G, Aldrich T, Ramondi T, Bell J, Sarathy L. Increasing Pasteurized Donor Human Milk Use in a Level 1 Newborn Nursery. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Aug 21. PMID: 40835232
     
  2. Rivera Owen G, Lerou PH, Sarathy L. A Window Into Life as a Newborn Hospitalist: What Can the Next Generation Expect? Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Aug 01; 15(8):e389-e391. PMID: 40234031
     
  3. Lyra Burch J, Turcu R, Sarathy L. Let Me Stay With Mom! - Safely Doing Less for 35-Week Infants. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 May 01; 15(5):e218-e221. PMID: 40274266
     
  4. Sarathy L, Chou JH, Romano-Clarke G, Darci KA, Lerou PH. Bilirubin Measurement and Phototherapy Use After the AAP 2022 Newborn Hyperbilirubinemia Guideline. Pediatrics. 2024 Apr 01; 153(4). PMID: 38482582
     
  5. Mascarenhas M, Wachman EM, Chandra I, Xue R, Sarathy L, Schiff DM. Advances in the Care of Infants With Prenatal Opioid Exposure and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome. Pediatrics. 2024 Jan 01; 153(2).View Related Profiles. PMID: 38178779; PMCID: PMC10827648; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-062871;
     
  6. Sarathy L, Roumiantsev S, Lerou PH. Who Needs the NICU? Trends and Opportunities for Improvement. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 Nov 01; 13(11):e345-e347. PMID: 37867434
     
  7. Siegel MR, Cohen SJ, Koenigs K, Woods GT, Schwartz LN, Sarathy L, Chou JH, Terplan M, Wilens T, Ecker JL, Bernstein SN, Schiff DM. Assessing the clinical utility of toxicology testing in the peripartum period. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023 Jul; 5(7):100963.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37030508
     
  8. Sarathy L, Chou JH, Lerou PH, Terplan M, Mark K, Dorfman S, Wilens TE, Bernstein SN, Schiff DM. Limited Utility of Toxicology Testing at Delivery for Perinatal Cannabis Use. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 Apr 01; 13(4):317-325.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36855896; PMCID: PMC10071432; DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006897;
     
  9. Sarathy L, Murzycki J, Russo C. Finding Value in Variation. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 Mar 01; 13(3):e57-e59. PMID: 36843484
     
  10. Cohen S, Nielsen T, Chou JH, Hoeppner B, Koenigs KJ, Bernstein SN, Smith NA, Perlman N, Sarathy L, Wilens T, Terplan M, Schiff DM. Disparities in Maternal-Infant Drug Testing, Social Work Assessment, and Custody at 5 Hospitals. Acad Pediatr. 2023 Aug; 23(6):1268-1275.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36754165; DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2023.01.012;
     
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2016 Rhode Island Hospital: Teaching Award in Pediatrics
2015 AAP Section on Hospital Medicine: Resident Travel Grant
2013 Boston University School of Medicine: Stephen R. Preblud Memorial Award for Pediatrics
2012 Boston University School of Medicine: Gold Humanism in Medicine Society
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