Leela Sarathy, MD

Adjunct Instructor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

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.

Publications

  • Published 10/6/2026

    Chang PW, Snyder C, Kerns E, Sullivan E, Garber M, Stipelman CH, Widmer KM, Sarathy L, Hampton EP, Gallois J, Bakken EH, Satrom KM. Barriers to Reducing Subthreshold Phototherapy for Neonatal Jaundice. Pediatrics. 2026 Oct 06. PMID: 42833658.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 10/1/2026

    Sarathy L, Kerns EK, Schissel ME, Satrom KM, Chang PW, Magee S, McCulloh RJ. Hospital Reporting Practices and Quality of Newborn Race and Ethnicity Data. JAMA Pediatr. 2026 Oct 01; 180(10):1159-1161. PMID: 42545716.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/24/2026

    Burch JL, Joseph R, Ouellette T, Luo E, Sarathy L. Reducing Serum Bilirubin Measurements in a Newborn Nursery Using Quality Improvement Methodology. Hosp Pediatr. 2026 Sep 24. PMID: 42778183.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/1/2026

    Burch JL, Winkler AE, Danaher-Garcia N, Turcu R, Sarathy L. Outcomes of 35-Week-Old Infants Routinely Admitted to Higher Levels of Care. Hosp Pediatr. 2026 Sep 01; 16(9):e674-e681. PMID: 42492936.

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  • Published 7/2/2026

    Cheung A, Jain A, Bernstein S, Sarathy L. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization Disparities in Mothers and Infants at the Birth Hospitalization: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Pediatr. 2026 Oct; 297:115219. PMID: 42392501.

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Education

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

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