Sirisha Yalamanchi, MD

I am an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and a practicing pediatric critical care physician at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.  Additionally, I am the medical director of the PICU and Monmouth Medical Center. I have an interest in quality improvement and systems-based practice.  My career has focused on creating system policies and clinical pathways to provide evidence-based, efficient care to our patients.  These pathways should ideally provide the best care, reduce LOS, and improve patient satisfaction.
 

A. Undergraduate
New York University
New York, NY
Art History and Psychology Major June 2007
History and Chemistry Minor
B. Graduate and Professional
Rutgers- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Piscataway, NJ
Medicine May 2012
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
New York, NY
Master’s in Healthcare Administration October 2019
Postgraduate Training:
Internship and Residencies
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington D.C.
Pediatric Internship and Residency
6/15/2012-6/30/2015
NYP-CUMC Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, New York, NY
Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship
7/1/2015-6/30/2018
Research Fellowships
Mount Sinai Medical School
Doris Duke Fellowship in Clinical Research
7/1/2010-6/30/2011

Quality and Performance Improvement
Solutions for Patient Safety
Evaluation of Emotional Harm to Patients

Refereed Original Article in Journal
a. Yalamanchi S, Saiman L, Zachariah P. Decision-making around positive tracheal aspirate
cultures - the role of neutrophil quantification in antibiotic prescribing. Pediatric Critical Care
Medicine. 2019; 20:8.
b. Gillen J, Koncicki M, Hough RF, Palumbo K, Choudhury T, Daube A, Patel AK, Chirico A, Lin
C, Yalamanchi S, Aponte-Patel L, Sen A. The Impact of Fellow-Driven Debriefing Program
after Pediatric Cardiac Arrests. BMC Medical Education. 2019; 19:272.
c. Essel KD, Yalamanchi S, Hysom E, Lichtenstein C. Healthy homes, healthy futures: a home
visitation curriculum for pediatric residents. MedEdPORTAL Publications. 2016;12:10480.
d. Jonnalagadda, S., Lin, J.J., Nelson, J., Powell, C., Salazar-Schicchi, J., Berman, A., Keller, S.,
Smith, C., Lurslurchachai, L., Halm, E., Leventhal, H., Wisnivesky, J.P. Racial and Ethnic
Differences in Beliefs About Lung Cancer Care. Chest, 142 (5), 1251-1258, November 2012.
e. Jonnalagadda, S., Bergamo, C., Lin, J.J., Lurslurchachai, L., Diefenbach, M., Smith, C., Nelson,
J., Wisnivesky, J.P. Beliefs and Attitudes about Lung Cancer Among Smokers. Lung Cancer, 77
(3), 526-531, September 2012.
f. Jonnalagadda, S., Arciniega, J., Smith, C., Wisnivesky, J.P. Validation of the Lymph Node
Ratio as a Prognostic Factor in Patients with N1 Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancer, 117 (20),
4724-4731, October 2011.
g. Jonnalagadda, S., Smith, C., Mhango, G., Wisnivesky, J.P. The Number of Lymph Node
Metastases as a Prognostic Factor in Patients with N1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Chest, 140
(2), 433-440, August 2011.

Early Career Women in Leadership Conference Recipient
AAMC       July 2025
Clinical Award for Excellence in Quality and Safety
Department of Pediatrics
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School    June 2023
OASIS Professional and Leadership Development Recipient
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School     2021-2022
Clinical Award for Excellence in Quality and Safety
Department of Pediatrics
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School     June 2020
Second Place – PCCM Fellow Clinic Research Project
New York Society of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine  June 2012
Academic Excellence in Pediatrics
UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School     May 2012
Second Place – Outstanding Oral Presentation
National Student Research Forum       March 2011
Outstanding Oncology Oral Presentation
National Student Research Forum      March 2011
Second Place – Clinical Oral Presentation
Eastern Atlantic Student Research Forum    February 2011
Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Recipient
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine      2010