Arun K. Srinivasan, MD, MRCS is an affiliate faculty member at the Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness (CPCE), an attending pediatric urologist in the Division of Urology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is also a staff urologist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and an associate professor of urology in surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
His research focuses broadly on the future of minimally invasive treatment options and he is currently pursuing research into robotic and laparoscopic surgery, as well as pediatric stone disease. His present research interests include new techniques in minimally invasive surgery, novel tools in management of voiding dysfunction and neurogenic bladders, and design and development of new diagnostic and therapeutic devices in urology.
Dr. Srinivasan earned his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree (MBBS) from Stanley Medical College in Madras, India. He earned Membership in the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) of England, United Kingdom, and completed a residency in cardiothoracic surgery at Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool, UK. In 2004, Dr. Srinivasan changed his surgical focus to pediatric urology and came to the United States to further his training. He completed general surgery and urology residencies at the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in New York. Dr. Srinivasan continued his urologic training with a fellowship in pediatric urology at Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in Georgia. He joined CHOP in 2012.