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Rajeev Prasad

Rajeev Prasad, MD

Professor of Pediatrics and Surgery


Department: Pediatrics, Surgery

Specialties: General Surgery, Pediatrics

Education

  • Temple University School of Medicine

Awards & Honors

  • Named "Top Doctor" by Philadelphia Magazine (2018, 2021)

Clinical Background

Philadelphia magazine's Top Doctors 2021

Dr. Rajeev Prasad is an attending surgeon and director of the minimally invasive surgery program at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pa. He is board certified in pediatric and general surgery.

  • Named "Top Doctor" by Philadelphia magazine (2018, 2021)

Clinical Services

Pectus carinatum, Pectus excavatum, Minimally invasive surgery, Trauma, Pediatrics, Pediatric surgery

Affiliated Hospitals

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Fellowships

  • Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center; St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital

Residencies

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Dr. Prasad is a professor of pediatrics and surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine and associate director of the pediatric surgery fellowship program at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children is a primary academic campus of Drexel University College of Medicine. Its physicians are non-compensated members of the teaching faculty of Drexel University College of Medicine and its clinical practices are independent of Drexel University.


Contact Information


St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
160 East Erie Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19134
Phone: 215.427.5000
Fax: 215.427.5555