A hospitalist, Dr. Preetha Krishnan joined Children’s Hospital in July. Dr. Krishnan earned her medical degree at University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington and completed a residency in pediatrics at University of California – San Francisco in Fresno. She is board eligible in pediatrics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Dr. Krishnan’s research interests include MRSA. She has presented on the topic at numerous conferences and her work has been published in the “Journal of Investigative Medicine.”

Committed to community service, Dr. Krishnan has served as a camp counselor for nearly 10 years with the Okizu Foundation, a camp for families affected by childhood cancer. She has also volunteered with Global Healing in Honduras and spent a month in India with Child Family Health International while she was in medical school.

Dr. Krishnan is fluent in Spanish.