Rate My Professor Purnima Mandal

Purnima Mandal, MD, serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Practitioner) at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. She is an Attending Physician in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, where she focuses on general pediatrics and pediatric hospital medicine. Dr. Mandal earned her medical degree from New York Medical College and completed both her internship and residency in pediatrics at New York Medical College - Westchester Medical Center. As a clinician-educator, she contributes to patient care, medical training, and the academic mission of USC and CHLA.

Dr. Mandal has made contributions to the field through peer-reviewed publications. Notable works include 'Variations in Care for Breastfed Infants Admitted to US Children’s Hospitals: A Multicenter Survey of Inpatient Providers,' published in Hospital Pediatrics in 2020, which examined inpatient provider practices for breastfed infants. Another publication is 'Current Perspectives on Transport Medicine in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowships,' appearing in the Journal of Hospital Medicine in 2018, addressing transport medicine training in fellowships. She is actively engaged in pediatric medical education, selected for the 2024-2025 APEX Teaching Program Pediatric Hospital Medicine Educator Class by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Additionally, she is listed in the Keck School of Medicine OUTList faculty directory, highlighting her role in pediatric hospital medicine. Her work supports the advancement of clinical practices and education in pediatric hospital settings at leading institutions.