Premi Suresh, MD

Dr. Premi Suresh is a child abuse pediatrician and associate physician at UC San Diego. She provides clinical service in the outpatient setting at The Chadwick Center for Children and Families.

Her interests include the developmental effects of exposure to toxic stress and the factors that relate to resilience in children who experience adversity.



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Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Medical Degree: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH
Residency: Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA
Fellowship: Child Abuse Pediatrics, Chadwick Center, Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA
Special Certifications: Board Certified in Child Abuse Pediatrics and General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

Scholarly Work

  1. Suresh, PT, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Pocket Atlas Volume I: Traumatic Injuries, Edited by Frasier, L, Hinds, T, Luyet, F, STM Learning Inc, 2016.
  2. Suresh, PT, Congenital Malformations, Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Pocket Atlas Volume II: Medical Mimics,  Edited by Frasier, L, Hinds, T, Luyet, F, STM Learning Inc, 2016.
  3. Myhre AK, Adams JA, Kaufhold M, Davis JL, Suresh P, Kuelbs CL.  Anal findings in children with and without probable anal penetration: a retrospective study of 1115 children referred for suspected sexual abuse. Child Abuse and Neglect. 2013 Jul;37(7):465-74.
  4. Suresh, P. The Quarterly Update: A Publication of the Ray E. Helfer Society. Reviews of a current child abuse medical research. A Review of Classic metaphyseal lesions among victims of abuse. Adamsbaum C, De Boissieu P, Teglas JP, Re-Salman C. J Pediatr 2019;. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.02.013 July 2019.
  5. Suresh, P. Child Abuse for the Investigator – Developed and implemented 4 hour curriculum (including evaluation measures) for investigators of child abuse in the state of California.  Published in the TEACH online repository of peer reviewed educational resources.  February 2020.
  • Clinical preceptor for medical students and residents at the Chadwick Center at Rady Children’s Hospital
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