St. Luke’s University Health Network welcomes Shaheen Timmapuri, MD, to its team of pediatric specialists. Dr. Timmapuri treats a variety of disorders in children including congenital anomalies (birth defects), hernias, appendicitis, skin lesions, cysts, lung masses and pyloric stenosis (thickening of the stomach muscle which blocks food from reaching the small intestine in newborns).

Dr. Timmapuri works closely with pediatricians, primary care physicians and teams from St. Luke’s 12 other pediatric specialties, providing comprehensive care for children with complex health issues from infancy through adolescence. She also collaborates with obstetricians and radiologists when abnormalities are detected during pregnancy, planning corrective surgery and educating parents before delivery. This alleviates some anxiety for expectant parents and ensures a coordinated, specialized delivery plan is in place.

After earning her undergraduate degree at The Pennsylvania State University, Dr. Timmapuri completed medical school at New Jersey Medical School, followed by a six-year residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and a two-year pediatric surgery fellowship at St. Christopher’s Children Hospital. Dr. Timmapuri recently completed her MBA at The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania.

Following in her mother’s footsteps, Dr. Timmapuri wanted to be a physician for as long as she can remember. “I truly love science and helping people and medicine is the perfect marriage of those concepts,” says Dr. Timmapuri. “I especially love helping children. They have so much potential – they are our future.”