Lalitha Sivaswamy, M.D.

Neurology

Lalitha-Sivaswamy

Provider Name: Lalitha Sivaswamy, M.D.

Division Chief

Academic Appointment: Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology

Provider Specialty: Neurology

Areas of Clinical Focus:  Headache Medicine in Children/Pediatric Stroke

Areas of Research/Scholarship Focus:  Headache Medicine in Children/Health Care Utilization in Child Neurology/Pediatric Stroke

Board Certification(s):  American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology/Headache Medicine

Primary Practice Name: Children's Hospital of MI

Primary Practice Address: 3901 Beaubien - 3rd Floor

City: Detroit

State: MI

ZIP Code: 48034

Practice Phone Number: (313)745-5906

Practice Fax: (313)745-0955

Other Practicing Locations:

Accepted Insurance: We accept most types on insurance. Please call to confirm that your carrier is on our list.

Languages Spoken:  English

Medical School:  Madras Medical College

Internship:  Henry Ford Hospital

Residency: Henry Ford Hospital

Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Michigan

Selected Publications: 1. Life threatening headaches in children https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29446798/ 2.Rapid Sequence MRI Protocol in the Evaluation of Pediatric Brain Attacks. De Jong G, Kannikeswaran N, DeLaroche A, Farooqi A, Sivaswamy L. Pediatr Neurol. 2020 Jun;107:77-83. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2019.12.007. Epub 2019 Dec 27. PMID: 32111563 3. Neurological Effects of COVID-19 in Children. Govil-Dalela T, Sivaswamy L. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2021 Oct;68(5):1081-1091. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2021.05.010. PMID: 34538300 4. Diagnosing Pseudotumor Cerebri: An Age-based Approach. Govil-Dalela T, Sivaswamy L. Pediatr Neurol Briefs. 2020 Dec 18;34:19. doi: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-34-19. PMID: 33354101

Awards/Honors: Top Doc Award

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