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Kanwaljeet Anand, MD, Pediatrics, Palo Alto, CA, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

KanwaljeetSinghAnandMDMBBS, D.Phil., FAAP, FCCM, FRCPCH.

Pediatrics • Palo Alto, CA

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics & Anesthesiology, Stanford University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    770 Welch Road, Suite 435
    Department Of Pediatrics
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
    Phone+1 650-498-6313
    Fax+1 650-736-9186
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Summary

  • Dr. K.J.S. (“Sunny”) Anand graduated from M.G.M. Medical College, University of Indore (India). As a Rhodes Scholar at University of Oxford (UK), he received the D.Phil. degree, followed by post-doctoral fellowship in Anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School, residency training in Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital and CCM fellowship training at Massachusetts General Hospital. He has received the Dr. Michael Blacow Award from the British Paediatric Association (1986), Pediatric Resident Research Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics (1992), the inaugural Young Investigator Award in Pediatric Pain from the IASP (1994), the Jeffrey Lawson Award from American Pain Society (2000), the Windermere Honorary Lectureship from Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2004), the Joan M. Cranmer “Mentor of the Year” Award (2007) from UAMS, the Nils Rosén von Rosenstein Medal from the Swedish Academy of Medicine and Swedish Paediatric Society (2009), gave the 9th Annual “In Praise of Medicine” Keynote Address for the Centennial Ceremony of Erasmus University Medical Center (2013). For community service, he received the Father Joseph Biltz Award (2007) from the NCCJ and the Dr. Martin Luther King “Salute to Greatness” Individual Award (2008) from the State of Arkansas. He is currently Professor of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology at Stanford University School of Medicine. He has published >250 peer-reviewed articles, edited 7 books or journal issues, contributed 55 book chapters and numerous other publications.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1991 - 1993
  • Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center
    Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1988 - 1991
  • Jesus College, University of Oxford
    Jesus College, University of OxfordD. Phil., 1986
  • M.G.M. Medical College
    M.G.M. Medical CollegeClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2015 - 2024
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2009 - 2017
  • AR State Medical License
    AR State Medical License 1997 - 2017
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 1993 - 1997
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Investigator Award Presentation International Association for the Study of Pain, 2015
  • Appointed as Fellow of the Leading Causes of Life Initiative Wake Forest University, 2015
  • Listed in Who’s Who in America Marquis Who’s Who, Inc., 2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Corticosteroids in pediatric ARDS: all cards on the table  
    Schwingshackl A, Meduri GU, Kimura D, Cormier SA, Anand KJS, Intensive Care Medicine, 1/1/2015
  • Neurotoxicity vs neuroprotection from analgesic agents in newborns  
    Anand KJS, Journees Nationales de Neonatologie, 1/1/2015
  • Pratiques de sedation et d’analgesie dans les Unites de Reanimation Neonatale Europeennes  
    Carbajal R, Eriksson M, Courtois E, Anand KJS, Journees Nationales de Neonatologie, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Fetal and Neonatal Secrets 
    Chapter: Pain management in the neonate. 
    Page 143 - 154Anand KJS, Savorgnan FJ, Hall RWEditors: Polin RA, Spitzer AR.Elsevier Science Publishers, New York, NYEdition 3rd,2014
  • Pediatric and Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation 
    Chapter: Sedation, Analgesia, and Neuromuscular Blockade in the Neonatal ICU. 
    Boyle EM, Anand KJSEditors: Rimensberger P.C..Springer, Heidelberg2014
  • Management of Acute and Chronic Pain 
    Chapter: Chapter 46: The Treatment of Pain in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients. 
    Tobias JD, Anand KJS, Houck CEditors: Daniel B. Carr.Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh2008
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Racial Differences in salivary levels of IL-2 and cortisol: Candidate biomarkers for detection of HPA axis changes in the developing brain.
    Boni Y, Rovnaghi CR, Anand KJS, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA, 1/11/2014
  • No functional NMDA receptor determines the resistance of neural stem progenitor cells to ketamine-induced cell death.
    Dong C, Anand KJS, Annual Meeting of the Society for Critical Care Medicine, Puerto Rico, 1/27/2013
  • Opioid therapy in neonates: Long-term effects & functional outcomes.
    Anand KJS, Hall RW, Grunau RVE, Tibboel D, 9th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain, Stockholm, Sweden, 1/17/2013
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Lectures

  • Neurotoxicity vs. neuroprotection from analgesic agents in newborns. 
    Paris, France - 1/26/2015
  • Sedation and analgesia in European NICUs: Preliminary results from the EuroPAIN survey. 
    Paris, France - 1/26/2015
  • Clinical experiences and Leading Causes of Life 
    Winston-Salem, NC - 1/25/2015
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Other

  • Opioid use in pregnancy alters newborn outcomes and subsequent development. 
    Anand KJS, Campbell-Yeo M, IASP Newsletter, Pain in the News
    1/10/2015

Press Mentions

  • Opioid-Dependent Baby Suits Go Forward with Amended Suits Linking in-Utero Drug Exposure to Birth Defects According to Opioid Justice Team Experts
    Opioid-Dependent Baby Suits Go Forward with Amended Suits Linking in-Utero Drug Exposure to Birth Defects According to Opioid Justice Team ExpertsNovember 12th, 2019
  • Advances in Pediatric Critical Care Research in India
    Advances in Pediatric Critical Care Research in IndiaMay 28th, 2018

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Punjabi, Hindi

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Kanwaljeet Anand, Dr. Kanwaljeet Anand, MD, Dr. K Anand, Dr. Kanwaljeet Singh Anand