PoojaAnilKakarMDIBCLC

Clinical Assistant Professor and Board Certified Lactation Consultant - Stanford School of Medicine

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I am a Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Program Director and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant at Stanford School of Medicine. Complementing my work in the clinical setting, I am a co-project investigator on two trials to address childhood obesity and develop novel digital health applications to promote equitable access to safe outdoor spaces.

Tower Health/St. Christopher's Hospital for ChildrenResidency, Pediatrics, 2016 - 2019
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 2016
Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences Honors ProgramBA, Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Summa Cum Laude, 2009 - 2013
Rutgers University Behavioral Health CareB.A., Cell Biology and Neuroscience (Honors Program), 2009 - 2013

NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2016 - 2019
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
International Board of Lactation Consultant ExaminersInternational Board Certified Lactation Consultant

Distinction in Service to the Community Award Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2013
Class of 1963 Good Citizen Scholarship Rutgers University, 2013
School of Arts and Sciences Honors Scholar Rutgers University, 2012
Phi Beta Kappa 2012
School of Arts and Sciences Excellence Award Rutgers University, 2009
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PubMed

39 citations
Community-based approaches to reducing health inequities and fostering environmental justice through global youth-engaged citizen science
Abby C. King, Feyisayo A Odunitan-Wayas, Moushumi Chaudhury, María Alejandra Rubio, Michael Baiocchi, Tracy Kolbe-Alexander, Felipe Montes, Ann Banchoff, Olga L. Sarmi...> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021 Jan 21
4 citations
Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Irene M. Loe, Pooja A Kakar, Lee M. Sanders> ;JAMA Pediatrics. 2021 Feb 1

Journal Articles

Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Irene M Loe, Pooja A Kakar, JAMA Pediatrics

Abstracts/Posters

"A Visit to the Doctor - A Guide to the Health Encounter for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities."
Kakar, P., Coffield, C., Spitalnik, D., Community Oriented Primary Care Program, Piscataway, NJ, 1/1/2013
Examining the Role of SIRT1 and CBP/p300 in the Mechanism of HSF1. Regulation in Mammalian Cells.
Kakar, P., Liu, A., Cell Biology and Neuroscience Honors Colloquium, Piscataway, NJ, 1/1/2012
Understanding the Role of Sirtuin1 in HSF1 Regulation to Promote Neuron Survival Under Stress.
Kakar, P., Zhu, J., Liu, A., Aresty Summer Science Symposium, Piscataway, NJ, 1/1/2010

Other

Artemia franciscana clone 4GB41.07 putative actin-depolymerizing factor mRNA, complete cds.
Kakar, P., Sanelli, A., Vershon, A.K., Nemeroff, M.E., NCBI nucleotide database
1/1/2009
Putative Actin-Depolymerizing Factor [Artemia Franciscana].
Kakar, P., Sanelli, A., Vershon, A.K., Nemeroff, M.E., NCBI protein database
1/1/2009