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Rita Agarwal, MD, Anesthesiology, Palo Alto, CA, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

RitaAgarwalMD

Anesthesiology • Palo Alto, CA

Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pediatric Pain Medicine, Regional Anesthesiology

Professor (Clinical) of Anesthesiology

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Summary

  • Dr. Rita Agarwal is an anesthesiologist in Palo Alto, CA and is affiliated with Stanford Health Care. She received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and has been in practice 30 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Farsi. She specializes in pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric pain medicine, and regional anesthesiology and is experienced in administration of general anesthesia, epidural anesthesia, caudal anesthesia, patient controlled anesthesia, and pediatric anesthesiology.

Education & Training

  • University of Colorado
    University of ColoradoFellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 1990 - 1991
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Anesthesiology, 1987 - 1990
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1986
  • Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M UniversityBA, 1979 - 1982
  • Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M UniversityBachelor's, 1979 - 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2014 - 2026
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1988 - 2025
  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 1992 - 2025
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiology American Society of Anesthesiology, 2018
  • Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiology ASA, 2018
  • Honor's Program Texas A&M University
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Anesthesia for Pediatric Chest Trauma  
    Agarwal R, Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 1/1/2002
  • Anesthesia for Pediatric Chest Trauma  
    Agarwal R, Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 1/1/2002
  • Improvement of Intraoperative somatosensory Evoked Potentials by Ketamine  
    Agarwal R, Roitman KJ, Stokes MA, Paediatric Anaesthesia, 1/1/1998
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Books/Book Chapters

  • A Practical Approach to Neuroanesthesia 
    Chapter: A Practical Approach to Pediatric Neurosurgical Patient 
    Dean,K, Agarwal REditors: Soriano, Sloan Monghan.2013
  • A Practical Approach to Neuroanesthesia 
    Chapter: A Practical Approach to Pediatric Neurosurgical Patient 
    Dean, K, Agarwal REditors: Soriano, Sloan Monghan.2013
  • Pediatric Anesthesia: Basic Principles, State of the Art, Future – Update 
    Chapter: Acute Pain Services 
    Agarwal R. Polaner DavidEditors: Bissonnette, Engelhardt.PMPH-USA2011
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Current Practices in the Management of Post-dural puncture headaches: results of an SPA Sanctioned Survey
    Agarwal, R, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 1/1/2014
  • Management of an immune deficient child with epiglottitis, meningitis, thrombocytopenia and DIC
    Hansen, J, Schwartz, L, Agarwal, R, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 1/1/2013
  • Management of an immune deficient child with epiglottitis, meningitis, thrombocytopenia and DIC.
    Hansen, J, Schwartz, L, Agarwal, R, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

  • Opioids Through the Ages: Caring for Children and Families in the Wake of the Opioid Crisis 
    National Conference & Exhibition 2019 - American Academy of Pediatrics - New Orleans, LA - 10/25/2019
  • Controversies in Pediatric Ambulatory Anesthesia 
    1/1/2014
  • PBLD: Clothesline Injury to Neck with Transected Trachea and Cervical Neck Injury 
    1/1/2014
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Other

Authored Content

  • ASA Shows Us the Future of Conferences in a Not-Quite-Post-COVID-19 WorldOctober 2021
  • Medication Was Designed to Treat Not HarmJuly 2020
  • Medication Was Designed to Treat Not HarmJuly 2020
  • opmed.doximity.comApril 2019
  • opmed.doximity.comApril 2019
  • 'You Need Help but Not from Us': A Poem on BurnoutMarch 2019
  • 'You Need Help but Not from Us': A Poem on BurnoutMarch 2019
  • AAP Responds to FDA Warning on Anesthesia use in Children1/7/2017
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Press Mentions

  • Family of 3-Year-Old Who Died After a Dental Procedure Left with Grief and Questions
    Family of 3-Year-Old Who Died After a Dental Procedure Left with Grief and QuestionsJune 11th, 2022
  • Kids’ Dental Anesthesia: What Parents Should Know
    Kids’ Dental Anesthesia: What Parents Should KnowMarch 4th, 2021
  • In Wake of East Bay Child’s Death, Dental Group Releases New Guidance on Anesthesia
    In Wake of East Bay Child’s Death, Dental Group Releases New Guidance on AnesthesiaJune 12th, 2019
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Committees

  • President, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine 2019 - Present
  • Chair, California Society of Anesthesiology Committee on Professional and Public Communication 2017 - Present
  • Board of Directors, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia 2006 - 2014
  • Board of Directors, American Academy of Pediatrics Pedialink Editorial Board

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Farsi

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

Dr. Rita Agarwal, Dr. Rita Agarwal, MD, Dr. R Agarwal