Calvin Kuan, MD, FAAP

Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Clinical Focus

Anesthesia
Pediatric Anesthesia
Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia
Anesthesia for fetal surgery
Pediatric Critical Care
Medical simulation

Academic Appointments

Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Professional Education

Medical Education: Boston University School of Medicine (1993) MA
M.D., Boston University School of Med (1993)
Residency, Childrens Hospital Oakland, Pediatrics (1996)
Fellowship, UCSF/ Childrens Hospital Oakland, Pediatric Critical Care (2000)
Residency, Stanford Univ Med Center, Anesthesiology (2003)
Fellowship, Stanford Univ Med Center, Pediatric Anesthesiology (2004)
Fellowship, Stanford Univ Med Center, Medical Simulation (2012)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (1999)
Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesia (2004)
Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesia (2013)

Contact

Academic ckuan@stanford.edu Tel: (650) 723-5728

Clinical Anesthesia Department 300 Pasteur Dr Rm H3582 MC 5640 Stanford CA 94305 Tel: (650) 723-5728 Fax: (650) 725-8544
Clinical Anesthesia 300 Pasteur Dr Rm H3580 MC 5640 Stanford CA 94305 Tel: (650) 723-5728 Fax: (650) 725-8544

2023-24 Courses

Independent Studies
- Directed Reading in Anesthesiology
  ANES 299 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Early Clinical Experience in Anesthesia
  ANES 280 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Graduate Research
  ANES 399 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Medical Scholars Research
  ANES 370 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Undergraduate Research
  ANES 199 (Win, Spr)

Graduate and Fellowship Programs

Pediatric Anesthesia (Fellowship Program)

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