Bio
Dr. Kanwaljeet Anand graduated from M.G.M. Medical College, Indore (India). As a Rhodes Scholar at University of Oxford, he received the D.Phil. degree, followed by post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School, Pediatrics residency training at Boston Children’s Hospital and a Critical Care Medicine fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
His research was recognized by the Dr. Michael Blacow Award from British Paediatric Association (1986), Pediatric Resident Research Award from American Academy of Pediatrics (1992), the inaugural Young Investigator Award in Pediatric Pain from International Association for Study of Pain (IASP, 1994), the Jeffrey Lawson Award for Children’s Advocacy from American Pain Society (2000), the Windermere Honorary Lectureship Award from Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health (2004), Joan M. Cranmer “Mentor of the Year” Award (2007) from University of Arkansas, the Nils Rosén von Rosenstein Award* from the Swedish Academy of Medicine (2009), Top Mentor Award, School of Graduate Studies, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (2011), the 9th Annual “In Praise of Medicine” Public Address at Erasmus University (2014), the Journées Nationales de Néonatologie 2015 Address at The Pasteur Institute (Paris, France), the Nightingale Excellence Award (2016) from Stanford Children’s Healthcare, and an Honorary Doctorate from University of Örebro, Sweden (2019). Dr. Anand founded the Harmony Health Clinic, the largest charitable medical & dental clinic in Little Rock and worked to remove inter-faith conflict throughout the state of Arkansas. He received the Father Joseph Biltz Award (2007) from the National Conference for Community & Justice (NCCJ) and the Dr. Martin Luther King “Salute to Greatness” Individual Award (2008) from the Governor of Arkansas for his commitments to community service.
Dr. Anand is currently Professor of Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine; he directs the Pain/Stress Neurobiology Lab, the Jackson Vaughan Critical Care Research Fund, and serves as Editor for the journal Pediatric Research. He is considered a world authority on pain/stress in newborns and pain management in infants.
Academic Appointments
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Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics - Critical Care
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Professor - Med Center Line, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
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Member, Bio-X
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Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Administrative Appointments
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Division Chief, Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine (2015 - 2017)
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Director, Pain/Stress Neurobiology Lab, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (2016 - Present)
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Co-Chair, Ideal Village Conferences at Stanford, Stanford University (2017 - Present)
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Director, Jackson Vaughan Critical Care Research Fund, Critical Care Medicine Division, Department of Pediatrics (2018 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Dr. Michael Blacow Award, British Paediatric Association (1986)
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Pediatric Resident Research Award, American Academy of Pediatrics (1992)
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Young Investigator Award in Pediatric Pain, International Association for the Study of Pain, Special Interest Group for Pain in Children (1994)
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Jeffrey Lawson Award for Advocacy in Children’s Pain Relief, American Pain Society (2000)
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Morris & Hettie Oakley Endowed Chair for Critical Care Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (2001)
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Joan M. Cranmer “Mentor of the Year” Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (2007)
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“Salute to Greatness” Individual Award, Dr. Martin Luther King Commission, State of Arkansas (2008)
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The Nils Rosén von Rosenstein Award, Swedish Academy of Medicine & Swedish Paediatric Society (2009)
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St. Jude Chair of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (2010)
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9th Annual “In Praise of Medicine” Public Address, Erasmus University 100th Anniversary Celebrations (2013)
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Journées Nationales de Néonatologie Keynote Address, The Pasteur Institute, Paris, France (2015)
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Nightingale Excellence Award for Physicians, Stanford Children’s Healthcare System (2016)
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Chief Guest, Inaugural Function of the 37th Annual Meeting of National Neonatology Forum, National Neonatology Forum, India (2017)
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Co-Chair, Annual International Conferences on the Ideal Village Program, Stanford University School of Medicine (2017, 2018, 2019)
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Chair, SBIB-H82 Study Section, Clinical Fetal & Pediatric Applications, NIH/Center for Scientific Review (2018)
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Honorary Doctorate, Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Örebro, Örebro, Sweden (2019)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Chair, Neonatal Pain Task Force, FDA/NICHD Newborn Drug Development Initiative (2003 - 2005)
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Chair, Research Committee, Society for Critical Care Medicine (2006 - 2008)
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Chair, Special Task Force for Anesthesia & Analgesia Drugs, National Institute for Child Health & Human Development (2006 - 2008)
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Member, ALSDAC Advisory Committee of the FDA, U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health & Human Services (2006 - 2008)
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Member, Sub-Board of Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics (2007 - 2013)
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Expert Consultant, Institute of Laboratory Animal Research, The National Academy of Sciences (2008 - 2009)
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Board Member, Critical Care Educational & Research Foundation, Society for Critical Care Medicine (2008 - 2010)
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Chair, Selection Committee, Distinguished Investigator Award in Pediatric Pain, International Association for the Study of Pain (2011 - 2012)
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Member, Executive Council, Special Interest Group on Pain in Children, International Association for the Study of Pain (2011 - 2014)
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Chair, Promotion & Tenure Committee, Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2013 - 2014)
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Dean’s Faculty Advisory Committee, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2013 - 2014)
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Chair, Selection Committee, Distinguished Investigator Award in Pediatric Pain, International Association for the Study of Pain (2014 - 2015)
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Member, Board of Trustees, The Sikh Foundation International (2016 - Present)