Sumit Bhargava

Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - Pulmonary Medicine

Clinical Focus

Pediatric Pulmonology

Academic Appointments

Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - Pulmonary Medicine
Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Professional Education

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Sleep Medicine (2020)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology (2004)
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2001) PA
Residency: University of Kansas School of Medicine (1998) KS
Medical Education: PtBD Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (1993) India

Contact

Administrative Contact Meena Kakani Administrative Manager mkakani@stanford.edu

Clinical (Primary)

This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.

Pediatric Pulmonary and Cystic Fibrosis Clinic 770 Welch Rd Ste 380 MC 5882 Palo Alto CA 94304 Tel: (650) 724-4788 Fax: (650) 497-8791

Additional Clinical Info

Stanford Medicine Children's Health

2026-27 Courses

Independent Studies
- Directed Reading in Pediatrics
  PEDS 299 (Sum)
- Early Clinical Experience
  PEDS 280 (Sum)
- Graduate Research
  PEDS 399 (Sum)
- Medical Scholars Research
  PEDS 370 (Sum)
- Undergraduate Directed Reading/Research
  PEDS 199 (Sum)

Stanford Advisees

E4C Mentor
Mahad Ahmed, Deena Akras, Fatima Al Rashed, Khristian Bauer-Rowe, Rebecca Bromley-Dulfano, Grace Chen, Sofia Eguizabal, Ibtihal Elfaki, Esther Elonga, Gabriela Escobar, Jianna Footman, Olivia Hess, Dhamanpreet Kaur, Ally Heesu Kim, Arman Koul, Oren Lederberg, Verina Leung, Joanna Lin, John Lu, . Martin, George Mourgkos, Emily Moya, Tracy Pan, Jeddeo Paul, Jonathan Perera, Janelle Ruiz, Sina Sadeghzadeh, Marcel Sanchez, Adam Sjoholm, Gaby Smith, Jerry Song, Milad Torabi, Paige Wolstencroft, Harrison Zhang

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