Clinical Focus
- Anesthesia
- Anesthesia, Pediatric
- Anesthesia, Pediatric Cardiac
- Pediatric cardiac anesthesia
Academic Appointments
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Professor - Med Center Line, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
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Member, Cardiovascular Institute
Administrative Appointments
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National Registry, Pediatric Perioperative Cardiac Arrest (1996 - 2004)
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Medical Board, LPCH (2003 - Present)
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Credentials Committee, LPCH (2003 - 2004)
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OR Governance Committee, LPCH (2001 - Present)
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Education Committee, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (2004 - 2004)
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Organizing Committee, Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (2005 - 2005)
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Education Committee, Society of Cardiothoracic Vascular Anesthesia (2007 - 2007)
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Program Director, Cardiothoracic Vascular Anesthesia (2008 - 2008)
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Program Director, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Symposium (2008 - 2008)
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Vice President, Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (2006 - 2008)
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Inaugural Education Meeting, Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (2007 - 2007)
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President, Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (2009 - 2011)
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Co-Chair, Heart Center Peer Review, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (2008 - Present)
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Leadership Council Member, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (2012 - Present)
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Director, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia, LPCH (2001 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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President of India's Merit Scholarship, Pondicherry, India (1972)
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Certificate of Merit in Ophthalmology, University of Madras, India (1976)
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University Gold Medal in Surgery, University of Madras, India (1977)
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Certificate of Merit in Pediatric Medicine, University of Madras, India (1978)
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Teacher of the year, Loyola University Medical Center (!989)
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Teacher of the year, Stanford University Medical Center (2003)
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Women of Influence, Silicon Valley Business Journal (2013)
Professional Education
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Board Certification: Anesthesia, American Board of Anesthesiology (1988)
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Fellowship:Loyola University Medical Center (1988) IL
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Fellowship:Children's Hospital of Michigan (1987) MI
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Fellowship:Children's Hospital (1986) England
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Residency:University of Aberdeen (1985) Scotland
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Residency:Pinderfields General Hospital (1983) United Kingdom
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Internship:JIPMER (1980) India
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Medical Education:Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (1979) India
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M.B., B.S., Jawaharlal Medical Institute, medicine (1977)