About Us

Dr. Kanwaljeet Singh (“Sunny”) Anand is an award-winning physician, translational research scientist, child health advocate, and public health activist who is dedicated to improving the care of children in infancy and childhood.  He currently serves on the Nominating Committee for the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology, and is the Professor of Pediatrics & Anesthesiology at Stanford University. 

Dr. Anand’s career has been dedicated to eliminating the experiences of pain, stress, and trauma from the lives of infants and young children. His early research led to the discovery of pain in newborns, revolutionizing the practice of anesthesia and analgesia in infancy. Dr. Anand is a recipient of the 2009 Rosen von Rosenstein Award,  a recognition given to the world's most distinguished pediatricians and awarded by the University of Uppsala, Sweden.

At Stanford, Dr. Anand also directs the Pain/Stress Neurobiology Laboratory and the Jackson Vaughan Research Fund. His research on biomarkers seeks to reduce the chronic stress and social isolation experienced by children.  He has served on several NIH Study Sections, the American Board of Pediatrics, and the FDA Advisory Council for Anesthesia & Life-Saving Drugs.  He has published ~300 peer-reviewed articles in leading medical and scientific journals, edited 9 books/journal issues, and testified before the U.S. Supreme Court, the British Parliament, and U.S. House Committees. His work and advocacy were reported on CNN, BBC, MSNBC, ABC News, PBS, the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Times of London, Daily Mail, Times of India, Hindustan Times, and other media outlets; and it was profiled in numerous books including Ghosts from the Nursery, Scared Sick, Life Before Birth, Infant Memory, Mama, and others. 

Dr. Anand graduated from M.G.M. Medical College, University of Indore (India), received his D. Phil. degree as a Rhodes Scholar at University of Oxford, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School, Pediatric residency training at Boston Children’s Hospital, and Critical Care Medicine fellowship training at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA.