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Dr Agarwal is a Pediatric Anesthesiologist who went to medical school and completed her anesthesia residency at Baylor College of Medicine, with a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at Denver Children's Hospital. Her interests include pediatric acute pain management, regional anesthesia, ambulatory anesthesia and neuro-anesthesia and medical student, reisident fellow education. She was the Pediatric Anesthesia Program Director at the University of Colorado for 18 years and the Course Director for the Colorado Review of Anesthesiology for Surgicenters and Hospitals for 17. She has served as the Editor for the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Newsletter, Communication Chair and member of the Board Of Directors. She is immediate past Chair for the American Academy of Pediatrics:Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Management, and the Vice President for the Society of Pediatric Pain Management. She is delighted to be at Stanford and Lucille Packard Children's Hospital
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Professional Summary
Education & Certifications
- Medical Education: Baylor College of Medicine (1986) TX
- Residency: Baylor College of Medicine Anesthesiology Residency (1990) TX
- Internship: Baylor College of Medicine Surgery Residency (1987) TX
- Fellowship: Childrens Hospital of Colorado Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship (1991) CO
- Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesia (2013)
- Pediatric Anesthesiology, Denver Children's Hospital, Pediatric Anesthesiology (1991)
- Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Anesthesiology (1990)
- Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesia (1992)
- MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Medicine (1986)
- BA, Texas A&M, Biology (1982)
Memberships
- Committee Member, AAP Committee on Substance Use Prevention (2021 - Present)
- Editor and Question Writer, American Board of Anesthesiology: Pediatric Anesthesiology Examination (2009 - 2021)
- Committee Member, ABA:Pediatric Anesthesiology Examination (2021 - Present)
- Chair, AAP Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (2015 - 2017)
- Vice President, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (2017 - 2019)
- President, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (2019 - Present)
- Treasurer, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (2014 - 2017)
- Chair-Elect, American Academy of Pediatrics:Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Management (2013 - 2014)
- Senior Editor, American Board of Anesthesiology (2011 - Present)
- Director -At -Large, Pediatric Anesthesia Program Directors (2010 - 2014)
- Course and Program Director, Colorado Review of Anesthesiology for Surgicenters and Hospitals (CRASH) (1997 - 2015)
- At-large Director, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (2006 - 2014)
Administrative Appointments
- Chair, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Anesthsiology (2015 - 2017)
- Director Pediatric Anesthesia Education, Stanford/ LPCH (2014 - Present)
- Pediatric Anesthesia Trauma Liaison, Stanford (2015 - Present)
- President, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine (2019 - 2021)
Publications
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Improvement of intraoperative samatosensory evoked potentials by ketamine
Agarwal, R., Roitman, K. J., & Stokes, M. (1998). Improvement of intraoperative samatosensory evoked potentials by ketamine. PAEDIATRIC ANAESTHESIA, 8(3), 263–266. -
Pain and Pain Relief
Gardner, S. L., Hagedorn, M. E., & Agarwal, R. (2015). Pain and Pain Relief. Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care. -
Neonatal Anesthesia
Agarwal, R. (2013). Neonatal Anesthesia. Anesthesia Secrets. Elsevier. -
Pediatric Anesthesia
Agarwal, R. (2013). Pediatric Anesthesia. Anesthesia Secrets. Elsevier. -
A practical Approach to the Pediatric Neurosurgical Patient
Dean, K., & Agarwal, R. (2013). A practical Approach to the Pediatric Neurosurgical Patient . A practical Approach ot Neuroanesthesia. -
Acute Pain Services
Agarwal, R., & Polaner, D. (2011). Acute Pain Services. Pediatric Anesthesia: Basic Principles, State of the Art, Future – Update. PMPH-USA. -
Use of oral opioids during tonsillectomy re-evalauted
Agarwal, R. (2014). Use of oral opioids during tonsillectomy re-evalauted. AAP News, 35(13). -
Educate parents on benefits of smoking cessation before child’s surgery
Teng, S. N., & Agarwal, R. (2015). Educate parents on benefits of smoking cessation before child’s surgery. AAP: News, 36(13). -
Airway management in laryngotracheal injuries from blunt neck trauma in children
Chatterjee, D., Agarwal, R., Bajaj, L., Teng, S. N., & Prager, J. D. (2016). Airway management in laryngotracheal injuries from blunt neck trauma in children. PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA, 26(2), 132–138. -
Fifty years of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Anesthesiology: a history of our specialty.
Agarwal, R., Riefe, J., & Houck, C. S. (2017). Fifty years of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Anesthesiology: a history of our specialty. Paediatric Anaesthesia, 27(6), 560–70. -
The Pediatric Anesthesiology Workforce: Projecting Supply and Trends 2015-2035
Muffly, M. K., Singleton, M., Agarwal, R., Scheinker, D., Miller, D., Muffly, T. M., & Honkanen, A. (2018). The Pediatric Anesthesiology Workforce: Projecting Supply and Trends 2015-2035. ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA, 126(2), 568–78. -
Concerns Regarding the Single Operator Model of Sedation in Young Children
Agarwal, R., Kaplan, A., Brown, R., & Cote, C. J. (2018). Concerns Regarding the Single Operator Model of Sedation in Young Children. PEDIATRICS, 141(4). -
Perioperative Management and In-Hospital Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum: A Multicenter Registry Report From the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network.
Muhly, W. T., Beltran, R. J., Bielsky, A., Bryskin, R. B., Chinn, C., Choudhry, D. K., … Cravero, J. P. (2018). Perioperative Management and In-Hospital Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum: A Multicenter Registry Report From the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network. Anesthesia and Analgesia. -
The Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology Recommendations for the Use of Opioids in Children During the Perioperative Period.
Cravero, J. P., Agarwal, R., Berde, C., Birmingham, P., Cote, C. J., Galinkin, J., … Wilder, R. (2019). The Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology Recommendations for the Use of Opioids in Children During the Perioperative Period. Paediatric Anaesthesia. -
Perioperative Management of the Pediatric Patient on Medicinal Marijuana: What Anesthesiologists Should Know.
Flannery, K. M., D'Souza, G., & Agarwal, R. (2019). Perioperative Management of the Pediatric Patient on Medicinal Marijuana: What Anesthesiologists Should Know. Anesthesia and Analgesia. -
Airway management in laryngotracheal injuries from blunt neck trauma in children.
Chatterjee, D., Agarwal, R., Bajaj, L., Teng, S. N., & Prager, J. D. (2016). Airway management in laryngotracheal injuries from blunt neck trauma in children. Paediatric Anaesthesia, 26(2), 132–8. -
Practice Characteristics of Board-certified Pediatric Anesthesiologists in the US: A Nationwide Survey
Muffly, M., Scheinker, D., Muffly, T., Singleton, M., Agarwal, R., & Honkanen, A. (2019). Practice Characteristics of Board-certified Pediatric Anesthesiologists in the US: A Nationwide Survey. CUREUS, 11(9). -
Practice Characteristics of Board-certified Pediatric Anesthesiologists in the US: A Nationwide Survey.
Muffly, M., Scheinker, D., Muffly, T., Singleton, M., Agarwal, R., & Honkanen, A. (2019). Practice Characteristics of Board-certified Pediatric Anesthesiologists in the US: A Nationwide Survey. Cureus, 11(9), e5745. -
East/West Visiting Scholars in Pediatric Anesthesia Program (ViSiPAP): Developing Tomorrow's Pediatric Anesthesia Leaders.
Ferschl, M. B., Lee, J. K., Lockman, J. L., Black, S., Chatterjee, D., Agarwal, R., … Infosino, A. (2020). East/West Visiting Scholars in Pediatric Anesthesia Program (ViSiPAP): Developing Tomorrow's Pediatric Anesthesia Leaders. Paediatric Anaesthesia. -
The American Academy of Pediatrics; its structure; mission and the importance of getting involved and supporting individual subsections.
Adler, A. C., Chandrakantan, A., & Agarwal, R. (2020). The American Academy of Pediatrics; its structure; mission and the importance of getting involved and supporting individual subsections. Paediatric Anaesthesia, 30(10), 1161–62. -
Anesthesia for a Patient With Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome: A First Case Report.
Swenson Schalkwyk, A. K., & Agarwal, R. (2021). Anesthesia for a Patient With Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome: A First Case Report. A&A Practice, 15(3), e01410. -
Concerns About Pediatric Opioid Prescribing Guidelines.
Agarwal, R., Chidambaran, V., & Hays, S. R. (2021). Concerns About Pediatric Opioid Prescribing Guidelines. JAMA Surgery. -
Anesthesia for the Pediatric Patient With Epilepsy and Minimally Invasive Surgery for Epilepsy
Wong, B. J., Agarwal, R., & Chen, M. I. (2021). Anesthesia for the Pediatric Patient With Epilepsy and Minimally Invasive Surgery for Epilepsy. CURRENT ANESTHESIOLOGY REPORTS. -
Error Traps in Acute Pain Management in Children.
Vecchione, T. M., Agarwal, R., & Monitto, C. L. (2022). Error Traps in Acute Pain Management in Children. Paediatric Anaesthesia. -
Error Traps in the Perioperative Care of Children with Chronic Pain.
D'souza, G., Walia, A., & Agarwal, R. (2023). Error Traps in the Perioperative Care of Children with Chronic Pain. Paediatric Anaesthesia. -
Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults: History and Perioperative Considerations From the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine.
Kitzman, J. M., Mesheriakova, V. V., Borucki, A. N., & Agarwal, R. (2023). Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults: History and Perioperative Considerations From the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine. Anesthesia and Analgesia. -
The Path to Safety in Dental Anesthesia
Tom, J., Thikkurissy, S., & Agarwal, R. (2024). The Path to Safety in Dental Anesthesia. CURRENT ANESTHESIOLOGY REPORTS.
Practice Locations
Stanford Hospital Stanford, CA
Stanford, CA
Stanford Hospital
300 - 500 Pasteur Drive
Stanford , CA 94304
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