CURRICULUM VITAE

Anshu Batra, M D, FAAP.

11835 W. Olympic Blvd. Ste. 1200E

(Our Special Kids)

Los Angeles, CA   90064

Phone:   310-996-8990

Fax: 310-996-8991

anshu_batra@hotmail.com

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Date & Place of Birth:          April 16, 1965, INDIA

Citizenship:                            USA

Marital Status:                       Married, husband- Raj

Children:                                Chanan: 1995; Keshav: 1997; Arjun: 2000

EDUCATION:

Undergraduate:                    1983-1987     University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

Bachelors of Science - Cellular and Molecular Biology

Medical School:                    1987-1991    

                                                University of Michigan School of Medicine

                                                Ann Arbor, MI

                                          Doctor of Medicine

Internship/ Residency:         1991-1994

                                                Department of Pediatrics Residency Training Program

                                                University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

                                                Pediatrics

LICENSURE :

• Diplomate:   NBME (California License # G084618, North Carolina License # 94-00717)
• Diplomate:   American Board of Pediatrics 1994, Re-certified 2002

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :

8/1994-2/1997:        Private Practice Pediatrician, Triangle Health Care Group (group practice contract with Prudential Health Care), Raleigh, North Carolina.

2/1997-1/1998:         Private Practice Pediatrician, Triangle Family Health Care (group practice affiliate of Med Partners Inc.), Raleigh, North Carolina.

6/1998- 3/1999:       Locum Tenens (Relocation to Los Angeles).

3/1999-10/2003:       Private Practice Pediatrician, Barnhard Inc., Tarzana and Agoura Hills, CA.

1/2004-3/2006:         Private Practice Pediatrician, Anshu Batra MD Inc. (Our Special Kids), 4221 Wilshire Blvd.Ste 470, Los Angeles, CA.

3/2006-present:        Private Practice Pediatrician Specializing in Autism and Early Childhood Development Disorders, Anshu Batra MD Inc. (DBA: Our Special Kids). 11835 Olympic Blvd., Suite 1200, West Los Angeles, CA.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES and AFFILIATIONS :

• Fellow-American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Medical Association
• Los Angeles County Medical Association
• Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders (ICDL)
• Indian Medical Association
• North Carolina Pediatric Society
• University of Michigan Alumni Association

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, LA, CA (9/2004)

• Encino-Tarzana Medical Center, Tarzana CA, (1999-2004)

• West Hills Hospital (1999-10/2004)
• Rex Health Care, Raleigh, North Carolina (1994-1998)
• Wake Medical Center, Raleigh, North Carolina (1994-1998)

CERTIFICATIONS:

• Pediatric Advance Life Support (Recertification due 2005)
• Neonatal Advance Life Support (Recertification due 2005)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Recertification due 2005)

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION :

• 50+ Category A Credit Hours per annum (1994- present).
• Tarzana Medical Center Medical/Pediatric Grand Rounds (1999-present), UCLA Pediatric Grand Rounds, Cedars Sinai Pediatric Grand Rounds

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Medical Records Committee, Triangle Family Health Care Group, Raleigh, NC
• Peer Review of Group Coding and Charting Practice, TFHCG, Raleigh, NC (1994-1998)

Professional Post-Graduate Training of Relevance to Autistic Spectrum Disorders:

11/2002          Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders ( ICDL ) International Conference on Autism and Disorders of Relating and Communicating, Tyson's Corner, VA.

4/2003            ICDL International Conference, Infancy and Early Childhood Training Course, Tyson's Corner, VA.

6/2003            Discovering New Pieces-Autism and PDD conference, Autism Society of Los Angeles, Anaheim, CA.

7/2003            Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship (DIR)-based Model (AKA Greenspan or Floor Time Model), Summer Institute Training (ICDL), Lansdowne, VA.

10/2003         Developmentally Based Psychotherapy for ‘Tweens and Teens, UCLA, LA, CA.

10/2003          Autism Conference sponsored by the HELP Group at UCLA, LA CA.

11/2003          ICDL International Conference on Autism and Disorders of Relating and Communicating, Tyson's Corner, VA.

1/2004            Solving the Relationship Puzzle [ Relationship Develop ment Intervention (RDI) Workshop], Culver City, CA

2/2004            Discrete Trial Teaching Workshop, Autism Partnership, Seal Beach CA

3/2004            Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Course, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

3/2004            Touchpoints Special Needs Project Faculty Training Course, Boston MA

3/2004            Clinical Training Workshop for the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), Los Angeles, CA

7/2004            ICDL-DIR Institute Certificate Program, Lansdowne, VA.

8/2004            Promoting Functional Communication, Social-Emotional and Intellectual Development:   Relationship-Based Intervention for Young Children with Autism and Other Social Communication Disorders, Encino Speech and Hearing Center, Los Angeles, CA.

10/2004          Autism and Abnormal Development of Brain Connectivity: Functional Consequences and Possible Neural Antecedents, Society of Neurosciences 34 th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

11/2004          ICDL International Conference on Autism and Disorders of Relating and Communicating, Tyson's Corner, VA

1/2005            Autism Spectrum Disorders-Research and Treatment Update,   Robert L. Hendren, D.O. Exec. Director, M.I.N.D. Institute., Pasadena CA.

1/2005            Autism Spectrum Disorders In Young Children, Sponsored by the HELP Group at UCLA, LA CA.

5/2005            International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), Boston MA

Practice Guideline-Training (Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Developmental Delay):

June 2003                            Visiting Physician (with Dr R Robinson, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, USC School of Medicine), Descanso Medical Center , La Canada CA.

February 2004                     Visiting Physician (with Dr. Sarah Spence, UCLA Autism Clinic )

Sept-Dec. 2004                   Visiting Physician (with Dr PA Filipek, Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine ), OC-Kids, Anaheim, CA.

March-June 2005                UCLA/NPI Autism Evaluation Training Clinic, UCLA/NPI Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training Program .

COMMUNITY BASED LECTURES/ SEMINARS/ TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Steven S Wise Temple, A Comprehensive Approach to Autism: Medical Management, Therapeutic Interventions, Impact on the Family.   Bureau Of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles Lecture Series, Los Angeles, CA (3/2006)
• Cedars Sinai Hospital, Volunteer Faculty Preceptor , General Pediatric Clinic, Cedars Sinai Pediatric Residency Program, Los Angeles, CA (2/2006)
• Saint John's Hospital, Overview of the Medical Management of Autism.   Pediatric Grand Rounds, Santa Monica, CA (2/2006)
• Regent Beverly Wilshire, A Parent and Pediatrician's Perspective of Autism , A Cure Autism Now (CAN)-Tribute to Grandparents, Beverly Hills, CA (11/2005).
• Pasadena Public Library, When Normal Development Goes Awry.   Holistic Moms Parent Support Group, Pasadena, CA (9/2005).
• Cedars Sinai Hospital, Overview of the Medical Management of Autism Pediatric Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, CA (8/2005)
• Holding Hands Inc., Autism Spectrum Disorders:   Medical Management , Parent Support Group, Los Angeles, CA (6/2005).
• Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Touchpoints Special Needs Project Training Program Facilitator , LA, CA (4/2005).

• Little Company of Mary Hospital, Overview of the Medical Management of Autism, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Torrance CA, (4/2005).

• California State University at Northridge, Family Focus Enrichment Center, Medical Management of Autism , Los Angeles, CA , (2/2005)

•  Tarzana Hospital, Early Screening, Diagnosis and Intervention in the Child with Developmental Disability , Collegial Consortium, Los Angeles, CA, (10/2004).

•  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Touchpoints Special Needs Project Training Program Facilitator , Los Angeles CA (6/2004).

•  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Importance of Early Detection and Early Intervention in Developmental Delay , Touchpoints Training Program , Los Angeles CA (6/2004).

•  Northridge Country Club, Autism Spectrum Disorders:   An Overview , Women's Hadassah Group (6/2004)

•  Holding Hands Inc., Autism Spectrum Disorders:   Medical Management , Parent Support Group, Los Angeles, CA (5/2004).

•  Holding Hands Inc., Autism Spectrum Disorders:   Medical Management , Parent Support Group, Los Angeles, CA (4/2004).

• Rex Health Care Group, Prenatal Education for Parents , Pregnant Moms Support Group, Raleigh, North Carolina (1996- 1998).
• Rex Health Care Group, Preceptor: Medical Student/ Housestaff and Nurse Practitioner Training (1994- 1998).
• Triangle Health Care Group, “ The Manual for Newborn Care for Parents” , Triangle Health Care Group Pregnant Moms Support Group (1994)
• University of North Carolina Outreach Program, AIDS Awareness for Elementary School Students , University of North Carolina Pediatric Residency, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (1994).
• University of North Carolina Pediatric Residency Program, Resident Teaching Recognition Award , UNC Hospitals, (1994).

I am a very proud mother of three children, two of whom have been diagnosed with autism.  

My personal involvement with this disorder has motivated me to focus my practice on children with special needs.  

My personal experience has additionally made me an outspoken advocate for early identification and intervention of children with developmental disabilities, especially Autism.