Titles:
Assistant Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics
Associate Director, PICU

Degrees:

Major Honors/Awards:

• 2005 - Anesthesia Specialty Award (Society of Critical Care Medicine)
• 2004 – Emergency Medicine Specialty Award (Society of Critical Care Medicine)
• 1989 - Received Vipin Khanna Memorial Gold Medal for the Best Intern
• 1987 – Distinction in Forensic Medicine

Publications:

• Aneja R, Fink MP. Novel therapeutic agents for sepsis Trends Microbiol 2007 Jan; 15(1):31-7.
• Aneja R, Carcillo JA. What is the rationale for hydrocortisone therapy in children with infection related adrenal insufficiency and septic shock? Arch Dis Child 2007 Feb; 92(2):165-9.
• Aneja R, Odoms K, Dunsmore K, Shanley TP, Wong HR. Extracellular HSP-70 induces endotoxin tolerance in THP-1 cells. J Immunol 2006; 177(10):7184-92.
• Aneja R. The COMFORT behavior scale: are you comfortable? Pediatr Crit Care Med 2005; 6(1):91-2.
• Aneja R, Hake P, Denenberg A, Burroughs T, Wong H, Zingarelli B. EGCG, a green tea polyphenol, attenuates myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury in rat. Mol Med 2004; 10(1-6):55-62.
• Aneja R, Odoms K, Denenberg A, Wong H. Theaflavin - A black tea extract is a novel anti-inflammatory compound. Crit Care Med 2004; 32(10):2097-2103.
• Aneja R, Heard AMB, Fletcher JE, Heard CMB. Sedation monitoring of children by the Bispectral Index in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.  Pediatr Crit Care Med 2003; 4(1): 60-64.
• Aneja R, Heard C, Petruzzi MJ, Waz W, Martin DJ.  Protein S deficiency manifesting as spontaneous aortic thrombosis in a Neonate.  Pediatr Crit Care Med 2002; 81-83.
• German JW, Aneja R, Heard C, Dias M.  Continuous Remifentanil for pediatric neurosurgery patients. Pediatr Neurosurg 2000; 33: 227-229.
• Aneja R, Thomas C, Elburger S. Early infantile botulism. Emer Med 2000; 32(6): 36 – 41.
• Verma M, Chhatwal J, Aneja R, Singh T. Kasabach Merritt Syndrome- a case report.  Orrisa Jr of Ped  1994; 1: 11-13.
• Verma M, Chhatwal J, Aneja R, Thapar N.  Waning of post-vaccinial allergy after neonatal BCG vaccination.  Indian Pediatr 1994; 31: 1529-1533.
• Verma M, Chhatwal J, Aneja R. Tuberculin sensitivity in low birth and malnourished infants.  Indian Pediatr  1995; 32: 354-357.
• Verma M, Chhatwal J, Deodhar MC, Aneja R, Singh T.  Enteric Cholecystitis. Indian Pediatr 1995; 32: 808-810.
• Verma M, Chhatwal J, Aneja R, Sarin Y, Singh VP, Singh T.  Congenital Tuberculosis -an under diagnosed entity. Indian Pediatr 1996; 33: 51-54.

Presentations At Major Meetings:

• HMGB1 induces tolerance to LPS

  Society of Critical Care Congress 2007, Orlando, FL, Feb 2007

• RSV induces tolerance to LPS

  Society of Critical Care Congress 2005, Phoenix, AZ, Feb 2005

• LPS tolerance and Extracellular HSP-70

  Society of Critical Care Congress 2004, Orlando, FL , Feb 2004

• PARP-1 regulates HSP-70 Expression

  Society of Critical Care Congress 2004, Orlando, FL, Feb 2004

• Extracellular HSP-70: Potential role in endotoxin tolerance.

  26th Annual Shock Society Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, Jun 2003

• Theaflavin (Black Tea Extract) is a novel anti-inflammatory compound

  Society of Critical Care Congress 2003, San Antonio, TX, Jan 2003

• Sedation monitoring of paralysed children by the Bispectral Index in the PICU.

  American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco, California, Oct. 2001

• Assesing the safety and outcome of a pediatric transport service.

  American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco, California, Oct. 2001

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