Dr. Ran Dani Anbar, MD, FAAP
Pulmonologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Pulmonology
3252 Holiday Ct. Ste 113 LaJolla CA, 92037About
Ran D. Anbar, MD, FAAP, is board certified in both pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics, offering hypnosis and counseling services at Center Point Medicine in La Jolla, California, and Syracuse, New York. Dr. Anbar is also a fellow and approved consultant of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.
Dr. Anbar is a leader in clinical hypnosis, and his 20 years of experience have allowed him to successfully treat over 5,000 children. He also served as a professor of pediatrics and medicine and the director of pediatric pulmonology at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, for 21 years.
Dr. Anbar is author of the book, Changing Children's Lives with Hypnosis: A Journey to the Center.
Education and Training
Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1983
Board Certification
Pediatric Pulmonology (Pediatrics)
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Pulmonology
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Dr. Ran Dani Anbar, MD, FAAP's Expert Contributions
How Clinical Hypnosis Can Unlock Untapped Potential
I have been using clinical hypnosis as part of my pediatric medical practice for the past 25 years. In my new book, Changing Children’s Lives with Hypnosis: A Journey to the Center, I tell about how I was introduced to the field of hypnosis and how it dramatically changed my approach to medical...
Should the children of smokers get lung cancer screenings?
Exposure to cigarette smoke in childhood can lead to the development of asthma. However, it is very unlikely to cause cancer in a 4-year-old because that requires many years of exposure to smoke. Therefore, I would not have your daughter screened for cancer. Your husband should be encouraged strongly to take his cigarette smoking out of the house because it is wrong for him to expose your daughter to more smoke that can hurt her lungs, and also cause her to develop ear infections. Your husband should certainly undergo cancer screenings as long as he continues to smoke. Ran D. Anbar, M.D. ? P. 858.201.4001 F. 858.586.1199? www.centerpointmedicine.com Author: Changing Children's Lives with Hypnosis: A Journey to the Center READ MORE
Is general anesthesia used for lung resection surgery?
Yes, general anesthesia is used for a lung resection because it is a complicated and large surgery. Ran D. Anbar, M.D. ? P. 858.201.4001 F. 858.586.1199? www.centerpointmedicine.com Author: Changing Children's Lives with Hypnosis: A Journey to the Center READ MORE
My son lost his inhaler. What should I do?
Your mother's inhaler could have a different medication that may not help your son. It may even hurt him. You should not give him your mother's inhaler. Instead, call your doctor to prescribe a new one. Ran D. Anbar, M.D. READ MORE
My son died of cystic fibrosis when he was a teenager. Is it possible for his brother to get it too?
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease, yes. If your unborn son has the same father as your other son, then there is a 25% chance that he could have CF. If he has another father, then his odds of having CF are less than 3%. Your unborn child can be tested for CF before birth. In the United States, all babies are screened for CF at birth. For more information, you may want to consult with the CF Center at which your older son received care, or you can discuss your question with the pediatrician who will take care of your baby. I am sorry for your loss of your older son. Ran D. Anbar, M.D. READ MORE
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Parental compliance with multiple immunization injections.
- My name shouldn't be in the malpractice data bank--but it is.
- Compliance with initiation of a sequential schedule for polio immunization.
- Of mind, body, and modern technology.
- Hypnosis, Theodore Roosevelt, and the patient with cystic fibrosis.
- Hypnosis as a diagnostic modality for vocal cord dysfunction.
- Self-hypnosis for patients with cystic fibrosis.
- Self-hypnosis for management of chronic dyspnea in pediatric patients.
- The closure and the rings: when a physician disregards a patient's wish.
- Automatic word processing: a new forum for hypnotic expression.
- Self-hypnosis for the treatment of functional abdominal pain in childhood.
- Self-expression through poetry in hypnosis.
- You don't like the taste of your medication? So change the taste!
- Hypnosis in pediatrics: applications at a pediatric pulmonary center.
- Self-hypnosis for anxiety associated with severe asthma: a case report.
Professional Memberships
- The American Academy of Pediatrics
Areas of research
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