CHOC Children's Physician Detail - Anjan S Batra, M.D.

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Anjan S Batra, M.D.

Dr. Batra has staff privileges at CHOC in Orange

Locations:
Orange, CA
Orange, CA

Specialty:
Cardiology, Pediatric

Special Interests:
Electrophysiology

Research Focus:
Arrhythmia, cardiopulmonary exercise

Languages:
Hindi
Punjabi
Spanish

Published Works:

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Office and Contact Information

CHOC Children's Specialists Cardiology Office
CHOC Commerce Tower
505 S. Main Street
Suite 200
Orange, CA 92868
phone: (714) 509-3939
fax: (714) 509-3949
map & directions

(mailing address)
CHOC Children's
1201 W. La Veta Ave.
Orange, CA 92868-3874
phone: (714) 509-3939
fax: (714) 509-3949
map & directions

Web Site:
http://www.choc.org/specialists

Physician / Researcher Bio

Dr. Batra is the Medical Director of Electrophysiology at the CHOC Children's Heart Institute. He has also been appointed Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Batra attended medical school at Ohio State University and completed his internship, residency and fellowship at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. Dr. Batra is board certified with the American Board of Pediatrics with a sub-board in Pediatric Cardiology as well as being a testamur in the NASPE EXAM for cardiac pacing. He is interested in electrophysiology, specifically arrhythmia management and device implantation. His research and scientific findings are reflected in over 40 publications in prestigious national journals and text books. Dr. Batra also speaks Hindi, Punjabi and Spanish.

Research

Dr. Batra is currently teaming with his colleagues at CHOC and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) in three studies. He and his associates are proud to host a core lab for cardiopulmonary exercise tests for patients receiving a prosthetic pulmonary valve as part of the MELODY study funded by Medtronic UCI. Dr. Batra and his colleagues are also involved in two multicenter arrhythmia studies. In one of the studies, he and his team are studying anti-arrhythmic medications for infant supraventricular tachycardia. In the other study, Dr. Batra and his team are investigating the incidence of arrhythmias in lateral tunnel versus extracardiac Fontan procedure.

In addition to his work with UCI, Dr. Batra is involved in a number of other ongoing research projects. One such project is the long-term, open-label safety study of atomoxetine hydrochloride in patients 6 years and older with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. He is also involved in the long-term, open-label single-arm study of NRP104 30mg, 50mg, or 70mg per day in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Dr. Batra has coauthored more than 90 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and abstracts. During his career, Dr. Batra has received numerous awards and honors. In 2005, he was given the Metcoff Award for outstanding research presentation from the Midwest Society for Pediatric Research. In 2006, Dr. Batra received the best research poster award from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Dr. Batra has also received the Physician of Excellence award from the Orange County Medical Association every year since 2007.

Education

Graduate Education- M.S. (Environmental Health) (in progress)
University of California Irvine, Irvine, California
EP Fellowship
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Cardiology Fellowship
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Pediatric Residency
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Pediatrics Internship
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Medical School
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Board Certifications

Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatrics-General

Preventing Sudden Death in Athletes: Dr. Batra - CHOC Children's Heart Institute
Anjan Batra, MD, Medical Director, Electrophysiology, talks about the LEAPS collaboration, helping to prevent sudden death to athletes due to undetected heart issues. ...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Conference: Dr. Batra, CHOC Children's Cardiology
In this video Anjan Batra, MD, FHRS, tells us about the upcoming "Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Children and Adolescents - Current Controversies" conference January 25-26, 2013. ...

Children and Irregular Heart Beats: Dr. Anjan Batra, CHOC Children's
In this American Health Jounrnal video Anjan Batra, MD, FHRS, explains to us about irregular heart beats in children. ...

“ACE” is the Rx for Sudden Cardiac Death
Physician Connection: Summer 2010
“Orange County has the highest per-capita of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Olympic athletes in the nation. It certainly behooves us to protect our athletes by providing adequate ...

Caring for your Little Athlete
Kid's Health (Archive): Summer 2009
It's a parent's worst nightmare. You're watching your child or teen athlete from the sidelines when suddenly the action stops. Your child collapses in the middle of a game or match. Until that moment,...

AHA Recommends Emergency Medical Plan for Schools
CHOC Articles: April 2007
AEDs are Effective in Pediatric Rescues...

Dr. Anjan Batra to Appear on American Health Journal on Thursday, December 13th at 12:30 p.m.
December 11, 2012

More than 80 CHOC Children's Doctors Named "Physicians of Excellence"
January 03, 2012
More than 80 CHOC Children's physicians, including specialists and pediatricians, are named "Physicians of Excellence" by the Orange County Medical Association....

More than 60 CHOC Children’s Doctors Named “Physicians of Excellence”
January 04, 2011
More than 60 CHOC Children’s physicians, including specialists and pediatricians, are featured as "Physicians of Excellence" in the January 2011 issue of Orange Coast magazine. The "Physicians of Exc...

More than 50 CHOC Children's Doctors Named "Physicians of Excellence"
January 04, 2010
The Orange County Medical Association names more than 50 CHOC doctors "Physicians of Excellence."...

Johnny
Johnny knew that eventually he would come to CHOC for treatment - but not until he was ready. ...

Published Works

Shepard SM, Tejman-Yarden S, Khanna S, Davis CK, Batra AS. Dexmedetomidine-related atrial standstill and loss of capture in a pediatric patient after congenital heart surgery. Critical Care Medicine. 2011;39:00.

Batra AS, Chang AC. Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Children and Adolescents: Individual initiatives in Orange County, California. Congenital Cardiology Today. 2010;11:1-6.

Batra AS. Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Children and Adolescents: Where Do We Stand on Implementing a Screening Program with ECGs? Congenital Cardiology Today. 2010;8:1-5.

Tang S, Batra AS, Zhang Y, Flamm SD, Ebenroth ES, Huang T. Left ventricular noncompaction is associated with mutations in the mitochondrial genome. Mitochondrion. 2010;10:350-7.

Sanders RA, Green HW, Hogan DF, Trafney D, Batra AS. Efficacy of transesophageal and transgastric pacing in the dog. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology. 2010;12:49-52.

Sanders RA, Green HW, Hogan DF, Ramos-Vara JA, Batra AS. Safety and efficacy of transesophageal pacing for 24 hours in a canine model. Pacing and Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2009; 32:889-893.

Tsai SF, Ebenroth ES, Hurwitz RA, Cordes TM, Schamberger MS, Batra AS. Is Left Ventricular Noncompaction in Children Truly an Isolated Lesion? Pediatric Cardiology. 2009; 30:597-602.

Batra AS, Balaji S. Postoperative temporary epicardial pacing - When, how and why? Annals of Pediatric Cardiology. 2008; 1: 119-124.

Batra AS, Balaji S. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Children. Current Cardiology Reviews. 2009;5:40-4.

Hasan BS, Bendaly EA, Alexya RD, Ebenroth ES, Hurwitz RA, Batra AS. Somatic Growth after Fontan and Mustard Palliation. Congenital Heart Disease. 2008;3:330-5.

Batra AS, Balaji S. Usefulness of Tilt Testing in Children with Syncope: A survey of Pediatric Electrophysiologists. J of Indian Pacing Electrophysiol. 2008;8:242-6.

Batra AS. Patient-Activated Antitachycardia Pacing to Terminate Atrial Tachycardias with 1:1 Atrioventricular conduction in Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatr Cardiol. 2008; 29(4):851-4.

Bendaly EA, Batra AS, Ebenroth EA, Hurwitz RA. Outcome of Cardiac Thrombi in Infants. Pediatric Cardiology. 2007 Sep 1; 2008; 29(1): 95-101.

Batra AS, Balaji S. Arrhythmias: medical and surgical management. Pediatrics and Child Health 2007; 17:1.

Stephenson EA, Batra AS, Knilans TK, Gow RM, Gradaus R, Balaji S, Dubin AM, Rhee EK, Ro PS, Thogersen AM, Cecchin F, Triedman JK, Walsh EP, Berul CI. A Multicenter Experience with Novel Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Configurations in the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Population. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2006; 17: 1-6.

Batra AS, Chun D, Johnson T, Maldonado E, Kashyap B, Brown JW, Hubbard J. A Prospective analysis of the predictors of junctional ectopic tachycardia following surgery for congenital heart disease. Pediatric Cardiology 2006; 27(1):51-5.

Batra AS, Hasan BS, Hurwitz RA. Efficacy of biphasic waveform compared with monophasic waveform for cardioversion of atrial flutter in pediatric patients. Pediatric Cardiology 2006; 27(2):230-3.

Batra AS, Balaji S. Pacing in adults with congenital heart disease. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2006;4:663-70.

Batra AS. Pacemakers in Children. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2005; 72: 595-598.

Batra AS, Balaji S. Management of syncope in Pediatric patients. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2005; 7: 391-398.

Batra AS, Balaji S, Sahn D. “Management of Pediatric Tachyarrhythmias in 2005: Is Ablation Salvation?” j.accreview, 2005:14; 69-71.

Dubin AM, Janousek J, Rhee E, Strieper MJ, Cecchin F, Law IH, Shannon KM, Temple J, Rosenthal E, Zimmerman FJ, Davis A, Karpawich PP, Al Ahmad A, Vetter VL, Kertesz NJ, Shah M, Snyder C, Stephenson E, Emmel M, Sanatani S, Kanter R, Batra AS, Collins KK. Resynchronization Therapy in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Patients: An International Multicenter Study. Journal of American College of Cardiology 2005; 46: 2277-2283.

Barber BJ, Batra AS, Burch GH, Shen I, Ungerleider RM, Brown JW, Turrentine MW, Mori M, Balaji S. Acute effects of pacing mode on hemodynamics in patients with Fontan physiology: a prospective study. Journal of American College of Cardiology 2005; 46:1937-42.

Batra AS, Starnes VA, Wells WJ. Does the site of insertion of a systemic-pulmonary shunt influence growth of the pulmonary arteries? Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005; 79: 636-640.

Lindblade CL, Hubbard JE, Miller JM, Batra AS. Anorexia nervosa and ventricular fibrillation. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2005; 44: 629-632.

Wells WJ, Yu RJ, Batra AS, Monforte H, Sinteck C, and Starnes VA. Obstuction In Modified Blalock Shunts: A Quantitative Analysis With Clinical Correlation. Annals of Thoracic surgery 2005; 79: 2072-2076.

Batra AS, Hohn A. Palpitations, syncope and sudden death: who’s at risk? Pediatrics in Review 2003; 24: 269-275.

Batra AS, Wells WJ, Hinoki K, Stanton R, Silka MJ. Late Recovery of Atrioventricular Conduction Following Pacemaker Implantation for Complete Heart Block Associated with Congenital Heart Surgery. Journal Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2003; 125: 1291-1293.

Wells WJ, Batra AS. Management of phrenic nerve stimulation caused by epicardial pacemaker leads in children. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003; 76: 1757-1758.

Batra AS, Epstein D, Silka M. The clinical course of acquired complete heart block in children with acute myocarditis. Pediatric Cardiology 2003:24(5):495-497.

Batra AS, Acherman R, Wong P, Silka MJ. Acute myocardial infarction in a child with diabetic ketoacidosis. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2002; 3: 194-196.

Epstein D, Batra AS. Index of suspicion: case report of anomalous left coronary artery from pulmonary artery. Pediatr Rev 2002; 23: 39-400.

Batra AS, Acherman R, Wong W, Wood JC, Chan LS, Ramicone E, Ebrahimi M, Wong PC. Cardiac abnormalities in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia. American Journal of Hematology 2002; 70: 306-312.

Batra AS, Silka MJ. Mechanism of sudden cardiac arrest while swimming in a child with the prolonged QT syndrome. Journal of Pediatrics 2002; 141: 283-284.

Batra AS, Lewis AB. Acute Myocarditis. Curr Opin Pediatr 2001; 13: 234-239.

Batra AS, Luna C, Silka MJ. Pharmacological Management of Arrhythmias in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2001; 1: 91-103.

Batra AS, Silka MJ. Ventricular Arrhythmias. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 2000; 11: 39-45.