Dua Massey Anderson, M.D., M.S.
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
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Locations and Contact
Patient Support Services Building
Patient Support Services Building
4150 V St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-5031
Philosophy of Care
My approach to Pediatric Anesthesiology is to focus on the individual patient’s (and family’s) needs. I work to understand each patient’s condition, including their emotional and developmental state. I work with families, discussing and educating about current best practice recommendations for the anesthetic plan, and prioritize safety and comfort with every step.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Anderson is a board certified Pediatric Anesthesiologist, offering care for children undergoing anesthesia for a wide variety of procedures and surgeries. She also specializes in care for adult patients with congenital or developmental syndromes. She has special clinical interest in neonatal care, pediatric trauma, and regional anesthesia to improve post-procedure pain control in pediatric patients.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Anderson’s chief academic interests involve improving in-hospital care for all pediatric patients. She is involved in Children’s Hospital Quality Improvement, and has served as Clinical Improvement lead for Pediatric Cardiac Cath Lab and liaison with the Neonatal ICU. She has interest in developing new care and service-line treatment pathways, and a deep dedication to educating the anesthesiologists of our future generation.
Division
Fetal Care and Treatment Center
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Center/Program Affiliation
Undergraduate School
B.A., UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA 1999
Medical School
M.D., UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento CA 2008
Other School
M.S., California State University, Sacramento CA 2001
Internship
Internal Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2008-2009
Residency
Anesthesiology, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2009-2013
Fellowship
Pediatric Anesthesiology, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2013-2014
L.O.V.E. Aware, Living Our Values Everyday, Mercy Hospital Folsom, 2024,
Top Doc Award, Mercy Hospital Folsom for “outstanding medical care and compassionate service”, 2022,
"Simply the Best" Honor, UC Davis Health for “strong leadership and hard work in patient Care”, 2019,
UC Davis Dean's Team Award, Fetal Surgery Team, 2017,
First Prize, American Academy of Pediatrics John J. Downes Resident Research Award, 2011,
Semkiw K, Anderson D, Natale J. Mitigating the Risk of Intrahospital Transport for Pediatric Patients at Risk of Physiologic Instability, Patient Safety Network/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services. (https://psnet.ahrq.gov) 2020
Anderson D, Vali P, Lakshminrusimha S. Approaches to Ventilatory Support in Neonatal Anesthesia, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Online Publications. (pedsanesthesia.org) 2019
Trappey III AF, Thompson KM, Kuppermann N, Stephenson JT, Nuno MA, Hewes HA, Meyers SR, Stanley RM, Galante JM, Nishijima DK, Traumatic Injury Clinical Trial Evaluating Tranexamic Acid in Children (TIC-TOC) Collaborators of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). Development of Transfusion Guidelines for Injured Children Using a Modified Delphi Consensus Process. 2018. PMID:31299040. DOI:10.1097/TA.0000000000002432.
Lee S, Anderson DM. Otolaryngology. Essentials of Pediatric Anesthesiology. Ed. Alan D. Kaye. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2014:230-237. Print.
Dhamrait RS, Anderson DM. Postoperative hypoxemia in the neonate with stridor – a rare cardiac anomaly. PBLD, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. 2013.
Anderson DM, James W, Moore P, Lammers C. Fresh Gas Flow Effect on Provider Volatile Gas Exposure. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. 2011.
Anderson DM, Hall LL, Ayyalapu AR, Irion VR, Nantz MH, Hecker JG. Stability of mRNA/cationic lipid lipoplexes in human and rat cerebrospinal fluid: methods and evidence for nonviral mRNA gene delivery to the central nervous system. Hum Gene Ther. 2003 Feb 10;14(3):191-202.