Anju Goyal

Bio

Dr. Anju Goyal is a pediatric hematology oncology fellow physician at Stanford University School of Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago. She then served as an AmeriCorps member with City Year Chicago, fostering her dual interests in community advocacy and education. She went on to receive her medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles and to complete her pediatrics residency at Stanford University School of Medicine.

During her research time as a pediatric hematology oncology fellow, Dr. Goyal has pursued a Master's degree in the Community Health and Prevention Program at Stanford University. She sought this additional research training to learn how to parter effectively with communities to achieve health equity. Specifically, her primary research project has utilized the principles of community based participatory research to partner with a local organization, Jacob's Heart, and to understand the financial burden of childhood cancer for Latinx families. Additionally, she has honed a skill set in medical education and is conducting research on how to promote well being for pediatric hematology oncology fellows.

Clinical Focus

• Fellow
• Pediatric Hematology
• Pediatric Oncology Survivorship Care
• Health Equity
• Medical Education

Honors & Awards

• UCLA Medical Alumni Association Edward A. Langdon Award, Presented to medical students who best demonstrate compassion and humanitarian qualities (2018)
• David Geffen Scholar Class of 2018, Annual Merit Based Scholarship (2014-2018)
• Gold Humanism Honor Society, DGSOM at UCLA (2017)
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, DGSOM at UCLA (2017)

Professional Education

• Board Certification, American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (2021)
• Pediatric Residency, Stanford University (2021)
• MD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (2018)
• BA, University of Chicago, Biology with Specialization in Endocrinology (2012)