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Neurologist

Dr. Amar Anand

Dr. Amar Anand is a neurologist at Integrated Neurology & Pain Management (INPM) in the San Francisco Bay Area. He completed his neurology residency at the University of South Carolina/Palmetto Health and a neuroimaging fellowship at the Dent Neurologic Institute. His clinical interests include headache, migraine and stroke. Patients are seen by physician referral.

Portrait of Dr. Amar Anand

Specialty and training

Specialty
Neurology
Focus
Neuroimaging, Headache and migraine, Stroke
Board certification
Board-certified in neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. ASN Board Certified in Neuroimaging
Hospital affiliations
Sutter Health

Education

  1. CollegeSaint Mary’s College of CaliforniaMoraga, California
  2. Medical schoolSt. George’s UniversityGrenada
  3. Neurology residencyUniversity of South Carolina / Palmetto HealthColumbia, South Carolina
  4. Neuroimaging fellowshipDent Neurologic InstituteBuffalo, New York

Curriculum vitae

Training, research and publications

Updated September 25, 2025.

About Dr. Anand

Dr. Anand grew up in Walnut Creek and the surrounding East Bay. He attended Saint Mary’s College of California and earned his medical degree at St. George’s University in Grenada. He then completed his neurology residency at the University of South Carolina/Palmetto Health, followed by a neuroimaging fellowship at the Dent Neurologic Institute in Buffalo, New York.

His clinical interests include stroke, headache and migraine. What he values most is returning home to use his training to serve his community.

Dr. Anand also provides independent medical opinions and neurological evaluations for attorneys, insurers and patients.

Conditions Dr. Amar Anand treats

Offices and days

Dr. Amar Anand sees patients at INPM Vallejo on Mondays and at INPM Walnut Creek on Wednesdays and Fridays. Visits are by appointment: call (707) 980-6636 to schedule or to confirm a day.

  • North Bay

    INPM Vallejo

    Monday

    160 Glen Cove Marina Rd, Suite 103
    Vallejo, CA 94591

  • East Bay

    INPM Walnut Creek

    Wednesday and Friday

    301 Lennon Lane, Suite 203
    Walnut Creek, CA 94598

External profiles

Curriculum vitae · Amar Anand, M.D.

Curriculum vitae

Amar Anand, M.D.

Neurology · Neuroimaging · Integrated Neurology & Pain Management

Updated September 25, 2025

Education

  1. July 2017 – June 2018Neuroimaging Fellow, Dent Neurologic InstituteBuffalo, New York
  2. July 2013 – June 2017Neurology Resident, University of South Carolina Palmetto HealthColumbia, South Carolina
  3. January 2009 – May 2013Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), St. George’s University School of MedicineWest Indies, Grenada
  4. January 2008 – December 2008Premedical Program Graduate, St. George’s University School of MedicineWest Indies, Grenada
  5. August 2005 – May 2007Saint Mary’s College of CaliforniaMoraga, California

Research

  1. 2015 – 2017NAVIGATE ESUS: Rivaroxaban Versus Aspirin in Secondary Prevention of Stroke and Prevention of Systemic Embolism in Patients With Recent Embolic Stroke of Undetermined SourceSite sub-investigator (principal investigator: Souvik Sen, M.D.), Palmetto Health Richland-USC
  2. 2014 – 2017ATACH-II: Antihypertensive Treatment of Cerebral HemorrhageSite sub-investigator (principal investigator: Souvik Sen, M.D.), Palmetto Health Richland-USC
  3. 2014 – 2017SOCRATES: Acute Stroke Or Transient Ischaemic Attack Treated With Aspirin or Ticagrelor and Patient OutcomesSite sub-investigator (principal investigator: Michelle Androulakis, M.D.), Palmetto Health Richland-USC
  4. 2014 – 2017COMPASS: Comparative Effectiveness of Treatment Options Using Propensity Score Methods in Cervical Artery DissectionSite sub-investigator (principal investigator: Souvik Sen, M.D.), Palmetto Health Richland-USC
  5. 2014 – 2017CAPS2: Change in Antiplatelet Therapy in Prevention of Secondary StrokeSite sub-investigator (principal investigator: Souvik Sen, M.D.), Palmetto Health Richland-USC
  6. 2014 – 2017PRISM: Potential of rtPA for Ischemic Strokes with Mild SymptomsSite sub-investigator (principal investigator: Souvik Sen, M.D.), Palmetto Health Richland-USC
  7. 2011 – 2012Clinical and Microbiological Outcomes of Infections due to Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative BacteriaResearch assistant (principal investigator: Samir Sarkar)

Publications and patents

  1. 2018The Role of Imaging in the Management of Cystic Formations of the Mobile Spine (CYFMOS)Anand A, Pfiffner TJ, Mechtler L. Current Pain and Headache Reports (Springer)
  2. January 27, 2017Current Approaches to the Management of Acute Ischemic StrokeYallapragada A, Sen S, Anand A. Medscape
  3. 2017Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections (TFESI) and Selective Nerve Root Injections: A Novel Technique Using Percutaneous Nerve Root StimulationAnand A, et al. Journal of Neuroradiology Case Reports (in press)
  4. Updated 2009MRI in Acute StrokeSen S, Anand A. eMedicine, Neurology section, edited by Scott H. Plantz, M.D.
  5. Filed April 14, 2012“Anand Blade”: a novel laryngoscope bladePatent pending

Conferences, presentations and abstracts

  1. February 2018A Penny for Your Thoughts: case series and discussion of dorsal spinal cord lesionsAmar Anand, M.D., Rick Magun, M.D., Amir Mazhari, M.D., Laszlo Mechtler, M.D. Poster presentation, American Society of Neuroimaging, Austin, Texas
  2. February 2018High Grade Critical Basilar Stenosis in a Young Female with History of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Basilar MigraineRick Magun, M.D., Amar Anand, M.D., Amir Mazhari, M.D., Laszlo Mechtler, M.D. Poster presentation, American Society of Neuroimaging, Austin, Texas
  3. January 2017Neuroimaging Challenges of Primary CNS LymphomaPoster presentation, American Society of Neuroimaging, Los Angeles, California
  4. October 2015An Interesting Case of Limbic EncephalitisPoster presentation, Annual South Carolina Neurological Association, Charleston, South Carolina
  5. October 2014An Interesting Case of MELASPoster presentation, Annual South Carolina Neurological Association, Asheville, North Carolina
  6. August 2014Complex Regional Pain SyndromeCase conference, Department of Neurology, University of South Carolina Palmetto Health, Columbia, South Carolina
  7. July 2014HINT Exam for Posterior Circulation StrokeJournal club, University of South Carolina Palmetto Health, Columbia, South Carolina

Honors, awards and scholarly activities

  1. July 2015Multidisciplinary Pseudotumor ClinicQuality improvement project, Department of Neurology, University of South Carolina Palmetto Health
  2. July 2014Post-Stroke Spasticity ClinicPractice-based improvement project, University of South Carolina Palmetto Health
  3. 2016Fastest Door to Needle TimeUniversity of South Carolina Palmetto Health
  4. 2015Fastest Door to Needle TimeUniversity of South Carolina Palmetto Health
  5. 20151st place, poster presentationAnnual South Carolina Neurological Association

Certifications

  1. 2023American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  2. February 2019United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, Neuroimaging
  3. ACLS provider
  4. BLS certification

Medical licensure

  1. California State Medical Board, Physician and Surgeon License
  2. Alabama State Medical Board
  3. Arizona Medical Board
  4. Florida Board of Medicine, Medical Doctor
  5. Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, Physician License
  6. New Jersey Medical Board
  7. New York Medical Board
  8. North Carolina Medical Board
  9. Ohio Medical Board

Questions

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