Faculty Bio:
Anbar is board certified in both pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. He offers pediatric hypnosis and counseling services through Center Point Medicine in La Jolla, CA. Dr. Anbar is a past president, fellow, and approved consultant of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. Dr. Anbar served as a professor of pediatrics and medicine and the director of pediatric pulmonology at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY, for 21 years. He is a published author of more than 80 articles, abstracts, and book chapters on pediatric functional disorders and pediatric hypnosis. Graduating from the University of California-San Diego with undergraduate degrees in biology and psychology, Dr. Anbar earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed his pediatric residency and pediatric pulmonary fellowship training at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. Dr. Anbar received training in hypnosis from the Society of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.