Dr. Anita Krishnan

Anita Krishnan, M.D., is a pediatric cardiologist who specializes in fetal imaging. She completed an advanced cardiac imaging fellowship with research component at the National Institutes of Health.

Her research now focuses on stillbirth reduction through improved diagnosis and treatment of fetal cardiac disease. She is currently leading NIH funded work to develop a fetal electrocardiogram device, which would allow for fetal arrhythmia management in rural and remote regions. She has also led a multicenter study to identify disparities in prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease and improve access to fetal diagnostics through telehealth.

She is active in advocacy and health equity work, and previously completed multiple legislative and advocacy internships in DC and Chicago. She is currently a faculty associate for the Children’s Health Advocacy Institute and teaches medical student courses on advocacy. In addition, she is active in health equity efforts of the Pediatric Acute Care Collaborative (PAC3).