Spotlight

Gagandeep Kaur, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology

How long have you worked in Pediatrics?  1.9 years

What is your favorite thing about your job? When young children & adolescents with life stressors and mental health issues improve with treatment, it is a very rewarding experience.

1. What is your hometown? Bathinda, Punjab, India
2. What is your favorite movie? 3 Idiots, a Bollywood movie
3. Tell us about your family: My husband is a computer engineer. We have been married for 15 years and have a 10-year-old wonderful son.  
4. Do you have pets? We have a 1.5-year-old golden retriever, Apollo
5. What are you doing, where are you going, for your next vacation? I am going to La Jolla, CA in October this year for a psychiatric conference and plan to sightseeing with my family in free time.
6. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? I always wanted to be doctor
7. What is one of your proudest accomplishments? Being a psychiatrist
8. What is your favorite quote?  Be a part of the solution, not the problem
9. What was your first job?  General physician in India

10. What is your favorite ice cream?  Strawberry