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Dr. K.J.S. “Sunny” Anand is an award-winning physician, research scientist, and child health advocate with a career-long dedication to improving the lives of all infants and children.  He received a medical degree from University of Indore (India), was a Rhodes Scholar at University of Oxford (UK) where he received a D.Phil. degree, followed by post-doctoral fellowships and clinical training at Harvard Medical School (Boston MA).  Dr. Anand’s early research led to the discovery of pain and stress in newborns and older infants, thus transforming the practices of anesthesia and pain management in children. His award-winning research was reported by CNN, BBC, MSNBC, ABC News, Fox News, PBS, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Times of London, The Daily Mail, Hindustan Times, and numerous other media outlets. It was also profiled in several books including Ghosts from the Nursery, Scared Sick, Infant Memory, Mama, and others. While practicing as an ICU physician for 40+ years, Dr. Anand also helped to launch charitable health clinics and hospitals providing free healthcare to uninsured, underprivileged, and displaced populations. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 9 books/journal issues, while serving on advisory councils for the National Institutes of Health, Food & Drug Administration, American Board of Pediatrics, and other professional organizations. Although a poet from his early childhood, Mystic Whispers is his first literary contribution.