Jana L. Anderson

Jana L. Anderson, M.D. serves as Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, holding dual appointments as Consultant in the Division of Emergency Medicine Research and Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Her clinical practice focuses on pediatric emergency care at Mayo Clinic's Rochester, Minnesota campus where she actively participates in the Hospital-Wide Sedation Committee since 2006.

• Education:
• Fellow, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (University of Utah)
• Residency, Pediatrics (University of Utah)
• M.D., Carver College of Medicine (University of Iowa)
• B.A., Biology Cum Laude (Luther College)

Dr. Anderson's research centers on pediatric pain management and sedation protocols, with landmark findings establishing pediatric pain as responsible for over 19 million annual U.S. medical visits. Her work spans intranasal analgesics (fentanyl vs ketamine), nitrous oxide protocols, and propofol/fentanyl applications for fracture reduction. A significant contribution includes developing an electronic decision aid for acute otitis media that promotes shared decision-making between clinicians and parents, reducing unnecessary antibiotic use. Her fingerprint analysis confirms deep expertise in Emergency Department operations (100%), Pediatrics (54%), and Sedation protocols (29%).

Analysis of her publication trends reveals increasing focus on evidence-based clinical decision rules since 2020, with recent book chapters addressing bacterial meningitis, fever evaluation, and serious infections in infants. Her work consistently bridges emergency medicine with primary care applications, particularly in antibiotic stewardship and procedural sedation safety.

• Scientific Awards:
• 2024 Minnesota Monthly Top Doctors
• 2019 & 2018 Favorite Faculty Awards
• 2015 Best Doctors recognition
• 2012 Teacher of the Year
• 2003 NIH Loan Repayment for Pediatric Research

As founding charter member of the Society for Pediatric Sedation (since 2007), Dr. Anderson has shaped national sedation standards while maintaining active roles in Mayo Clinic's Quality Committee and Pediatric Residency Clinical Competency Committee. Her research receives continuous institutional support through Mayo Clinic's Emergency Medicine Research infrastructure, with recent work on codeine dispensing patterns funded through retrospective database analysis of national claims data. Current projects focus on optimizing painless emergency department experiences through protocol development and decision support tools.

Dr. Anderson leads the Pediatric Nursing Workgroup within Emergency Medicine and contributes to the ED Provider Peer Review Committee, driving quality improvements in pediatric sedation safety and length-of-stay metrics. Her clinical work directly informs research through Mayo Clinic's integrated practice-based research network.