Suresh Chandra Anand, M.D.

Phoenix, AZ - 9/13/31 - 11/23/23 Suresh was born in Indore, India to parents Satchit and Sumran Bai. As a boy, he enjoyed helping in his father's medical practice, where his passion for medicine began. His dedication to pursuing a career in medicine resulted in his admission to medical school two years earlier than most and he graduated from King George's College in 1954. After completing his studies and an internal medicine residency in India, he moved to the U.S. in 1957, where he pursued a Master's in Medicine at the University of Colorado and then a fellowship in Chest Medicine at National Jewish Hospital in Denver. With his visa expiring and the need to pursue an internship in the U.S. or Canada, he moved to Toronto, Canada where he completed further training at Mt. Sinai Hospital. It was there he met his wife of almost 60 years, Wiltrud (Trudie). While in Canada, he began the fight against the unjust policy that prevented immigrant physicians of S. Asian descent from sitting for the medical board exams and thus qualifying to practice medicine independently. After three years in Canada, he and Trudie moved back to Denver, where he completed a fellowship in Allergy/Immunology. While there, he and Trudie welcomed their children, Miriam, in 1967 and Michael, in 1968. In 1969, the young family moved to Phoenix, where Suresh practiced Allergy/Immunology and founded his practice Allergy Associates and Lab, Ltd. in 1972, where he worked until retiring in 2020. He shared his love of medicine with multiple medical students and residents through preceptorships in Allergy/Immunology. He was nominated by his peers as a Phoenix Top Doctor in Allergy/Immunology numerous times and was honored to be listed in Who's Who in America.

He was known to have said, "my profession is medicine and my hobby is medicine". He dedicated his time by volunteering in support of physicians and their patients. He served on numerous boards, including the Maricopa County Medical Society (for which he was president in 2003), the Arizona Medical Association and the Arizona Foundation for Medical Care, but also was a member of the Phoenix Symphony Council and supported the Arizona Opera Company, Arizona Historical Society, and the Phoenix Art Museum. Although medicine was his first hobby, he had enjoyed other hobbies such as tennis, traveling and photography. He is survived by his wife, Trudie, daughter, Dr. Miriam Anand, and son, Michael Anand. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to National Jewish Medical Center or the Mayo Clinic.