Amanda Kumar

#DukeRAP fellowship inaugural leadership capstone is in the books! ✔️ medicolegal implications ✔️ systems creation ✔️ educational toys ✔️ crucial conversations (kudos @Sean_Ryan_MD @DukeOrtho for the fake tears!) ✔️ curriculum building @Duke_Anesthesia @EmilyBarneyHall

We do a pretty good job of teaching regional fellows where to put the needle and take excellent care of patients. But then... They graduate and are suddenly expected to just figure it out. The decision-making. The competing priorities in a busy OR. The real-world judgment. Navigating conversations with surgeons and administrators. What to do when things go wrong. That gap is real. So we built a meeting around it. Just for fellows. Nov 13-15, 2026 | Tampa, FL regional-summit.com

Another wonderful Triangle Regional Education Series with our friends at @UNC_Anesthesia @Duke_Anesthesia. Thank you @BryantTranMD for hosting in your beautiful home!

Congratulations🎉🎉 to Gaston Labat Award winner @aboezaart1 Inspiring speech and touching tribute to @LeWendling #ASRASPRING26 meeting co-chair. @ASRA_Society @UF_Anesthesia

@Steve_Coppens @EmilyBarneyHall @Duke_Anesthesia @ASRA_Society @_Stephen_Davies @wmbullockMDPhD @Jerryblocksthat You are missed Steve! But the #DukeRAP fellows are stoked to see you in Belgium soon!!

@EmilyBarneyHall @Duke_Anesthesia @AmandaKumarMD @ASRA_Society @_Stephen_Davies @wmbullockMDPhD @Jerryblocksthat I'm not one with a lot of FOMO... but looking at #ASRASPRING2026 i wished i could have joined. No leave possible however in the dept... 😢

Calling all future block-star 💉🌟 RAAPM Fellows!! Come say hi to the current Blue Devils 🔵😈 and learn about @Duke_Anesthesia at the #ASRASPRING2026 meet and greet! 7PM at the Valley Overlook! @AmandaKumarMD @ASRA_Society @_Stephen_Davies @wmbullockMDPhD @Jerryblocksthat

Proud of our #DukeRAP fellows on the hard work they’ve poured into research projects all year. 5 posters, 2 President’s Choice awards, and 1 ASRA travel award! Here’s Dr. Marc Ghabach, our brilliant QI chief, sharing our experience with intercostal cryo for peds #ASRASPRING26

Hey #ASRASPRING2026 have you heard RA and MedEd goddess 👑 @AmandaKumarMD wrap up the journey of gabapentin use in acute pain in just 15 minutes!? It’s legend-wait-for-it-dary! @ASRA_Society @_Stephen_Davies @James_Kim_MD @Duke_Anesthesia @ArianaPrinzbach

A systematic approach to systemic analgesia - Methadone, buprenorphine, ketamine, and gabapentinoids all covered by this stellar panel. @ESchwenkMD @AmandaKumarMD @jattarab @ASRA_Society #ASRASPRING26

Acute pain panel from #asraspring26 @jattarab @AmandaKumarMD @JeffAnesthesia @ASRA_Society @BrighamAnes @Duke_Anesthesia

So proud of our fellow Dr. Katrina Bantis on her ASRA fellow travel award for her research project! 🙌

Very serious #DukeRAP fellowship business at #ASRASPRING26

@wmbullockMDPhD SCHOOLING us on RA impact on sympathetics, graft function and surgical outcomes ✏️Can you say “spectral waveform velocities” at 8:55 AM?! Only at #ASRASPRING2026 @AmandaKumarMD @ASRA_Society @_Stephen_Davies @KalagaraHari @galusweegie

Looking forward to @ASRA_Society Spring Meeting this April in Phoenix, AZ! Med students, residents, and fellows, below are some events that I’d like to highlight at the upcoming meeting. Excited to connect and meet you all! #ASRASPRING26

“Cherry blossoms 🌸 the Masters ⛳️ and ASRA 💉 …how you know spring is upon us!” Kicking off #ASRASPRING26 with @galusweegie charming us through anatomic variabilities and best practices when they are encountered!! @AmandaKumarMD @wmbullockMDPhD @_Stephen_Davies @ashrafhabib5

Awake Spine Surgery! Order your copy now: shop.thieme.com/Awake-Spine-Su… We split up the book into Preoperative, IntraOperative and Postoperative Considerations. Sneak peak- Table of Contents as it relates to Preoperative Considerations. So grateful to co-editors and authors

Had a blast at our biannual Triangle Regional Education Series learning about the economics of regional anesthesia with @Duke_Anesthesia @UNC_Anesthesia #DukeRAP RAAPM fellowship applications open January 5. Check us out! anesthesiology.duke.edu/education/fell…

Hey hey! Attention all students, trainees and program directors...with so many block techniques, it's hard to know where to start with your learning. That's why we created this video playlist of Plan A blocks. A one-stop shop for the basics. Check it out below 👇👇 @Duke_Anesthesia @ASRA_Society @ESRA_Society @AoraIndia @EM_RESUS @GongGasGirl @amit_pawa @diazolam @OrlandoRPN @DrSleep88 @EMARIANOMD @LloydTurbitt @elboghdadly @BelgianBara @DaraEsra @Assoc_Anaes @Wilkinsonjonny @morefluids @maffygirl @Sedolor @zedunow @RegionalAnaesUK @AmyPearsonMD @mswami001 @KalagaraHari @dr_rajgupta @educanestesia @Steve_Coppens @DrRobbieErskine @bobfunn @RAPMOnline @OBsleepmerchant @ASA_Australia @deepak_neuro @joinBJAN @anesthesianews @HFAnesthesiaRes @stanfordanes @UofUAnesthesia @ACCMResidency @_Anesthesiology @CUMCAnesthesia @UMNanes @PediAnesthesia @CASUpdate @PeterMerjavy @TomJelic @rosie_hogg @UCSFAnesthesia @PeriopMedUCL youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Now published! It was a privilege to co-edit this issue of Anesthesiology Clinics with @nelkassabany Great articles by @jattarab @KyleHarrisonMD @jeffgadsden @AmandaKumarMD @dr_melissabyrne @Bubu84csa @RKKimMD1 @baby_blocks @KristopherSchr6 and more! #closeFullCover" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">anesthesiology.theclinics.com/issue/S1932-22…

@EMARIANOMD @jwolpaw @jinlei_li @JinaSinskeyMD @HarrietHopfMD @fdjperez @headdock @Nadia_Hdz_MD @amit_pawa What a fantastic article! Love the description of the “germane load” and tangible practical ways we can approach every clinical day. Kudos team!!

Check out our #meded editorial on 'service' vs 'education' in #anesthesiology #residency Curious to get opinions from educational leaders @jwolpaw @AmandaKumarMD @jinlei_li @JinaSinskeyMD @HarrietHopfMD @fdjperez @headdock @Nadia_Hdz_MD @amit_pawa pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12…