Amanda Kumar

Wife, mom, regional anesthesiologist @Duke_Anesthesia, #DukeRAP fellowship PD. #MedEd, #simulation, foodie, traveler. Tweets ≠ medical advice.

[Jeff Gadsden @jeffgadsden]

@amit_pawa @EMARIANOMD @DaraEsra @ESRA_trainees @ASRA_Society @saraamaralMD @Wilkinsonjonny @RegionalAnaesUK @NavBahal @KalagaraHari @HouthoffKavita Here's a question that comes up sometimes in our group's practice, especially with non-regional trained people that are staffing breast rooms. Is anticoagulation a contraindication to PVB? Let's say the patient is on heparin, or a DOAC. What's the risk? #Blocktober26

[Amanda Kumar @AmandaKumarMD]

@EMARIANOMD @jeffgadsden @AmerMedicalAssn @ASALifeline @CSAHQ @Siva6faces @deepak_neuro @nelkassabany @HofkampMichael @jiapenghuang @SedatedSk8er @CRCook1978 @emilysharpe Pedro walked so Mariano could run!

[Jeff Gadsden @jeffgadsden]

You can watch anatomy. Or you can experience it.
The Anatomy Lab at #RegionalSummit26 :

🫀 Cadaveric tissue
🔊 Ultrasound
💉 Needles + catheters
👥 Expert faculty
🙌 No patient pressure

Free. Limited to 50 fellows.
Tampa | Nov 13–15

Regional anesthesia fellows + recent grads: register now.

[Jeff Gadsden @jeffgadsden]

Networking → Connections.

A room full of people isn’t a community. The Summit is bringing regional anesthesia fellows together to learn, compete, hang out — and actually get to know one another.

Meet your people.

📍 Tampa
📅 Nov 13–15
🎟️ FREE registration for fellows + recent grads

#RegionalSummit26

[Amanda Kumar @AmandaKumarMD]

This week has been 🔥 at #DukeRAP - quite literally!

🔥 Firestarter course @UNC_Anesthesia
💉 Crisis resource management simulation course
🎓 Alumni panel
📜 Contract negotiation lecture
🍸 Resident recruitment happy hour

The only thing we haven't blocked is the calendar!

[Jeff Gadsden @jeffgadsden]

Great meetings have outstanding faculty.

We also feel like it's super important to know the people behind the credentials.

Over the coming weeks, we'll be introducing the incredible faculty joining us at the Regional Anesthesia Fellowship Summit—not with traditional bios, but with collectible All-Star Cards!

Each card highlights the expertise, personality, and mentorship that make our faculty special. To learn more, check out the website in the post below...

All-Star Card # 1: Professor, educator, YouTuber, researcher and innovator, @KiJinnChin !! 🤩 #RegionalSummit26

[Jeff Gadsden @jeffgadsden]

🤩 Another Summit All-Star joins the lineup: @James_Kim_MD

There are people who know regional anesthesia—and then there are people who are truly gifted at teaching it. James is one of the best teachers I’ve ever seen. He’s smart, funny, practical, and has a remarkable ability to make trainees better.

As Chief of Regional Anesthesiology at UT Southwestern, James also knows what it takes to build a successful RAAPM service—and how to bring surgeons along for the ride.

His fellowship advice probably tells you everything you need to know about his approach: “The hardest part of a block is often the decision-making, not the needle placement.”

Exactly.

We’re thrilled to have James teaching at The Summit this November.

And apparently he’ll be arriving to Ludacris. 😂 #RegionalSummit26

[Jeff Gadsden @jeffgadsden]

Regional anesthesia fellows: Switch on Summit mode.

The Summit isn’t a meeting built around sitting in a ballroom all weekend. It’s a weekend built for you — to sharpen your craft, prepare for what comes after fellowship, and build relationships with the people who will become your colleagues for years to come.

Hands-on learning. Real conversations. Incredible faculty. A little competition. And a lot more fun than your usual conference.

📍 Tampa, FL
📅 November 13–15, 2026
🎟️ Registration is free for regional anesthesia fellows and recent RAAPM fellowship graduates.

#RegionalSummit26 @amit_pawa @EMARIANOMD @ASRA_Society @ASAMonitor @Duke_Anesthesia @KalagaraHari @deepak_neuro @Neuro_Kellie @Nadia_Hdz_MD @anesthesiadocmd @lipidguy @shaskinsMD @MKwesiKwofie @KiJinnChin @dr_tgro @dr_melissabyrne @SreeHPraveenKO1 @James_Kim_MD

[Jeff Gadsden @jeffgadsden]

If you’re a regional anesthesia fellow—or you JUST finished fellowship—we built this for you.

Cadavers. Ultrasound. Amazing faculty. Career stuff nobody teaches you. Competition. New friends. Tampa. 🌴

And registration is FREE.

The Summit | Nov 13–15

Tag the fellow you’d bring with you. 👇
#RegionalSummit26 #Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #MedTok #MedicalEducation #AnesthesiaFellowship

[Amanda Kumar @AmandaKumarMD]

#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

[Jeff Gadsden @jeffgadsden]

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

https://t.co/IsB23PJyHA

[Amanda Kumar @AmandaKumarMD]

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

[Uchenna Umeh, MD, FASA, FASRA @UcheUmehMD]

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

[Amanda Kumar @AmandaKumarMD]

@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!!

[Amanda Kumar @AmandaKumarMD]

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

[Emily Barney Hall @EmilyBarneyHall]

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

[James K. Kim @James_Kim_MD]

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

[Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA @ESchwenkMD]

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

[Emily Barney Hall @EmilyBarneyHall]

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