Amanda Hong Kumar
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Regional, Anesthesiology 2021
Contact Information
- 2301 Erwin Road, DUMC 3094, Durham, NC 27710
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amanda.kumar@duke.edu
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Regional and Ambulatory Anesthesia Fellowship, Anesthesiology, Duke University 2016 - 2017
- Residency, Anesthesiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine 2013 - 2016
- Internship, Medicine, Stanford University, School of Medicine 2012 - 2013
- M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 2012
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Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Regional, Anesthesiology 2017 - 2020
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Clinical Science Departments 2017
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Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Associate Program Director, Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship
- Research
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Selected Grants
- Pacira QL block vs thoracic epidural in laparoscopic colectomy awarded by Pacira Pharmaceuticals 2018 - 2022
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
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Kumar, A. H., D. B. MacLeod, K. R. Kumar, N. Ray, and J. Gadsden. “Comparison of perineural catheter fixation methods: a volunteer study.” Anaesthesia, January 6, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15372.Full Text Link to Item
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Dooley, Joshua, William Michael Bullock, Amanda H. Kumar, David B. MacLeod, and Jeffrey Gadsden. “Systematic sonographic and evoked motor identification of the nerve to vastus medialis during adductor canal block.” Reg Anesth Pain Med 45, no. 11 (November 2020): 937–38. https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2019-101232.Full Text Link to Item
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Gadsden, Jeff C., Siddharth Sata, W Michael Bullock, Amanda H. Kumar, Stuart A. Grant, and Joshua R. Dooley. “The relative analgesic value of a femoral nerve block versus adductor canal block following total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, controlled, double-blinded study.” Korean J Anesthesiol 73, no. 5 (October 2020): 417–24. https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.20269.Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
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Tanaka, Pedro, Yoon Soo Park, Linda Liu, Chelsia Varner, Amanda H. Kumar, Charandip Sandhu, Roya Yumul, Kate Tobin McCartney, Jared Spilka, and Alex Macario. “Assessment Scores of a Mock Objective Structured Clinical Examination Administered to 99 Anesthesiology Residents at 8 Institutions.” Anesth Analg 131, no. 2 (August 2020): 613–21. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000004705.Full Text Link to Item
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Kumar, Amanda H., Ankeet D. Udani, and Edward R. Mariano. “The future of education in anesthesiology is social.” Int Anesthesiol Clin 58, no. 4 (2020): 52–57. https://doi.org/10.1097/AIA.0000000000000287.Full Text Link to Item
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Kumar, Amanda H., and Ashraf S. Habib. “The role of gabapentinoids in acute and chronic pain after surgery.” Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 32, no. 5 (October 2019): 629–34. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACO.0000000000000767.Full Text Link to Item
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Creighton, D. W., A. H. Kumar, and S. A. Grant. “Perioperative Multimodal Pain Management: an Evidence-Based Update.” Current Anesthesiology Reports 9, no. 3 (September 15, 2019): 295–307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40140-019-00340-1.Full Text
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Kumar, A. H., E. R. Mariano, and A. D. Udani. “Medical education research methodology: Accuracy and design.” Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 44, no. 4 (April 1, 2019): 534. https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2019-100368.Full Text
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Kumar, Lisa, Amanda H. Kumar, Stuart A. Grant, and Jeff Gadsden. “Updates in Enhanced Recovery Pathways for Total Knee Arthroplasty.” Anesthesiol Clin 36, no. 3 (September 2018): 375–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anclin.2018.04.007.Full Text Link to Item
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Kumar, Amanda H., James Kim, Neda Sadeghi, Fraser J. Leversedge, Claude T. Moorman, and Stuart A. Grant. “The use of ultrasound imaging for brachial plexus injury assessment following operative clavicle repair.” Can J Anaesth 65, no. 6 (June 2018): 739–41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1076-4.Full Text Link to Item
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Kumar, Amanda H., Steven K. Howard, and Ankeet D. Udani. “Tipping the Scales: Prioritizing Mentorship and Support in Simulation Faculty Development.” Simul Healthc 13, no. 1 (February 2018): 72. https://doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000275.Full Text Link to Item
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Wahal, Christopher, Amanda Kumar, and Srinivas Pyati. “Advances in regional anaesthesia: A review of current practice, newer techniques and outcomes.” Indian J Anaesth 62, no. 2 (February 2018): 94–102. https://doi.org/10.4103/ija.IJA_433_17.Full Text Link to Item
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Sadeghi, Neda, Amanda Kumar, James Kim, and Joshua Dooley. “Images in Anesthesiology: Ultrasound-guided Intraarticular Knee Injection.” Anesthesiology 127, no. 3 (September 2017): 565. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000001616.Full Text Link to Item
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Kumar, Amanda, Neda Sadeghi, Chris Wahal, Jeff Gadsden, and Stuart A. Grant. “Quadratus Lumborum Spares Paravertebral Space in Fresh Cadaver Injection.” Anesth Analg 125, no. 2 (August 2017): 708–9. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000002245.Full Text Link to Item
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Wang, Rachel R., Amanda H. Kumar, Pedro Tanaka, and Alex Macario. “Occupational Radiation Exposure of Anesthesia Providers: A Summary of Key Learning Points and Resident-Led Radiation Safety Projects.” Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 21, no. 2 (June 2017): 165–71. https://doi.org/10.1177/1089253217692110.Full Text Link to Item
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Kumar, Amanda, W Michael Bullock, and Joshua Dooley. “Use of local anesthetic a key tenet in multimodal analgesia to modulate chronic post-mastectomy pain.” J Clin Anesth 38 (May 2017): 26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2017.01.002.Full Text Link to Item
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Hong, Amanda M., Zahava Turner, Rana F. Hamdy, and Eric H. Kossoff. “Infantile spasms treated with the ketogenic diet: Prospective single-center experience in 104 consecutive infants.” Epilepsia 51, no. 8 (n.d.): 1403–7. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02586.x.Full Text
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Kim, James K., Amanda Kumar, Neda Sadeghi, Michael Shaughnessy, Jeff Gadsden, Karen C. Nielsen, M Steve Melton, and Stephen Klein. “Decreasing the Incidence of Tuohy-Borst Clamp Connector Disconnections From Perineural Catheters: A Quality Improvement Study.” Reg Anesth Pain Med 42, no. 6 (n.d.): 797–98. https://doi.org/10.1097/AAP.0000000000000655.Full Text Link to Item
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Book Sections
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Kumar, A., and J. Gadsden. “Future trends in regional anesthesia techniques.” In Essentials of Regional Anesthesia: Second Edition, 695–703, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74838-2_39.Full Text
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