Scholars@Duke

• 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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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • 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

  • 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
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  External Relationships

  • B.Braun
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Abar, Bijan, Junheng Gao, Amanda N. Fletcher, Elizbeth Sachs, Andrew H. Wong, Alexander L. Lazarides, Chinedu Okafor, et al. “Regional anesthesia is associated with improved metastasis free survival after surgical resection of bone sarcomas.” J Orthop Res, May 8, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.25597.
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    • Bhowmik, Subasish, Dylan Matthews, and Amanda H. Kumar. “Targeting Safe Analgesia of the Posterior Knee Capsule.” J Knee Surg, January 19, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1965-4283.
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    • Kumar, Amanda H., Ellile Sultan, Edward R. Mariano, and Ankeet D. Udani. “A modern roadmap for the use of simulation in regional anesthesiology training.” Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 35, no. 5 (October 1, 2022): 654–59. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACO.0000000000001179.
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    • Jolly, Maxwell D., Monika Nanda, Jeremy Armbruster, Chinwe Anumudu, Gisselle Maquoit, Andres Rojas, Daniel McMillan, et al. “Flexor digitorum plane block: A novel approach to median and ulnar nerve blockade.” J Clin Anesth 80 (September 2022): 110879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2022.110879.
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    • Rambhia, Milly, An Chen, Amanda H. Kumar, W Michael Bullock, Michael Bolognesi, and Jeffrey Gadsden. “Ultrasound-guided genicular nerve blocks following total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.” Reg Anesth Pain Med 46, no. 10 (October 2021): 862–66. https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2021-102667.
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    • Kumar, A. H., E. Sultan, and E. R. Mariano. “Eight years and already a classic: marking the rise of ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks for chest wall surgery.” Anaesthesia 76, no. 8 (August 2021): 1129–33. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15499.
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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 76, no. 5 (May 2021): 714–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15372.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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    • Kumar, Amanda H., Edward R. Mariano, and Ankeet D. Udani. “Medical education research methodology: accuracy and design.” Reg Anesth Pain Med, February 13, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2019-100368.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 (2017): 797–98. https://doi.org/10.1097/AAP.0000000000000655.
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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 (April 30, 2010): 1403–7. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02586.x.
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  • Book Sections

    • 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.
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