Amanda Hong Kumar

Dr. Amanda Kumar received her M.D. from Johns Hopkins University and completed her anesthesiology residency at Stanford University, where she served as chief resident. She joined Duke University in 2016 to pursue fellowship training in regional and ambulatory anesthesia and subsequently joined the faculty in the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Kumar is deeply committed to medical education and currently serves as Program Director of the ACGME-accredited Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship. She is extensively involved in medical education across all levels of learners and serves as the Graduate Medical Education Simulation Liaison for Duke’s Human Simulation and Patient Safety Center. Her clinical and research interests focus on regional anesthesiology and acute perioperative pain management. She is an active member of the Department of Anesthesiology’s perioperative leadership group. Nationally, Dr. Kumar has been recognized as a speaker for the American Society of Anesthesiologists, serves as faculty for the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and is an Associate Member of the Association of University Anesthesiologists.