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Ashraf Samir Habib

Professor of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, Women's
Box 3094 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
2301 Erwin Road, 5666 HAFS Building, Durham, NC 27710

Research Interests


Postoperative pain
Persistent pain
Enhanced Recovery after Surgery
Postoperative nausea and vomiting
High-risk pregnancy
Placenta accreta spectrum

Selected Grants


Duke University Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network Clinical Center

ResearchCollaborating Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2023 - 2030

Vanderbilt Agreement_Premier Study

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Vanderbilt University Medical Center · 2026 - 2027

Integrated Training in Anesthesiology Research

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 1996 - 2026

Rectus Sheath Block with liposomal bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia following gynecologic oncology surgery: A pilot Study

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Pacira BioSciences, Inc. · 2024 - 2026

Pacira IIT

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Pacira BioSciences, Inc. · 2023 - 2024

Duke CTSA (TL1) Year 5

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024

Cardiovascular Risk Prediction for Improved Maternal Health

ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research · 2022 - 2023

402-C-414 Exparel versus SOC in CS

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Pacira Pharmaceuticals · 2019 - 2021

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening in Pregnant Women with Chronic Hypertension

ResearchSignificant Contributor · Awarded by Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology · 2017 - 2020

BioQ Ropivacaine 0.2% Pre-Filled Dispenser for Post op Pain after CS

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by BioQ Pharma · 2017 - 2019

Trevena Oliceridine for acute pain

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Trevena, Inc. · 2016 - 2018

Pregabalin for PDPH

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by King Edward Memorial Hospital · 2017 - 2018

Forgetting to remember: Prospective memory error as an unexplored patient safety risk

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation · 2013 - 2015

External Relationships


  • International Anesthesia Research Society
  • Orion
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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