Scientific/Education Planning Committee
Derek Dillane, MB BCh, FCARCSI; University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada
Stuart Grant, MB, ChB, MMCI; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Monika Nanda, MBBS, MPH, FASA; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Faculty
Michael Bullock, MD, PhD; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Sandeep Dhanjal, MD; University of North Carolina & 193rd Special Operations Medical Group, Raleigh, NC
Derek Dillane, MB, BCh, FCARCSI; University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada
Sean Dobson, MD, PhD; Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Jeff Gadsden, MD; Duke University, Durham, NC
Stuart Grant, MB, ChB, MMCI; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Andrew Gray, MD, PhD; University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Amanda Kumar, MD; Duke University Medical Center, Hillsborough, NC
Monika Nanda, MBBS, MPH, FASA; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Associate Faculty
David Creighton, MD; University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
James Krakowski, MD, FASA; University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Andres Rojas, MD; University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Bryant Tran, MD; University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Derek Dillane, MB BCh, FCARCSI, is an associate professor at University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, where he completed a clinical and research fellowship in regional anesthesia in 2006. His clinical research interests involve the use of ultrasound in regional anesthesia with a particular focus on education and training techniques. He has taught and led numerous ultrasound workshops in North America and internationally. He is a past chair of the Canadian Anesthesia Society Regional Anesthesia Section.
Stuart Grant, MBChB, MMCI, graduated from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and trained in anesthesiology in Glasgow before taking an appointment in the Department of Anesthesiology at Duke University in 2002. He earned his masters in Management Clinical Informatics while at Duke University. He is now chief of the Division of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. He has multiple publications on the use of regional anesthesia in major joint replacement, and in ambulatory surgery. His textbook “Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia” is now in its second edition. Dr. Grant currently serves on ASRA Pain Medicine board of directors and its CME Committee.
Monika Nanda, MBBS, MPH, is a professor of anesthesiology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Nanda directs the regional anesthesiology fellowship at UNC and leads education in residency and fellowship. She organizes cadaveric courses in Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia and teaches extensively at workshops and conferences. Her research focuses on clinical outcomes, simulation, educational methods in anesthesia, and quality improvement. She holds key roles in ASRA Pain Medicine and UNC School of Medicine committees.