We're only 2 weeks away from celebrating ASRA Pain Medicine's 50th anniversary! Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) brings us a sneak peek into the meeting by sitting down with meeting chair Vishal Uppal and fellow faculty members Sara Amaral, Ryan D'Souza, and Hari Kalagara to discuss the inspiring program and exciting networking events. 

See how far #regionalanesthesia and #painmedicine have come and what the future looks like by joining us for the 50th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting (#ASRASPRING25) this May 1-3, 2025, in Orlando, FL. Register at asra.com/raapm. Streamed 4/18/2025.

Guests:
-  Vishal Uppal, MBBS (@Ropivacaine)
- Sara Amaral, MD (@saraamaralMD)
-  Ryan D'Souza, MD (@Ryan_S_DSouzaMD)
-  Hari Kalagara, MD (@KalagaraHari) 

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Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA for the music: “Hindsight" and “Left Behind". The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Bryan Schwenk on guitars/vocals, Jeff Frederick on bass, and Eric Schwenk on drums.

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Guest host Pankti Acharya (@PanktiAcharya3) from the Resident & Fellow Committee (#ASRARFC) joins Christy Hunt in a special episode on getting involved in advocacy and pain medicine. Stay tuned for more advocacy episodes brought to you by the #ASRARFC.

Guests:
-  Christine Hunt, DO 

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Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA for the music: “Hindsight" and “Left Behind". The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Bryan Schwenk on guitars/vocals, Jeff Frederick on bass, and Eric Schwenk on drums.

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Raj Gupta (@dr_rajgupta) joins Christy Hunt, Ryan D'Souza, and Crystal Joseph to discuss the exciting 23rd Annual Pain Medicine Meeting (#ASRAFALL24), coming up this November 21-23, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV. Register for the meeting at asra.com/pain. Streamed 9/20/2024.

Guests:
-  Christine Hunt, DO
-  Ryan D'Souza, MD (@Ryan_S_DSouzaMD)
-  Crystal Joseph, MD (@CrystalJosephMD) 

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Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA for the music: “Hindsight" and “Left Behind". The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Bryan Schwenk on guitars/vocals, Jeff Frederick on bass, and Eric Schwenk on drums.

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Host Dr. Raj Gupta previews the amazing program and events of the upcoming ASRA Pain Medicine Spring Meeting in San Diego, CA on March 21-23 with Dr. Ki Jinn Chin, Dr. Ed Mariano, Dr. Jeni Noerenberg, Dr. Steve Porter, and Dr. Melody Herman.  Go to https://asra.com/raapm for more details.

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Raj Gupta recaps the first day of the ASRA-PM Fall Chronic Pain Meeting with some colleagues and trainees. Live from the Exhibit Hall.

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Raj Gupta talks with Dr. Kiki Nin, Dr. Paul Su, and Dr. Adam Fischler about the ASRA Society LGBTQIA+ Special Interest Group.  Today's topic focuses on the care of transgender patients during gender affirmation surgery and other operations.  

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Dr. Raj Gupta talks with Dr. Alexios Carayannopoulos about the upcoming 2023 Fall Meeting that will be Nov 10-11, 2023 in New Orleans, LA.  Go to https://asra.com/pain for more details.  Early registration deadline is September 28.

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Check out this conversation with host Raj Gupta and 4 members of the ASRA Pain Medicine Resident Section Committee.  We discuss the opportunity that the committee offers to medical students, residents, and fellows interested in getting involved in the society and advancing their careers within regional anesthesia, acute pain, and chronic pain.  Guests: Sisi Xie, Anish Parkash, Caroline Varlotta, and Brian Brenner

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Dr. Raj Gupta from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN talks with  the Cancer and Supportive Care Special Interest Group of ASRA Pain Medicine about the importance reducing barriers to care for cancer pain patients, expanding access to all forms of pain management, and the value of patients become educated about pain management and learning how to advocate for themselves. His guests are Dr. Amitabh Gulati from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and Dr. Vasudha Goel from University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

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Dr. Raj Gupta from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN discusses the importance of regional anesthesia and pain management for pediatric surgical cases.  His guests are Dr. Michelle Kars from Northwell Cohen Children’s Medical Center  in New York and Dr. Abhijit Biswas from London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Hospital, Western University, London, Ontario.

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