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Join Dr. Raj Gupta as he chats with Drs. Brittani Bungart, Crystal Joseph, Swathi Rayasam, and Alejandro Hallo-Carrasco as they talk about ASRA Pain Medicine's Resident & Fellow Committee at ASRA Pain Medicine's 51st Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.  Recorded on April 18, 2026. Learn more about the Resident & Fellow Committee:htt...

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 ha...

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  ________________ Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA for the music: “Hindsight" and “Left Behind&...

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 ) ...

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. Support the show Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

Raj Gupta recaps the first day of the ASRA-PM Fall Chronic Pain Meeting with some colleagues and trainees. Live from the Exhibit Hall. Support the show Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

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.   Support the show Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

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. Support the show Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

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, a...

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 gue...

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. Support the s...

Raj Gupta joins #ASRASPRING23 Meeting Chair, Stephen Haskins, to share the exciting program of the 48th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, this April 20-22, in Hollywood, FL! Tune in for a taste of what to expect from this meeting's centennial theme and get ready to celebrate 100 years of regional anesthesia. Register at asra.com/spring23 Support the show Twitter:...

#Billing in private practice, #financial implications of outpatient ( #ambulatory ) total joint surgery, staying up to date while working outside of #academics .  Support the show Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

Gary Schwartz joins #ASRARegen SIG leaders Thomas Buchheit, Yashar Eshraghi, Christine Hunt, and Dmitri Souza to discuss the current state of regenerative medicine, its pearls and pitfalls, and how defining mechanisms of action can give us direction for the future. Support the show Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

Raj Gupta joins leaders Martha Bentley-McLachlan, Jennifer Grimmer, Oluwatobi Hunter, and Zohra Hussaini from the Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, and Clinical Nurse SIG ( #APPRNSIG ) to discuss collaboration with and the roles of advanced practice providers in clinic settings. Support the show Twitter: @ASRA_Society, @dr_rajgupta

Registration for the symposium closes at 4 pm ET today, March 11. Save your spot at  asra.com/pps Raj Gupta joins Hesham Elsharkawy, chair of the Persistent Perioperative Pain SIG ( #ASRAPPPSIG ) and chair of the upcoming Chronic Postoperative Pain Symposium ( #ASRAPPS23 ), along with faculty members Hance Clark and David Edwards, to discuss how the symposium will address gaps in the pain continuu...

Raj Gupta  ( @dr_rajgupta )  joins Kellie Jaremko, the vice-chair of the Resident and Medical Student Pain Education #ASRAResMedEd SIG along with guests Harrison Plunkett, Yasmin Sritapan, and Vats Ambai to discuss trainee opportunities and career development within ASRA Pain Medicine. Guests: -Kellie Jaremko, MD, PhD ( @Neuro_Kellie ) -Harrison Plunkett, MD -Yasmin Sritapan, DO -Vats Ambai, MD (...

Raj Gupta ( @dr_rajgupta ) joins Hari Kalagara and Jarna Shah LIVE from the Exhibit Hall of the 21st Annual Pain Medicine Meeting! Streamed 11/17/2022. Guests: - Hari Kalagara, MD ( @KalagaraHari ) - Jarna Shah, MD ( @JarnaShahMD ) ________________ Thanks to The Preps from Philadelphia, PA for the music: “Hindsight" and “Left Behind". The band features Steve Breslin on vocals/guitars, Br...

Raj Gupta ( @dr_rajgupta ) joins #ASRAMilitary leaders Sandeep Dhanjal, Stephen Rodriguez, and Erin Tracy, to discuss what civilian acute and chronic pain physicians can learn from the military experience, what the military still needs to learn from the civilian medical community, and how military personnel with chronic pain move between military and civilian systems. Streamed 11/1/2022. Guests: -...

Raj Gupta ( @dr_rajgupta ) joins #ASRAFALL22 meeting chair Amy Pearson and planning committee member Alexios Carayannopoulos to share the exciting program of the 21st Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, this November 17-19, in Orlando, FL! Tune in for a taste of what to expect from this meeting's "Making Connections" theme, with new program innovations that will streamline learning and in...

Raj Gupta ( @dr_rajgupta ) joins #ASRAGreenSIG leaders Vivian Ip, Deirdre Kelleher, and E.B. Fouts-Palmer to preview the "Environmental Sustainability and Your Practice" symposium ( #ASRAGreen22 ) and discuss recent ASRA Pain Medicine News publications on reducing your carbon footprint, the financial benefits of reducing desflurane use, and the detrimental environmental effects of nitrou...

Does the advent of new portable ultrasounds create opportunities for POCUS in both low-resource countries and combat support hospitals? Raj Gupta ( @dr_rajgupta ) joins leaders from the #ASRAGlobalHealth SIG (Mark Brouillette and Lena Dohlman) and #ASRAPOCUS SIG (Melissa Byrne) to discuss clinical applications, handhelds, limitations and barriers, and more. Streamed 8/23/2022. Guests: - Mark Broui...

Raj Gupta ( @dr_rajgupta ) and #ASRAHeadache SIG leaders Nat Schuster, Meredith Barad, and Gaurav Chauhan discuss the SIG's mission and recent advances in headache treatment: Why are there so many novel, non-opioid migraine medications, so few novel, non-opioid pain medications, and what can the pain field learn from the recent headache advancements? Streamed 7/18/2022. Guests: - Nat Schuster...

Raj Gupta ( @dr_rajgupta ) joins Regulatory Consultant Bob Jasak, and #PrivatePracticeSIG leaders Maggie Holtz, Jennifer Noerenberg, and Jerry Jones, to discuss the new Federal balance billing and patient cost-sharing protections ( #NoSurprisesAct ), what the federal law means for state regulation of surprise bills, and more. Streamed 6/28/2022. Guests: -  Bob Jasak, JD ( @HHSPolicy ) -  Maggie Ho...

Raj Gupta ( @dr_rajgupta ) and Eric Schwenk ( @ESchwenkMD ) discuss the exciting combined acute and chronic pain virtual ASRA Fall meeting with the co-chairs Jaime Baratta and Magda Anitescu. Recorded 10/29/2020. #ASRAFall20 | #ASRAWorldWide2020 Guests: - Jaime Baratta ( @jattarab ) - Magda Anitescu ( @MagdaAnitescuMD ) Link: https://www.asra.com/events-education/event-item/2020/11/20/default-cale...