Pediatric anesthesiologist & peds pain physician @SKAnesthesia @UofTAnesthesia
Toronto, Ontario
Joined May 2015
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"Will I hurt a child?"
Every clinician asks this before their first pediatric block.
3 registries. 2 continents. 155,000+ blocks.
0 permanent neurologic injuries.
LASRA Montevideo, Oct 15 โ Baby Blocks Workshop. Link to register: congresoanestesiologia.uy/inโฆ
#LASRAUruguay2026
Pain Ontario is hiring! We are ready to find an executive director, to grow our organization, more details here: painontario.ca/about/jobs
Apply by May 22, 206
#chronicpain #prioritizepain #pedspain
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Up to 86% of kids eligible for regional anesthesia didnโt get it.
197 hospitals did pediatric ACL repairs and used RA zero times.
Baby Blocks is proud to collaborate with LASRA this October in Montevideo.
Register by July:
congresoanestesiologia.uy/
#Lasrauruguay2026
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One day of world class lectures
One day of hands on cadaver workshops
Zero excuses not to come
The regional anaesthesia course Oxford didnโt know it needed.
#yourblockswillneverbethesame
#yourewelcome
@RegionalAnaesUK @ESRA_Society @OXSonoClub
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Last week: why to scan the stomach.
This week: how to do it.
BabyBlocks has a free gastric #POCUS technique guide covering probe selection, positioning, image interpretation, and the Perlas grading system.
๐baby-blocks.com/pocus/gastriโฆ
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#ASRAPOCUS
Looking to advance #POCUS skillsโฆ. Join us @ASRA_Society course in Tampa.
September 26th & 27th, 2026
๐ asra.com/events-education/coโฆ @NarouzeMD @shaskinsMD @Ropivacaine @KiranRikhraj @MKwesiKwofie @Siva6faces @JanBoublikMDPhD @RenukaGeorge @Nadia_Hdz_MD @ASALifeline
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This was my personal formula for YEARS. Nice to finally see evidence behind the rationale!
8.5 hours vs 16 hours.
Same supraclavicular block in kids.
The only difference: 0.05 mg/kg perineural dexamethasone.
First RCT to test pediatric dosing. Triple-blinded, n=90.
Article: journals.lww.com/pedorthopaeโฆ
#PedsRA #RegionalAnesthesia #pedspain #pedsanes
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The kid says he ate. Mom says he didnโt. He ate.
Unclear fasting before elective surgeryโwait, cancel, RSIโฆor scan?
Mecoli et al. (106 kids):
โข 62% empty โ proceeded
โข 29% high risk โ managed
โข โฑ๏ธ Saved ~2.6h
โข Aspiration: 0
๐ baby-blocks.com/diagnostic-pโฆ
#POCUS #PedsAnes
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๐ฏ Oxford CPD Day | Regional Anaesthesia | October 2026
Two days. One complete experience.
Faculty? We don't do ordinary. All-star international lineup ๐๐ผworld-renowned educators & clinicians
@baby_blocks @elboghdadly @DrRobbieErskine @PeterMerjavy @jeffgadsden @Jennythatcanbl1
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#ASRASpring26
Who is still NOT using #gastricultrasound in GLP1 era?
Is anyone using Continuous Spinal Anesthesia (CSA) ?
How valuable is #POCUS in shock states?
What #regionalanesthesia techniques for #pain relief in Transplant surgeries ?
Join us @ASRA_Society !
@ESRA_Society
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8.5 hours vs 16 hours.
Same supraclavicular block in kids.
The only difference: 0.05 mg/kg perineural dexamethasone.
First RCT to test pediatric dosing. Triple-blinded, n=90.
Article: journals.lww.com/pedorthopaeโฆ
#PedsRA #RegionalAnesthesia #pedspain #pedsanes
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Starting #POCUS? Weโve got you. ๐งก
NEW:
Diagnostic POCUS + Vascular Access on Baby Blocks.
Your support for bedside ultrasound learning.
๐ baby-blocks.com/diagnostic-pโฆ
#anesthesia #FOAMed #medicine #anestanesthesiology #ultrasound #pediatrics #medicine
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Join us at the @PedsCardiacAnes meeting for a hands-on workshop on regional anesthesia for congenital cardiac surgery
๐ Mar 12 | 3:15โ5:15 PM
โก Limited spots still available
๐to register: www2.ccasociety.org/meetingsโฆ
#PedsAnes #RegionalAnesthesia #CCAS2026 #Anesthesiology
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Good to see our health care workers and hospitals get the recognition they deserve.
As we protect Canadaโs world-class health care system, weโre also determined to make it better โย ย by building new facilities and ensuring our health professionals have the support they need.
ALT Screenshot of an article on the CTV News website. The headline reads: This Toronto hospital was just ranked second-best in the world by Newsweek.
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Have you read our latest Subspecialty Spotlight? Head to Instagram to read our Q&A withย @SickKidsNews' @DeepaKattail, a pediatric anesthesiologist who wants parents to know that their little ones who have a surgery in their future are in good hands: instagram.com/p/DUqRqKDDX6b
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Baby Blocks website is growing โ because pediatric regional anesthesia never stands still. ๐ฑ
โจ Now live:
โข Spanish brachial plexus content
โข Updated peripheral nerve catheter page
โข New search feature
#PedsAnes #RegionalAnesthesia #anesthesiology #anesthesia #anestesia
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๐New Spotlight Alert๐ Our first Subspecialty Spotlight of '26 highlights pediatric anesthesia & @DeepaKattail from @SKAnesthesia. Learn about what drew her to this challenging field & what she wants parents to know about kids & general anesthesia
๐instagram.com/p/DUqRqKDDX6b/
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Looking to learn more about Perioperative Care? Register here: cpd.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/prโฆ
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Honored to have been at @NGHAnews King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital sharing what we do at @baby_blocks โ I learned just as much as I taught. The talent, warmth, and dedication there is the real deal. This is what collaboration in pediatric anesthesia should look like.
Our founder @JohnHagenMD is wrapping up a visiting professorship at King Abdullah Specialist Childrenโs Hospital-Riyadh. A powerful reminder of what global collaboration, clinical excellence, and shared learning in pediatric anesthesia should look like.
#PedsAnes
Thanks to Sickkids Club @WesternU for the invitation to be a speaker & panelist for their Career Panel, fundraiser for @SickKidsNews!
#medicine #anesthesiology #anesthesia #pediatric #womeninmedicine #pedsanes
