Faculty

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2006 - Present

Education

2003 - 2006 Residency, Anesthesiology

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

2002 - 2003 Internship, Transitional Year

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ypsilanti, MI

1998 - 2002 Medical School

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

1994 - 1998 Bachelor of Science, Anthropology

Vanderbilt University, College of Arts and Science

Leadership

Medical Director, Orthopedics Anesthesia, VUMC (present)

Associate Editor of Social Media, Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Journal (present)

Chair, ASRA Public Relations Committee (present)

Chair, SASM Communications Committee (present)

Program Chair, ASRA Spring Meeting 2019 (past)

Director of Adult Acute Pain service, VUMC (past)

Consulting

Senior Medical Advisor, PrivateMedCreds.com

Expert Witness Testimony, California State Assembly, Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee

Bill AB 2004 (TITLE 1.81.7. VERIFIABLE CREDENTIALS) — May 05, 2020

Livestream consulting, Texas Society of Anesthesiology (TSA)

Livestream consulting, American Society of Enhanced Recovery (ASER)

Livestream consulting, Global Collaborative for Perioperative Care of Cancer Patients

Technology

Developer, ASRA Coags 2 App.

Developer, ASRA LAST 2 App.

Developer, ASRA Timeout App.

Developer, ASRA Coags Pain App.

Developer, ASRA Coags App.

Developer, ASRA LAST App.

Media

Host, ASRA RAPP Podcast

Host, ASRA 2020 Moderated Poster Session Livestreams

Gupta, RK. Blog Post: Find out how social media performed at the annual pain meeting. 2015 December.

Publications

Gupta RK, Mariano ER, Narouze S, et al. The #ASRASpring20 conference was canceled due to COVID-19 but the science survives and thrives. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine  Published Online First: 13 May 2020. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2020-101645

Romman, A., Hsu, C., Chou, L., Kuo, Y., Przkora, R., Gupta, R., Lozada, M. (2020). Opioid Prescribing to Medicare Part D Enrollees, 2013-2017: Shifting Responsibility to Pain Management Providers. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnz344


Bruehl, S., Stone, A., Palmer, C., Edwards, D., Buvanendran, A., Gupta, R., Chont, M., Kennedy, M., Burns, J. (2019). Self-reported cumulative medical opioid exposure and subjective responses on first use of opioids predict analgesic and subjective responses to placebo-controlled opioid administration. Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 44(1), 92 - 99. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2018-000008


Crawford, L., Zatkoff, J., Gupta, R. (2019). Upper Limb Blocks: Advances in Anesthesiology Research Current Anesthesiology Reports 9(3), 281-290. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40140-019-00339-8


Spann, M., Wang, E., Hurt, S., Koch, R., Gupta, R., McEvoy, M. (2019). Early improvement in patient reported disability after bariatric surgery. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2019.08.004


Bruehl, S., Burns, J., Morgan, A., Koltyn, K., Gupta, R., Buvanendran, A., Edwards, D., Chont, M., Kingsley, P., Marnett, L., Stone, A., Patel, S. (2018). The association between endogenous opioid function and morphine responsiveness: a moderating role for endocannabinoids. Pain https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001447


Pouliot, J., Neal, E., Lobo, B., Hospital, F., Gupta, R. (2018). The Role of Computerized Clinical Decision Support in Reducing Inappropriate Medication Administration During Epidural Therapy Hospital Pharmacy 53(3), 170 - 176. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018578717741392


Elkassabany, N., Gadsden, J., Gupta, R., Gürkan, Y., Lobo, C., Morimoto, Y., Vlassakov, K., Blanco, R. (2017). Regional Anesthesia Roundtable: An International Expert Panel Anesthesiology News 


Rothman, B., Gupta, R., McEvoy, M. (2017). Mobile Technology in the Perioperative Arena: Rapid Evolution and Future Disruption. Anesthesia and analgesia 124(3), 807 - 818. https://dx.doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000001858


Rothman, B., Gupta, R., McEvoy, M. (2017). Response to Dr O'Reilly-Shah et al. Anesthesia and analgesia 125(4), 1416 - 1417. https://dx.doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000002335


Malchow, R., Gupta, R., Shi, Y., Shotwell, M., Jaeger, L., Bowens, C. (2017). Comprehensive Analysis of 13,897 Consecutive Regional Anesthetics at an Ambulatory Surgery Center. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnx045


Burns, J., Bruehl, S., France, C., Schuster, E., Orlowska, D., Chont, M., Gupta, R., Buvanendran, A. (2017). Endogenous Opioid Function and Responses to Morphine: The Moderating Effects of Anger Expressiveness. The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2017.02.439


Burns, J., Bruehl, S., France, C., Schuster, E., Orlowska, D., Buvanendran, A., Chont, M., Gupta, R. (2017). Psychosocial factors predict opioid analgesia through endogenous opioid function. Pain 158(3), 391 - 399. https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000768


Schwenk, E., Jaremko, K., Gupta, R., Udani, A., McCartney, C., Snively, A., Mariano, E. (2017). Upgrading a Social Media Strategy to Increase Twitter Engagement During the Spring Annual Meeting of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 42(3), 283-288. https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/aap.0000000000000586


Saied, N., Gupta, R., Saffour, L., Helwani, M. (2017). Dexamethasone and Clonidine, but not Epinephrine, Prolong Duration of Ropivacaine Brachial Plexus Blocks, Cross-Sectional Analysis in Outpatient Surgery Setting. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 18(10), 2013 - 2026. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnw198


Gupta, R., McEvoy, M., Neal, J. (2017). Reply to Drs Weisman and Gebhard Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 42(1), 117-118. https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/aap.0000000000000527


Schwenk, E., Chu, L., Gupta, R., Mariano, E. (2017). How Social Media is Changing the Practice of Regional Anesthesiology. Current anesthesiology reports 7(2), 238-245. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40140-017-0213-x


Gupta, R., McEvoy, M. (2016). Initial Experience of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Coags Regional Smartphone Application Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 41(3), 334-338. https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/aap.0000000000000391


France, C., Burns, J., Gupta, R., Buvanendran, A., Chont, M., Schuster, E., Orlowska, D., Bruehl, S. (2016). Expectancy Effects on Conditioned Pain Modulation Are Not Influenced by Naloxone or Morphine. Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 50(4), 1 - 9. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12160-016-9775-y


McEvoy, M., Hand, W., Stiegler, M., DiLorenzo, A., Ehrenfeld, J., Moran, K., Lekowski, R., Nunnally, M., Manning, E., Shi, Y., Shotwell, M., Gupta, R., Corey, J., Schell, R. (2016). A Smartphone-based Decision Support Tool Improves Test Performance Concerning Application of the Guidelines for Managing Regional Anesthesia in the Patient Receiving Antithrombotic or Thrombolytic Therapy Anesthesiology 124(1), 186-198. https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/aln.0000000000000885


Townley, K., Lane, J., Packer, R., Gupta, R. (2016). Unintentional Infusion of Phenylephrine into the Epidural Space A & A Case Reports 6(5), 124-126. https://dx.doi.org/10.1213/xaa.0000000000000239


Jungquist, C., Correll, D., Fleisher, L., Gross, J., Gupta, R., Pasero, C., Stoelting, R., Polomano, R. (2016). Avoiding Adverse Events Secondary to Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression: Implications for Nurse Executives and Patient Safety. The Journal of nursing administration 46(2), 87 - 94. https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/nna.0000000000000301


Bruehl, S., Burns, J., Passik, S., Gupta, R., Buvanendran, A., Chont, M., Schuster, E., Orlowska, D., France, C. (2015). The Contribution of Differential Opioid Responsiveness to Identification of Opioid Risk in Chronic Pain Patients. The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society 16(7), 666 - 675. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2015.04.001


Myler, C., Gupta, R. (2015). Spinal Anesthesia in a Patient With a History of Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome (Clarkson Disease). Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 40(6), 723 - 725. https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/aap.0000000000000302


Malchow, R., Gupta, RK. Regional Anesthesia for Foot and Ankle Surgery Chapter. AAOS Comprehensive Orthopedic Review 2. Editors: Martin I. Boyer. Rosemont, IL. American Academy of Orthopaedic; 2014 September. pg 1561-1466. ISBN: 978-0892038459.

Bruehl, S., Burns, J., Gupta, R., Buvanendran, A., Chont, M., Schuster, E., France, C. (2014). Endogenous opioid inhibition of chronic low-back pain influences degree of back pain relief after morphine administration. Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 39(2), 120 - 125. https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/aap.0000000000000058


Bulka, C., Shotwell, M., Gupta, R., Sandberg, W., Ehrenfeld, J. (2014). Regional anesthesia, time to hospital discharge, and in-hospital mortality: a propensity score matched analysis. Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 39(5), 381 - 386. https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/aap.0000000000000121


Gupta, R., Bruehl, S., Burns, J., Buvanendran, A., Chont, M., Schuster, E., France, C. (2014). Relationship between endogenous opioid function and opioid analgesic adverse effects. Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 39(3), 219 - 224. https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/aap.0000000000000083


Bruehl, S., Burns, J., Gupta, R., Buvanendran, A., Chont, M., Kinner, E., Schuster, E., Passik, S., France, C. (2013). Endogenous opioid function mediates the association between laboratory-evoked pain sensitivity and morphine analgesic responses. Pain 154(9), 1856 - 1864. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2013.06.002


Gupta, R., Lane, J., Allen, B., Shi, Y., Schildcrout, J. (2013). Improving Needle Visualization by Novice Residents During an In-Plane Ultrasound Nerve Block Simulation Using an In-Plane Multiangle Needle Guide. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 14(10), 1600 - 1607. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pme.12160


Gupta, R., Bowens, C. (2013). Monitoring Technologies in Acute Care Environmentshttps://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8557-5_43


Gupta, R. (2012). Using An Electronic Clinical Decision Support System to Reduce the Risk of Epidural Hematoma. American journal of therapeutics https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/mjt.0b013e31825a3631


Lenart, M., Wong, K., Gupta, R., Mercaldo, N., Schildcrout, J., Michaels, D., Malchow, R. (2012). The Impact of Peripheral Nerve Techniques on Hospital Stay Following Major Orthopedic Surgery. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 13(6), 828 - 834. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01363.x


Bowens, C., Gupta, R., O'Byrne, W., Schildcrout, J., Shi, Y., Hawkins, J., Michaels, D., Berry, J. (2010). Selective local anesthetic placement using ultrasound guidance and neurostimulation for infraclavicular brachial plexus block. Anesthesia and analgesia 110(5), 1480 - 1485. https://dx.doi.org/10.1213/ane.0b013e3181d7e07e