Physicians

Department / Division
Anesthesiology / Anesthesiology-Womens Division

Address
DUMC 3094
Durham, NC 27710

Office Telephone
919-668-6266

Fax Telephone
919-668-6265

Training

• MB BS, University of Ibadan College of Medicine (Nigeria), 1986

Residency

• Diploma, Child Health, England, 1993
• Fellow, Royal College of Anaesthetists (United Kingdom), 1995
• Anesthesiology, Southampton University Hospital (United Kingdom), 1998

Clinical Interests
Obstetric, gynecology, urology anesthesia

Research Interests
My interests include obstetric and gynecological anesthesia research. I am interested in improving the quality of pain control in both the labor wards and the gynecological surgical population. My interests include the use of opioids in obstetric population; I am involved in looking at the incidence and factors related to postdural puncture headaches. Conservative management of Postdural puncture headache; efficacy of generic propofol.I also have an interest in the management of the difficult airway in general anesthesia

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Bell, EA; Jones, BP; Olufolabi, AJ; Dexter, F; Phillips-Bute, B; Greengrass, RA; Penning, DH; Reynolds, JD; Duke Women's Anesthesia Research Group. Iliohypogastric-ilioinguinal peripheral nerve block for post-Cesarean delivery analgesia decreases morphine use but not opioid-related side effects. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 2002;49:694-700. (2002) Abstract