Duke Health Provider
Jeff C. Gadsden, MD
Anesthesiologist
Duke Health Provider
Where I See Patients
Duke University Hospital - Durham, NC
Board Certified
American Board of Anesthesiology, General Anesthesiology
My Locations
About Me
Current Appointments and Affiliations
- Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Regional 2022
- Chief, Division of Regional Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Regional 2016
Languages I Speak
English
Training and Education
Board Certification
American Board of Anesthesiology, General Anesthesiology
Residency
Anesthesiology, University of Toronto (Ontario), 1999-2002
Anesthesiology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center (New York), 2002-2005
Education
MD, Queen's University Faculty of Health Sciences (Ontario), 1999
In the News
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Partnering Against Pain: Shared Decisions for Postoperative Pain Management
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Stay Awake During Spine Surgery to Recuperate Faster, Go Home Sooner
Duke Health Blog
Clinical Focus and Research
Publications and Grants
Grants3
Books3
Academic Articles99
Book Sections28
Conference Papers8
- Mallinckrodt Hip IV vs. PO acetaminophen awarded by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals 2016 - 2022
- Jones, Dean, and Jeff Gadsden. Anesthesiology Self-Assessment and Board Review: BASIC Exam. McGraw-Hill Education / Medical, 2017.
- Gadsden, J. Regional anesthesia in trauma: A case-based approach, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139060202.
- Gadsden, J. C., and D. R. Jones. Anesthesiology Oral Board Flash Cards. New York: McGraw-Hill Education/Medical, 2011.
- Amaral, Sara, Natalia Marques, Vanessa Tapioca, Eduardo Pereira, Adivânio Americo, and Jeff Gadsden. “Suzetrigine for acute postoperative pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of current evidence.” Br J Anaesth 135, no. 3 (September 2025): 779–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2025.06.014.
- Gadsden, Jeffrey, Mark Hamilton, Gary Schwartz, Jeffrey Gonzales, Jacob Hutchins, Partha Saha, Jia Song, Mary DiGiorgi, and Roy Winston. “A Phase 3 Active-Controlled Trial of Liposomal Bupivacaine via Adductor Canal Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty.” J Arthroplasty, July 22, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2025.07.030.
- Prinzbach, Ariana, and Jeffrey Gadsden. “Practice 'safe scans': why ultrasound transducer covers should be considered best practice.” Reg Anesth Pain Med 50, no. 6 (June 10, 2025): 523–25. https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2024-105655.
- Hall, E. B., and J. Gadsden. “Pericapsular Nerve Group (PENG) Block.” In Brown S Atlas of Regional Anesthesia, 153–56, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-11221-8.00019-1.
- Kim, J., and J. Gadsden. “Monitoring and sedation in regional anesthesia.” In Essentials of Regional Anesthesia Second Edition, 107–20, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74838-2_6.
- Sadeghi, N., and J. Gadsden. “Future trends in equipment.” In Essentials of Regional Anesthesia Second Edition, 685–94, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74838-2_38.
- Reese, Melody, Megan K. Wong, Vanessa Cheong, Christine I. Ha, Mary Cooter Wright, Jeffrey Browndyke, Eugene Moretti, et al. “Cognitive and Cerebrospinal Fluid Alzheimer's Disease-related Biomarker Trajectories in Older Surgical Patients and Matched Nonsurgical Controls.” In Anesthesiology, 140:963–78, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004924.
- Sykes, David, Troy Tabarestani, Nauman Shaukat Chaudhry, Miles Berger, Chakib Ayoub, Jeffrey Gadsden, Dhanesh Kumar Gupta, Christopher I. Shaffrey, and Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr. “Awake Spine Surgery for Traditionally Poor Surgical Candidates: An Illustrative Cohort.” In NEUROSURGERY, 69:85–85, 2023.
- Krom, Russell, Dylan Matthews, Sara Cooper, and Jeffery Gadsden. “Assessment of Intraoperative External Oblique Intercostal Block Utilization and Safety in Liver Transplant Recipients.” In ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA, 136:931–32, 2023.
Insurance Accepted
Duke Health contracts with most major health insurance carriers and transplant networks, including the ones listed below.
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Aetna
- Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Eagle Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Essential Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)
- Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice
- Aetna Open Choice PPO
- Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)
- Aetna Select HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice
- Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan
- Aetna Whole Health – Duke WakeMed WKCC
- Aetna/CVS Health
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Ambetter
- Ambetter of North Carolina
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
- Blue Advantage
- Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*
- Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)
- Blue Select
- NC State Employees Health Plan
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*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.
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Cigna
- Cigna Behavioral Health (*Limited eligibility)
- Cigna Choice Plus
- Cigna Connect Individual Family Plan
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access Plus
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*Please call Cigna Behavioral Heath to see if the provider is participating in your plan.
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Duke Group Plans
- Duke Basic
- Duke Select
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Experience Health
- Experience Health Medicare Advantage (HMO) Plan
- Gateway Health Alliance
- Healthgram
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Humana
- Humana Choice (PPO)
- Humana Choice - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Humana ChoiceCare - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Humana Gold Choice - Medicare Advantage (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus - Medicare Advantage (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage Group Plan - NC State Retirees
- MedCost
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Medicare
- First Medicare Direct
- Medicare Part A
- Medicare Part B
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NC Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina
- Carolina Complete Health
- Healthy Blue
- NC Medicaid Direct
- UHC Community Plan
- WellCare of North Carolina
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TRICARE
- TRICARE Prime
- TRICARE Prime Remote
- TRICARE Select
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Advantage Plan 2 (HMO-POS)
- AARP Medicare Complete (HMO, PPO)*
- AARP Medicare Complete Essential (HMO)*
- All Savers Alternate Funding
- All Savers Fully Insured
- United Healthcare (HMO, PPO, POS)**
- United Healthcare Charter/Charter Balance/Charter Plus
- United Healthcare Choice/Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Core/Core Essential
- United Healthcare Navigate/Navigate Plus/Navigate Balanced
- United Healthcare Option PPO
- United Healthcare Passport Connect Choice/Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Passport Connect Options PPO
- United Healthcare Select/Select Plus
- United Healthcare Shared Services - Harvard Pilgrim/UHC Options PPO Network
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
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*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.
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**Duke Health does not participate in UHC plans on the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Before scheduling your appointment, we strongly recommend you contact your insurance company to verify that the Duke Health location or provider you plan to visit is included in your network. Your insurance company will also be able to inform you of any co-payments, co–insurances, or deductibles that will be your responsibility. If you proceed in scheduling an appointment and your health insurance benefits do not participate with Duke, your out of pocket liability may be higher. We will contact you regarding your coverage and patient liability. If you are uninsured, learn more about our financial assistance policy.
External Relationships
This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has reported outside activities with the companies or institutions listed below. This information has been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts of interest.
- GE Healthcare
- Pacira Biosciences, Inc.
- Pajunk Medical Systems