Duke University Health System
Duke Regional Hospital & Duke University Hospital Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists have been practicing at Duke University Medical Center for more than 50 years. Our outstanding service and dedication to promote Duke’s mission of quality patient care, education, and research through nurse anesthesia practice is known nationally. Our specialties in Duke’s main operating rooms include: neurosurgery, pediatrics, orthopedics, urology, gynecology, otolaryngology, and vascular/transplant. The Ambulatory Surgery Center, Eye Center, Heart Center, Birthing Center and offsite specialty clinics also utilize our expertise. Duke’s expanding surgical volume of high risk pediatric and adult patients requires an accomplished CRNA team with a high degree of both clinical skill and acumen. We are proud of our contributions and reputation in the advancement of nurse anesthesia practice at Duke and we serve an integral role in the growth of a nationally recognized medical center. Duke Regional Anesthesia, PLLC (RA) is the Community Division of the Duke University Department of Anesthesiology and consists of more than forty Anesthesiologists and more than fifty Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists. The primary site for this progressive practice is Duke Regional Hospital (DRH), a modern 369-bed acute care hospital located in the heart of Durham, the City of Medicine. In addition, RA provides anesthesia services for North Carolina Specialty Hospital (NCSH), Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center (DASC), Mebane Surgery Center (MSC), Triangle Orthopaedics Surgery Center (TOSC), Duke Fertility Center (DFC), Holly Springs Surgery Center (HSSC), Johnston Health at Smithfield/Clayton (JH), and Duke Raleigh Hospital (DRaH). Working as a cohesive team of professionals, we offer personalized care at DRH with 24 hours a day in-house coverage. Operative anesthesia services include: pediatric, obstetric, gynecologic, general, orthopedic, neurologic, vascular, thoracic, cardiac, urologic, ophthalmologic, plastic, oral/maxillofacial, bariatric and ENT. For these cases, a wide array of techniques including IV sedation, general anesthesia, and regional anesthesia are offered. The Duke University Health System hospitals are nationally and regionally ranked by the U.S News & World Report - Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital & Duke Raleigh Hospital.