Kumar Belani, MBBS
Administrative Contact
Jamie Huber
Executive Office & Admin. Specialist
[email protected]
Address
B515 Mayo Memorial Building,
420 Delaware Street SE,
Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Jamie Huber
Executive Office & Admin. Specialist
[email protected]
B515 Mayo Memorial Building,
420 Delaware Street SE,
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Dr. Kumar Belani is a professor and the former Division Chief and Medical Director of Pediatric Anesthesiology at the University of Minnesota Department of Anesthesiology. He currently serves as the Associate Director of the Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Program. He also runs his own lab, the Belani Lab, which is currently focused on measuring cyanide toxicity, its treatment, and the role of sulfanegen, a new antidote.
Gan TJ, Jin Z, Ayad S, Belani KG, Habib AS, Meyer TA, Urman RD, Andrew BY, Bergese SD, Chung F, Diemunsch P, Kovac AL, Candiotti K, Englesakis M, Grant MC, Hedrick TL, Huang H, Kranke P, Lloyd SJ, Manahan MA, Minkowitz HS, Philip BK, Phillips BJ, Simpson KD, Stever J. Fifth Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: Executive Summary. Anesth Analg. 2025 Nov 14. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000007816. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41237407.
Southwell B, Brandt S, Parikh RR, Choconta-Piraquive LA, Forte ML, Pagadala S, Persson D, Kolbow M, Lott G, Claussen AM, Yam H, Duval S, Belani K, Tignanelli C, Banik R, Butler M. Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Systematic Review [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2025 Aug. Report No.: AHRQ 25-EHC039Report No.: PCORI® 2024-SR-07. PMID: 41264752.
Abrard S, Jacquet-Lagrèze M, Guerci P, Lukaszewicz AC, Dépret F, Allaouchiche B, Bar S, Bendjelid K. Microcirculation in anaesthesia: What every anaesthesiologist should know? Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2025 Oct 29;45(3):101654. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2025.101654. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41173410.
Goudra, Basavana; Guthal, Arjun; Belani, Kumar. Deaths and cardiac arrests during anesthesia – An analysis of 361,152 procedures in a major US health system. Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology 41(2):p 226-235, Apr–Jun 2025. DOI: 10.4103/joacp.joacp_501_23
Yeater TD, Kawarai Y, Lee S, Belani KG, Beebe DS, Sheyn D, Pinto MR, Stone LS. Investigating the epigenetic landscape of symptomatic disk degeneration: a case study. Pain Rep. 2025 Feb 21;10(2):e1237. doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000001237. PMID: 39995491; PMCID: PMC11850048.
Vijayarajan, Siva Athitya Lakshamana PhD; Belani, Kumar G. MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, SAMBA-F; Chidambaran, Vidya MD, MS, MMM, FASA, FAAP. Epigenetics 101: A Primer for Anesthesiologists. ASA Monitor 89(3):p 1-5, March 2025. DOI: 10.1097/01.ASM.0001108712.93740.20
Rosenberg, Henry MD; Belani, Kumar G. MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, SAMBA-F. Malignant Hyperthermia: Bridging Genetics, Precision Medicine, and Public Health. ASA Monitor 89(2):p 16-17, February 2025. DOI: 10.1097/01.ASM.0001098004.04663.19
Rosenberg, Henry MD; Belani, Kumar G. MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, SAMBA-F. The Complexity of Malignant Hyperthermia: Embracing Precision Medicine for an Anesthetic and Public Health Challenge. ASA Monitor 89(2):p 23-24, February 2025. DOI: 10.1097/01.ASM.0001098024.44211.1b
Abdalgani, Manar Mohamad Sharif MBBS; Belani, Kumar G. MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, SAMBA-F. Role of Biologics in Anaphylaxis Care. ASA Monitor 89(1):p 1,4-5, January 2025. DOI: 10.1097/01.ASM.0001096716.99087.6a
Templeton TW, Alex G, Eloy JD, Stollings L, Ing RJ, Cheon EC, Belani K, Breskin I, Sebel PS, Taicher BM; BTiger Study Group. BIS Guided Titration of Sevoflurane in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Paediatr Anaesth. 2025 Apr;35(4):277-286. doi: 10.1111/pan.15057. Epub 2025 Jan 4. PMID: 39754470; PMCID: PMC11883502.
Benzon HA, Belani K, Cheon EC. Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Children: Challenges and Some Solutions. Anesth Analg. 2025 Jul 1;141(1):74-76. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000007326. Epub 2025 Feb 14. PMID: 39951389.
Agarwal J, Babuwe-Ngobi J, Belani KG, Malhotra N. Peripheral nerve blocks for analgesia following cesarean delivery A narrative review. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2024 Apr-Jun;40(2):192-198. doi: 10.4103/joacp.joacp_204_22. Epub 2024 May 8. PMID: 38919417; PMCID: PMC11196051.
Belani KG. Ultrasound: The New Frontier in Critical Care and Beyond. J Acute Care 2024; 3 (3):iv-iv. DOI: 10.5005/jac-3-3-iv
Yekula, A., Sreeram, S., Dhawan, S., Sharma, M., Sandoval-Garcia, C., Huling, J. D., Suri, A., Belani, K., Park, M. C., Carter, B. S., & Chen, C. C. (2024). Neurosurgery residency match for international medical graduates in the United States. Journal of neurosurgery, 140(1), 291-298. doi.org/10.3171/2023.5.jns23556
Agarwal, J., Babuwe-Ngobi, J., Belani, K. G., & Malhotra, N. (2024). Peripheral nerve blocks for analgesia following cesarean delivery A narrative review. Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 40(2), 192-198. doi.org/10.4103/joacp.joacp_204_22
Kanchi, M., Sudheshna, K. D., Damodaran, S., Gunaseelan, V., Varghese, A. D., & Belani, K. (2023). Single value of NephroCheck™ performed at 4 hours after surgery does not predict acute kidney injury in off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 26(1), 57-62. doi.org/10.4103/aca.aca_56_21
Gupta, K., Gupta, M., Sabharwal, N., Subramanium, B., Belani, K. G., & Chan, V. (2023). Ultrasound-guided anterior suprascapular nerve block versus interscalene brachial plexus block for arthroscopic shoulder surgery: A randomised controlled study. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 67(7), 595-602. doi.org/10.4103/ija.ija_126_23
Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Disaster Preparedness Special Interest Group (2022). Paediatric patients in mass casualty incidents: a comprehensive review and call to action. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 128(2), e109-e119. doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2021.10.026
PeDI Collaborative (2022). Sedation versus General Anesthesia for Tracheal Intubation in Children with Difficult Airways: A Cohort Study from the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry. Anesthesiology, 137(4), 418-433. doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004353
PeDI Collaborative Investigators (2021). A comparison of videolaryngoscopy using standard blades or non-standard blades in children in the Paediatric Difficult Intubation Registry. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 126(1), 331-339. doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2020.08.010
Beebe, D. S., & Belani, K. G. (2021). Anesthesia for proton beam therapy. In Anaesthesia for Uncommon and Emerging Procedures (pp. 53-56). Springer International Publishing. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64739-1_6
Kloesel, B., Juhnke, B., Irvine, L., Donadio, J. V., Erdman, A., & Belani, K. (2021). Computer-Generated Three-Dimensional Airway Models as a Decision-Support Tool for Preoperative Evaluation and Procedure-Planning in Pediatric Anesthesiology. Journal of Medical Systems, 45(2), Article 21. doi.org/10.1007/s10916-020-01698-0
Jin, Z., Gan, T. J., Belani, K. G., Bergese, S., Chung, F., Diemunsch, P., Habib, A. S., Kovac, A. L., Meyer, T. A., Urman, R. D., Apfel, C. C., Ayad, S., Beagley, L., Candiotti, K., Englesakis, M., Hedrick, T. L., Kranke, P., Lee, S., Lipman, D., ... Philip, B. K. (2021). In Response to Oral Perphenazine 8 mg: A Low-Cost, Efficacious Antiemetic Option. Anesthesia and analgesia, 132(2), E31-E33. doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000005280
Kanchi, M., Nair, H., Natarajan, P., Punnen, J., Shetty, V., Patangi, S., Shetty, D., & Belani, K. (2021). Management of intrapulmonary hemorrhage in patients undergoing pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 24(3), 384-388. doi.org/10.4103/aca.ACA_191_20
Desmond, M., Schwengel, D., Chilson, K., Rusy, D., Ingram, K., Ambardekar, A., Greenberg, R., Belani, K., Perate, A., Gangadharan, M., 2021. Pediatric patients in mass casualty incidents: A comprehensive review and call to action. British Journal of Anesthesia, 128 (2). doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2021.10.026
2021. Effect of neuraxial anaesthesia on left ventricular diastolic function assessed by transthoracic echocardiography. International Journal of Regional Anesthesia, 2 (2)
Lupei, M., Tolly, B., Darrow, D., Grande, A., Guillaume, D., Belani, K., Perry, T.E., Midline shift due to acute intracranial hemorrhage in the surgical ICU: Bedside or OR for decompression?. ASA Monitor, 86. doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000827000.05952.2d
Kanchi, M., Malhotra, P., Senniappan, K., Kumar, A., Krishnan, R., Das, S., Bhati, A., Belani, K., Online fellowship exit examination during the COVID-19 pandemic. Global Bioethics Enquiry, 8 (3)
American Medical Association
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Association of University Anesthesiologists
Society of Pediatric Anesthesiology
Society of Ambulatory Anesthesia, President-Elect
International Anesthesia Research Society