Neil Hanson, MD
Administrative Contact
Angela Chen
Executive Office & Admin. Specialist
[email protected]
Address
B515 Mayo Memorial Building,
420 Delaware Street SE,
Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Angela Chen
Executive Office & Admin. Specialist
[email protected]
B515 Mayo Memorial Building,
420 Delaware Street SE,
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Dr. Neil Hanson is a professor with the University of Minnesota Department of Anesthesiology. He currently serves as the Senior Medical Director of Inpatient Pain Management, Medical Director of the Preoperative Assessment Center (PAC), Medical Director of Inpatient Pain Services, and Medical Director of Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain. He also serves as Associate Editor for the Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine journal.
Coleman JR, Lindenbaum L, Hastad N, Hanson NA. Perioperative management of noncardiac implanted medical devices. Adv Anesth. 2025;43(1):101-115. doi:10.1016/j.aan.2025.07.004
Banik RK, Tran BW, Belfar A, et al. Therapeutic efficacy of intravenous lidocaine infusion compared with thoracic epidural analgesia in major abdominal surgery: factors affecting successful thoracic epidural analgesia. Br J Anaesth. 2024;132(5):1169-1170. doi:10.1016/j.bja.2024.01.008
Elmer DA, Coleman JR, Slee AE, Hanson NA. In reply: a recent non-inferiority trial of bupivacaine alone versus liposomal bupivacaine plus bupivacaine in interscalene blocks for total shoulder arthroplasty. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2023;48(8):434. doi:10.1136/rapm-2023-104373
Coleman JR, Hanson NA. How, when and why to establish preoperative surgical risk in thoracic surgery. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2023;36(1):68-73. doi:10.1097/ACO.0000000000001215
Elmer DA, Coleman JR, Slee AE, Hanson NA. In reply: non-inferiority trial comparing bupivacaine versus liposomal bupivacaine. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2023;48(7):384-385. doi:10.1136/rapm-2023-104333
Elmer DA, Coleman JR, Renwick CM, et al. Comparing bupivacaine alone to liposomal bupivacaine plus bupivacaine in interscalene blocks for total shoulder arthroplasty: a randomized, non-inferiority trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2023;48(1):1-6. doi:10.1136/rapm-2022-103997
Amato PE, Coleman JR, Dobrzanski TP, et al. Pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block for hip arthroscopy: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2023;48(3):141-147. doi:10.1136/rapm-2022-103907
Coleman JR, Hartmann P, Kona M, Thiele RH, Salajegheh R, Hanson NA. Use of epidurography in the perioperative and acute pain setting. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022;47(11):691-696. doi:10.1136/rapm-2021-103274
Donahue RP, Stamm AW, Daily AM, et al. Opioid-limiting pain control after transurethral resection of the prostate: a randomized controlled trial. Urology. 2022;165:198-204. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2022.03.010
Weigel WA, Williams BL, Hanson NA, et al. Quantitative neuromuscular monitoring in a clinical practice: a professional practice change initiative. Anesthesiology. 2022;136(6):901-915. doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000004174
Michard F, Thiele RH, Saugel B, et al. Wireless wearables for postoperative surveillance on surgical wards: a survey of 1158 anaesthesiologists in Western Europe and the USA.
Hanson NA, Strunk J, Saunders G, et al. Comparison of continuous intravenous lidocaine versus transversus abdominis plane block for kidney transplant surgery: a randomized, non-inferiority trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2021;46(11):955-959. doi:10.1136/rapm-2021-102973
Hanson NA, Lavallee MB, Thiele RH. Apophenia and anesthesia: how we sometimes change our practice prematurely. Can J Anaesth. 2021;68(8):1185-1196. doi:10.1007/s12630-021-02005-2
Tung J, Patel R, Rajwani T, Han S, Hanson NA, Sternbach J, Hubka M. Feasibility and efficacy of cryoneurolysis analgesia in robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (CARTS): a pilot study. J Robot Surg. 2022;16(2):335-341. doi:10.1007/s11701-021-01279-4
Mahyar L, Neal JM, Blackmore CC, et al. MRI and muscle enzymes do not support the diagnosis of local anesthetic myotoxicity: a descriptive case series. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2021;46(8):679-682. doi:10.1136/rapm-2021-102772
Hanson NA, Peramunage D, Kuhr CS, et al. Reduced length of hospitalization and associated healthcare costs using an enhanced recovery pathway after kidney transplant surgery. J Clin Anesthes. 2020;67:110002. doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.110002
Klevebro F, Kuppusamy MK, Han S, et al. Contrast-enhanced paravertebrogram to confirm paravertebral catheter position in elective thoracic surgery: a proof of concept study. Surg Endosc. 2021;35(7):3952-3958. doi:10.1007/s00464-020-07851-x
Flaherty JM, Auyong DB, Yuan SC, et al. Continuous transversus abdominis plane block for primary open inguinal hernia repair: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Pain Med. 2020;21(2):201-207. doi:10.1093/pm/pnz160
Auyong DB, Hanson NA, Joseph RS, Schmidt BE, Slee AE, Yuan SC. In reply: can the opioid consumption and numerical rating scale scores be less than zero? Anesthesiology. 2019;130(6):1086-1087. doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000002711
Meier AW, Auyong DB, Yuan SC, Lin SE, Flaherty JM, Hanson NA. In reply: what should we call the adductor canal? Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2019;44(3):414-415. doi:10.1136/rapm-2018-100222
Auyong DB, Hostetter LS, Yuan SC, Slee AE, Hanson NA. In reply: ultrasound-assisted paramedian thoracic epidural. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2018;43(2):220-221. doi:10.1097/AAP.0000000000000720
Auyong DB, Hanson NA, Joseph RS, Schmidt BE, Slee AE, Yuan SC. Comparison of anterior suprascapular, supraclavicular, and interscalene nerve block approaches for major outpatient arthroscopic shoulder surgery: a randomized, double-blind, noninferiority trial. Anesthesiol
Meier AW, Auyong DB, Yuan SC, Lin SE, Flaherty JM, Hanson NA. Comparison of continuous proximal versus distal adductor canal blocks for total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, double-blind, noninferiority trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2018;43(1):36-42. doi:10.1097/AAP.0000000000000692
Richard AM, Bain SE, Nikravan S, et al. Continuous pectoral fascia blocks for postoperative analgesia after median sternotomy: a case report. A A Pract. 2018;11(6):145-147. doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000000762
Meier AW, Auyong DB, Yuan SC, Lin SE, Flaherty JM, Hanson NA. In reply: comparison of continuous proximal versus distal adductor canal blocks for total knee arthroplasty. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2018;43(6):653-654. doi:10.1097/AAP.0000000000000827
Auyong DB, Yuan SC, Choi DS, Pahang JA, Slee AE, Hanson NA. A double-blind, randomized comparison of continuous interscalene, supraclavicular, and suprascapular blocks for total shoulder arthroplasty. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2017;42(3):302-309. doi:10.1097/AAP.0000000000000578
Auyong DB, Cantor DA, Green C, Hanson NA. The effect of fixation technique on continuous interscalene nerve block catheter success: a randomized, double-blind trial. Anesth Analg. 2017;124(3):959-965. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000001850
Auyong DB, Hostetter LS, Yuan SC, Slee AE, Hanson NA. Evaluation of ultrasound-assisted thoracic epidural placement in patients undergoing upper abdominal and thoracic surgery. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2017;42(2):204-209. doi:10.1097/AAP.0000000000000540
Lin SE, Auyong DB, Dahl AB, Hanson NA. Successful continuous adductor canal block placement in a patient with absent sartorius muscle: a case report. A A Case Rep. 2017;9(4):101-104. doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000000539
Auyong DB, Hostetter LS, Yuan SC, Slee AE, Hanson NA. In reply: the clinical benefits of ultrasound-guided thoracic epidural placement. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2017;42(6):793-794. doi:10.1097/AAP.0000000000000676