Linda T Le-Wendling, MD
Professor Of Anesthesiology; Director, Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship Program
Department:
MD-ANEST-ACUTE PAIN SERVICE
Business Phone:
(352) 273-8954
Business Email:
lle@anest.ufl.edu
About Linda T Le-Wendling
My name is Linda Le-Wendling, MD, and I’m a professor of anesthesiology and the director of the Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship in the UF Department of Anesthesiology. I mainly work in the Divisions of Acute Pain Medicine and Ambulatory Anesthesia.
I joined the department as an assistant professor in 2007. I earned my medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin. I completed my anesthesiology residency and my regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine fellowship here at the University of Florida. I also earned a master’s degree in education here at UF.
Board Certifications
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of Anesthesiology
Clinical Profile
Specialties
- Anesthesiology
Publications
2024
Empirical guide to a safe thoracic paravertebral block based on dimensions of paravertebral space when ultrasound visualization is challenging.
Regional anesthesia and pain medicine.
49(2):133-138
[DOI] 10.1136/rapm-2022-104181.
[PMID] 37429621.
2024
Incidence of acute compartment syndrome with routine use of regional anesthesia for patients with long bone fractures: a large single-center retrospective review from a level I trauma tertiary academic institution.
Regional anesthesia and pain medicine.
49(7):505-510
[DOI] 10.1136/rapm-2023-104460.
[PMID] 37696649.
2023
Comparing Spinal Chloroprocaine to Hyperbaric and Isobaric Bupivacaine for Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties: A Retrospective Study.
Cureus.
15(3)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.35729.
[PMID] 37016653.
2023
Standardizing nomenclature in regional anesthesia: an ASRA-ESRA Delphi consensus study of upper and lower limb nerve blocks.
Regional anesthesia and pain medicine.
[DOI] 10.1136/rapm-2023-104884.
[PMID] 38050174.
2022
Development of entrustable professional activities for regional anesthesia and pain medicine fellowship training.
Regional anesthesia and pain medicine.
[DOI] 10.1136/rapm-2022-103854.
[PMID] 35878963.
2022
Gastric Emptying of Orange Juice With and Without Pulp: A Point-of-Care Ultrasound Study.
Cureus.
14(11)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.30959.
[PMID] 36465215.
2022
Role of an Intercostobrachial Nerve Block in Alleviating Tourniquet Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Cureus.
14(2)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.22196.
[PMID] 35308761.
2021
Efficacy of Phrenic Nerve Catheter in Ipsilateral Shoulder Pain After Thoracic Surgery.
Cureus.
13(2)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.13330.
[PMID] 33738173.
2020
When expectations outpace reality: A survey of patient knowledge gaps in postoperative pain management.
Journal of clinical anesthesia.
66
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.109942.
[PMID] 32502774.
2019
Gastric ultrasound: deep inspiration for stomach identification and localization.
Regional anesthesia and pain medicine.
[DOI] 10.1136/rapm-2019-100660.
[PMID] 31085576.
2018
Misguided by INR in Liver Disease Patients? Implications for Clinicians Including Pain Proceduralists.
Anesthesia and analgesia.
127(1):289-294
[DOI] 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002639.
[PMID] 29381517.
2018
Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Under Regional Anesthesia.
Obstetrics and gynecology.
131(6):1008-1010
[DOI] 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002618.
[PMID] 29742667.
2017
Goals and Objectives to Optimize the Value of an Acute Pain Service in Perioperative Pain Management.
Techniques in orthopaedics (Rockville, Md.).
32(4):200-208
[DOI] 10.1097/BTO.0000000000000245.
[PMID] 29403149.
2016
Cancer Recurrence and Regional Anesthesia: The Theories, the Data, and the Future in Outcomes.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.).
17(4):756-75
[DOI] 10.1111/pme.12893.
[PMID] 26441010.
2015
Clinically derived early postoperative pain trajectories differ by age, sex, and type of surgery.
Pain.
156(4):609-617
[DOI] 10.1097/01.j.pain.0000460352.07836.0d.
[PMID] 25790453.
2015
Stellate ganglion local anesthetic blockade and neurolysis for the treatment of refractory ventricular fibrillation.
A & A case reports.
4(5):49-51
[DOI] 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000124.
[PMID] 25730409.
2013
The insiders’ experiences with continuous transversus abdominis plane blocks for analgesia after cesarean delivery.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.).
14(2):305-8
[DOI] 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01341.x.
[PMID] 22390299.
2012
Recovery after orthopedic surgery: techniques to increase duration of pain control.
Current opinion in anaesthesiology.
25(6):665-72
[DOI] 10.1097/ACO.0b013e328359ab5a.
[PMID] 23032682.
2012
Regional anesthesia as compared with general anesthesia for surgery in geriatric patients with hip fracture: does it decrease morbidity, mortality, and health care costs? Results of a single-centered study.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.).
13(7):948-56
[DOI] 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01402.x.
[PMID] 22758782.
2008
Continuous peripheral nerve blockade for postoperative analgesia.
Current opinion in anaesthesiology.
21(5):602-9
[DOI] 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32830a4be6.
[PMID] 18784486.
Grants
Sep 2024
– Sep 2024
Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) for continuous real-time monitoring of the environment within myofascial compartment of the lower extremity in patients with tibial fractures at risk for Acute Compartment Sy
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: HEERMANN ANESTHESIA FOU, I
Education
Fellowship, Regional Anesthesia
2007
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University of Florida
Residency, Anesthesiology
2006
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University of Florida
Internship, Internal Medicine
2003
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University of Florida
Medical Degree
2002
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Medical College of Wisconsin
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 273-8954
Emails:
- Business:
- lle@anest.ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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1345 SW Center Drive
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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1345 SW Center Drive, PO Box 100254
Gainesville FL 32610