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BSB, BSN, MSN, APRN, CRNA

Benjamin Sampedro is a CRNA who functions as a member of the Acute Pain Service at a Northstar facility in Louisville, KY. While shadowing a seasoned CRNA circa 2003, Ben fondly recalls that it was conveyed to him: “Becoming an anesthetist is a life-long subscription to learning.” Ben’s initial undergraduate efforts yielded a Bachelor of Science in biology from Benedictine College in Kansas. While learning in Kansas, he benefited from the extremely active science department by participating in research efforts, many of which were in collaboration with the Army Corps of Engineers. Two years after completing the biology degree, Ben completed the BSN program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Once an RN, he worked in cardiovascular intensive care and open-heart recovery at multiple Birmingham facilities for the subsequent four years. Ben also served as a charge nurse while working in CVICU. His education was continued after being accepted to Arkansas State University’s nurse anesthesia program where he earned an MSN. Since becoming a CRNA, Ben has focused his efforts to facilitate opioid sparing anesthesia techniques. Eventually, he was permitted to help develop opioid sparing orthopedic spine protocols, the outcomes of which have been analyzed and published by the associated spine surgery group. In an effort to deliver the most efficacious analgesic techniques, Ben returned to study within the Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship where he developed skill in delivering ultrasound guided regional anesthesia. It is this foundational education that would allow him to contribute as a regional anesthesia education and a member of the Acute Pain Service where he is currently employed. Ben looks forward to making regional anesthesia available to as many patients as possible both by administering them himself and by teaching other providers regional anesthesia skills. It is his hope that these efforts will greatly increase our patient’s quality of life, to help other anesthesia professionals function at their highest possible level, and to contribute to the literature and educational efforts guiding advancements in anesthetic practice.

Publications, Research, & Credits

Presentations:
  • SRS (2022) Opioid Sparing Anesthesia for Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Reduces Postoperative Pain, Length of Stay, ICU Stay, Opioid Consumption, and Opioid-Related Complications: A Propensity Matched Analysis
  • ISASS and NASS (2021) Opioid Sparing Anesthesia for Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery Reduces Opioid Consumption, Blood Loss and Operative Time: A Propensity Matched Analysis. Jeffrey L Gum, MD, Leah Y. Carreon, MD, MSc, Benjamin M. Sampedro, CRNA, BSN, BS, Jennifer Harpe-Bates, CRNA, APRN, Tino Mkorombindo, BS, Morgan Brown, MS, Christy L. Daniels, MS, Steven D. Glassman, MD
Research
  • Ahmad, A. H., Carreon, L. Y., Glassman, S. D., Harpe-Bates, J., Sampedro, B. C., Brown, M. E., Daniels, C. L., Schmidt, G. O., Hines, B., & Gum, J. L. (2024). Opioid-sparing Anesthesia Decreases In-hospital and 1-year Postoperative Opioid Consumption Compared With Traditional Anesthesia: A Propensity-matched Cohort Study. Spine, 49(1), 58–63.
  • A second article is pending being published.
Credits/awards:
  • 2022: First Runner-Up for SRS Hibbs Award: Opioid sparing anesthesia for adult spinal deformity surgery reduces postoperative pain length of stay, ICU stay, opioid consumption, and opioid related complications: A propensity matched analysis
  • 2022: Nominated for SRS Hibbs Award: Opioid sparing anesthesia for adult spinal deformity surgery reduces postoperative pain length of stay, ICU stay, opioid consumption, and opioid related complications: A propensity matched analysis
  • 2022: Nominated for NASS Best Paper: Opioid sparing anesthesia for adult spinal deformity surgery reduces postoperative pain length of stay, ICU stay, opioid consumption, and opioid related complications: A propensity matched analysis
  • 2021: Nominated for NASS Value Award: Opioid Sparing Anesthesia for Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery Reduces Opioid Consumption, Blood Loss and Operative Time: A Propensity Matched Analysis

Education

  • 2022: Middle TN school of Anesthesia acute surgical pain management fellowship
  • 2017: Arkansas state university, School of Nurse anesthesia
  • 2011: University of Alabama at Birmingham Bachelors of Science in Nursing
  • 2009: Benedictine Collage, Bachelors of Science in Biology

Affiliations

  • Medtronic INC. - Consultant

Experience

  • Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia - Clinical coordinator, module expert, and workshop instructor since 2022
  • Worked with Maverick or affiliate as an instructor since 2022
  • Regional Anesthesia educator within northstar anesthesia LLC and KyANA
  • CRNA since 2017
  • Registered Nurse since 2011

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