Malikah Latmore
Director of Regional Anesthesia, Mount Sinai West & Morningside Hospitals
New York, NY
Favorite block:
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Popliteal sciatic — solid coverage below the knee sparing nothing, very satisfying spread of local anesthetic inside of sheath - looks so sweet at the end, and has saved my behind from complex GA with lines and pressors for sick BKAs countless times!
What’s one thing you wish someone had told you at the beginning of your career?
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I would spend years becoming an expert at doing all of the challenging blocks on difficult patients only to then become an expert at who and when NOT to block.
What is a non-medical hobby you’re passionate about?
Oh this sounds super lame, lol...gardening (omg i'm now an old lady) and hardcore workouts at the gym.
What would be your walk-up song as you enter the lecture hall?
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Easy..."Let me clear my throat" by DJ Kool lolol. Now I'm really showing my age!
What’s one thing attendees should come and talk to you about at the Summit?
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Balancing family life and an academic career, especially as a woman. Keeping sane during peak productivity years of your life when you are overwhelmed at home as much as you are at work.