The Duke Advanced Airway Program in the Department of Anesthesiology offers a multidisciplinary comprehensive training course in advanced airway management to attending physicians, residents, and fellows of anesthesiology, ENT, critical care, and emergency medicine.
Course Highlights
- Evidence-based lecture series
- Difficult airway workshops
- Surgical cricothyrotomy
- Airway ultrasound
- Case-based discussions
- High-flow nasal oxygenation
Target Audience
Anesthesiologists, critical care physicians, emergency medicine physicians, residents and fellows of anesthesiology, critical medicine, otorhinolaryngology, and emergency medicine.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:
- Develop appropriate airway management strategies based on detailed physical examination, airway evaluation, radiological studies and preoperative nasal airway examination.
- Recognize signs of difficult airway and devise appropriate airway management strategy in the unanticipated difficult airway.
- Describe the techniques to adequately topicalize the airway and perform safe awake tracheal intubation in patients with difficult airway.
- Describe the techniques used for achieving lung isolation with double lumen tubes and bronchial blockers.
- Develop appropriate plans to manage patients with anticipated difficult extubation.
Meet the Team
April 17, 2026 | Duke North 2001
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 4:30-5:00 pm | Welcome and Introduction to Advanced Airway Course | Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA |
| 5:00-5:30 pm | Airway Ultrasound: Dispelling the Myth | Vijay K. Ramaiah, MBBS, MD |
| 5:30-6:00 pm | Mediastinal Mass and Airway Challenges | Annemarie Thompson, MD |
| 6:00-6:30 pm | Airway Management: Surgical Airway as the Primary Approach | Alissa Collins, MD Brian Hughley, MD, FACS |
| 6:30-7:00 pm | Airway Challenges in the Parturient | Jennifer Dominguez MD |
| 7:00-7:30 pm | Break | |
| 7:30-8:00 pm | Pro vs Con Awake Intubation: Nerve Block vs Topicalization |
Airway Nerve Block: Jeffrey Gadsden, MD, FRCPC, FANZCA Airway Topicalization: Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA |
| 8:00-8:30 pm | Pro vs Con Video Laryngoscopy Should be Standard of Care |
Pro: Taylor Herbert, MD, PhD Con: Vijay K. Ramaiah, MBBS, MD |
| 8:30-9:40 pm | Resident’s Corner: Case Based Discussion 1. Case 1 - Theresa Rizk, MD 2. Case 2 - Rickard Bagott, MD 3. Case 3 - Khalil Issa, MD 4. Case 4 - Brock Goeglein, MD |
Moderator: Ryan Gessouroun, MD |
April 18, 2026 | Duke SIM Center
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 am-12:00 pm | Airway Workshop Sessions | |
| Station 1: Supraglottic Airway for Rescue | Nicole Guinn, MD, MBA Ryan Gessouroun, MD |
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| Station 2: Video Laryngoscopes and Airway Exchange Catheters | Taylor Herbert, MD, PhD | |
| Station 3: Flexible Scope Intubation | Miriam Treggiari, MD, PhD, MPH Kathleen Claus, MD |
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| Station 4: Surgical Cricothyroidotomy | Alissa Collins, MD Brian Hughley, MD, FACS |
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| Station 5: Airway Ultrasound | Sarada Eleswarpu, MD | |
| Station 6: One Lung Ventilation | Negmeldeen Mamoun, MD, PhD | |
| Station 7: Retrograde Intubation | Vijay K. Ramaiah, MBBS, MD | |
| Station 8: Pediatric Airway | Ji Yeon Jemma Kang, MD | |
| 12:00-12:30 pm | Conclusion and Adjourn | Chakib M. Ayoub MD, MBA |
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Provider Statement
Directly provided by the Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development.
Education Credits
Category 1: Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development designates this CE activity for a maximum of 8.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Resolution of Conflicts of Interest
Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development has implemented a process to resolve any potential conflicts of interest for each continuing education activity in order to help ensure content objectivity, independence, fair balance, and the content that is aligned with the interest of the public.
Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development to require the disclosure of anyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity. All relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests and/or manufacturers must be disclosed to participants at the beginning of each activity.
Disclaimer
The information provided at this CME activity is for continuing medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.
Special Needs
The Duke University School of Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology is committed to making its activities accessible to all individuals. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please do not hesitate to notify us by phone or email in order to receive service. Please email Dr. Vijay Ramaiah.
- The information provided at this educational activity is for continuing medical education purposes only. It is meant for the sole use of persons intending to enhance their knowledge and understanding of advanced airway management and is NOT meant to substitute the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.
- Every effort has been made in supplying information that is accurate and current. However, the Department of Anesthesiology at Duke University Medical Center does not accept responsibility for errors or omissions and accepts no liability for any loss or damage howsoever arising.
Previous Duke Advanced Airway Course Agendas
Duke Advanced Airway Course 2025
April 25 and April 26, 2025
Friday April 25, 2025
Location: DN2001
| 4:30-5:00 pm | Welcome and Introduction to Advanced Airway Course | Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA |
| 5:00-5:30 pm | Duke Advanced Airway Lecture: Management of Traumatic Airway | Vijay K. Ramaiah, MBBS, MD |
| 5:30-6:00 pm | Airway Management: Surgical Airway as the Primary Approach | Alissa Collins, MD |
| 6:00-6:30 pm | Dinner Break | |
| 6:30-7:00 pm | Pediatric Airway | Warwick A. Ames, MBBS, MD |
| 7:00-7:30 pm | Video Laryngoscopy Should be Standard of Care: Pro vs Con | Pro: Taylor Herbert, MD, PhD Con: Vijay K. Ramaiah, MBBS, MD |
| 7:30-8:00 pm | Awake Intubation: Nerve Block vs Topicalization | Airway Nerve Block: Jeffrey Gadsden, MD, FRCPC, FANZCA Airway Topicalization: Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA |
| 8:00- 9:00 pm | Resident’s Corner: Case Based Discussion Case 1: Haley Amenson, MD Case 2: Marc Ghabach, MD Case 3: Anne Walker, MD Case 4: Robert Chu, MD |
Moderator: Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA |
| 9:00- 9:30 pm | Conclusion | Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA |
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Location: Duke SIM Center
| 9:00 am -12:00 pm | Airway Workshops Session I | |
| Station 1 | Supraglottic Airway for Rescue | Nicole Guinn, MD |
| Station 2 | Video Laryngoscopes and Airway Exchange Catheters | Taylor Herbert, MD, PhD |
| Station 3 | Jet Ventilation | Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA |
| Station 4 | Flexible Scope Intubation | Miriam Treggiari, MD, PhD, MPH Kathleen Clauss, MD |
| Station 5 | Surgical Cricothyroidotomy | Alissa Collins, MD Yuriy S. Bronshteyn, MD |
| Station 6 | Airway Ultrasound | Sarada Eleswarapu, MD Vijay K. Ramaiah, MBBS, MD |
| Station 7 | One Lung Ventilation | Negmeldeen F. Mamoun, MD |
| Station 8 | Retrograde Intubation | Vijay K. Ramaiah, MBBS, MD |
| 12:00-12:30 pm | Conclusion & Adjourn | Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA |
Duke Advanced Airway Course 2024
April 20 and May 4 2024
| 7:45-8:00 am | Welcome and Introduction | Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA |
| 8:00-11:00 am | Airway Lecture Series | |
| 8:00-8:30 am | Preoxygenation and Physics in Airway | Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA |
| 8:30-9:00 am | Airway Ultrasound: Dispelling the myth | Vijay K. Ramaiah, MBBS, MD |
| 9:10-9:30 am | Pediatric Airway | Warwick A. Ames, MBBS |
| 9:30-9:50 am | Airway Management in the ICU | Taylor Herbert, MD |
| 9:50-10:10 am | Morning Break | |
| 10:10-10:30 am | Surgical Airway as Primary Approach | Alissa Collins, MD |
| 10:30-11:00 am | Case-Based Interactive Discussion | Vijay K. Ramaiah, MBBS, MD |
| 11:00-12:00 am | Lunch Break / Meet the Faculty | |
| 12:00 pm-1:30 pm | Airway Workshops Session I | |
| Station 1: Video Laryngoscopes | Taylor Herbert, MD & Kerri Wahl, MD | |
| Station 2: Airway Blocks and Topicalization | Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA | |
| Station 3: Flexible scope Intubation | Kathleen Claus, MD & Nicole Guinn, MD | |
| Station 4: Pediatric Airway | Warwick A. Ames, MBBS | |
| Station 5: Surgical Airway | Alissa Collins, MBBS, MD | |
| 2:00-3:30 pm | Airway Workshops Session II | |
| Station 6: One Lung Ventilation | Negmeldeen F. Mamoun, MD | |
| Station 7: Supraglottic Airway as a Conduit for Intubation | Nicole Guinn, MD & Kathleen Claus, MD | |
| Station 8: Airway Exchange Catheters | Taylor Herbert, MD | |
| Station 9: Airway Ultrasound | Vijay K. Ramaiah, MBBS, MD | |
| Station 10: Retrograde Intubation | Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA | |
| 3:30-4:00 pm | Conclusion | Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA |
| 4:00 pm | Adjourn |
Duke Advanced Airway Course 2023
March 18, 2023 and April 29, 2023
| 7:45-8:00 am | Welcome and Introduction | Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA |
| 8:00-11:00 am | Airway Lecture Series | |
| 8:00-8:30 am | Advanced Airway Assessment | Vijay K. Ramaiah, MBBS, MD |
| 8:30-9:00 am | Innovation in Airway Management | Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA |
| 9:00-9:30 am | Supraglottic Airway | Bret W. Stop, MD, PhD |
| 9:30-9:40 am | Break | |
| 9:40-10:00 am | Surgical Airway | Alissa Collins, MD |
| 10.00-10.20 am | Lung Isolation | Negmeldeen F. Mamoun, MD |
| 10:20-10:30 am | Break | |
| 10:30- 11:00 am | Case Based Discussion | Vijay K. Ramaiah, MBBS, MD |
| 11:00-11:30 pm | Lunch Break | |
| 11:30 am -1:00 pm | Airway Workshops Session 1 | |
| Station 1: Video Laryngoscopy | Bret W. Stop, MD, PhD | |
| Station 2: Flexible Scope Intubation | Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA | |
| Station 3: Intubating LMA and Supraglottic Airway as Conduit for Intubation | Vijay K. Ramaiah, MBBS, MD | |
| Station 4: Lung Isolation and One Lung Ventilation | Negmeldeen F. Mamoun, MD | |
| Station 5: Surgical Cricothyrotomy Swine Trachea | Alissa Collins, MD | |
| 1:00-1:30 pm | Break | |
| 1:00-2:30 pm | Airway Workshops Session 2 | |
| Station 6: Airway Exchange Catheters | Negmeldeen F. Mamoun, MD | |
| Station 7: Retrograde Intubation | Bret W. Stop, MD, PhD | |
| Station 8: Airway Ultrasound | Vijay K. Ramaiah, MBBS, MD | |
| Station 9: Airway Blocks and Topicalization | Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA | |
| 2:30- 3:00 pm | Conclusion | Chakib M. Ayoub, MD, MBA |
| 3:00 pm | Adjourn |