Season 3
S3 E12: "Emoji-ologist Dr. Jordana Garbati! 🤩🪩"
In this fascinating episode, Amit and Jeff interview Dr. Jordana Garbati, an “emoji-ologist” 😎 who has researched and lectured internationally about the use of emoji as language. For something we use every day, we sure had a ...
S3 E11: "Block Box 4: Our convo with Kwesi Kwofie and Kris Schroeder!"
Our two hosts sit down for a stimulating (yes, intended) conversation with Kwesi Kwofie from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, who gets down and dirty about needle nerve contact and nerve injury. Where exactly should w...
S3 E10: "Our conversation with Admir Hadzic (Part 2)"
Amit and Jeff continue their fascinating dive into the mind and life of Admir Hadzic, author, innovator, founder of NYSORA, brewer of fine beer, bassist and sports car nut. In this episode we discuss standardization in region...
S3:E9 "Block Box part 3: A conversation with Stuart Grant, Steve Copp…
Amit and Jeff are still (!) sweating it out in the block box, and have the good fortune to be joined by three wonderful guests: Stuart Grant from the University of North Carolina, Steve Coppens from the Catholic University of...
S3:E8 "Blocks, Books, Blues, Beer and Belgium: Our chat with Admir Ha…
He's the founder of NYSORA, a rock-blues bassist, and a lover of fine beer and finer automobiles. We had a ton of fun chatting with Admir Hadzic about the his origin story, how he has been able to reinvent himself and his foc...
S3:E7 "Block Box Part 2: A conversation with Ed Mariano, Eleni Moka a…
Our star-studded guest list continues live from the GE Healthcare Block Box at ASRA Spring 25! In this episode we interview Ed Mariano, Eleni Moka, and Michael Bullock, and get their answers to such questions as: What platfor...
S3:E6 "Live from the GE Healthcare Block Box Part I 🎤: A conversation…
Wine, flamingos, and a glass box…this is NOT your typical BILIH episode...Amit and Jeff join you from the ASRA Spring Annual Meeting 2025 in Orlando, Florida, where they recorded live interviews with over a dozen influential ...
S3:E5 "Somebody call 911! Nerve blocks in the ER Part II 🚑"
Clear!!! In the exciting conclusion to our two-parter on blocks in emergency medicine, things get real as the co-hosts debate Arun and Andrew over the ideal block for hip fracture, a slick way to reduce a shoulder dislocation...
S3:E4 "Spinal anesthesia with Robbie Erskine!"
Amit and Jeff are joined by Dr. Robbie Erskine from Daaaarrby, UK, sharing his immense wealth of knowledge and experience (and which Bond film is his fave) on spinal anesthesia technique and how to make ambulatory spinals wor...
S3:E3 "Somebody call 911! Nerve blocks in the ER 🚨"
Amit and Jeff are joined by two Emergency Medicine experts (and self-described Blockheads!) with a passion for keeping injured patients comfortable. Drs. Arun Nagdev and Andrew Goldsmith talk to us about the role of regional ...
S3:E2 "Paravertebral: The King of Nerve Blocks 🤴 (Part 2)"
In part 2, Amit and Jeff tackle probe positioning, needle trajectory and something called Pawa's Pleural Groan...Why is the PVB poised to have a renaissance? Should we block one level? Every level? What's the risk of pneumoth...
S3:E1 "Paravertebral: The King of Nerve Blocks 👑 (Part I)"
In this episode, Amit and Jeff hold court while discussing the crown jewel of regional techniques, the paravertebral block. Join us for some controversies, debates and jokes while we give paravertebral anatomy and block techn...