Randall F. Coombs MD, BA

Dr. Randall Coombs is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at UNC. He attended the University of Southern California School of Medicine and completed his residency at USC/Los Angeles County Medical Center. Dr. Coombs has extensive clinical research experience in the area of regional anesthesia. Most recently, he was the site Principal Investigator on a national device trial that examined the efficacy of two different catheter-stabilization systems. Under Dr. Coombs’s leadership, UNC led all eight sites nationally in recruiting. He is also PI of an investigator-initiated study examining methods of relieving tourniquet pain. Since 2010, he has also served as a Co-Investigator for the POISE 2 Study at UNC, an international randomized controlled trial to improve outcomes after non-cardiac surgeries. His expertise includes regional anesthesia, and he pioneered the use of ultrasound for regional anesthesia at UNC