2023 marks my 10^th anniversary as a full-time faculty member of the Samford Nurse Anesthesia Program. I continue to practice anesthesia part-time at Children’s of Alabama, where I began my nurse anesthesia career in 1994. My RN background in neonatal ICU and transport began in 1978. My husband Greg and I have four children and four grandchildren with the fifth and sixth on the way. During down time, you will find us at Smith Lake. I have so many to thank for so many things and am blessed beyond measure. Hebrews 12:1-2

Degrees and Certifications

• DNP, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• MSN, Samuel Merritt
• Post–BS Certification/Nurse Anesthesia, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• BSN, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• RN, St. Vincent’s School of Nursing

Expertise

• Pediatric and neonatal critical care and anesthesia
• Anesthesia induced neuroapoptosis
• Trauma/Coagulopathy
• Evidence based practice

Awards and Honors

• Most Outstanding 2013 Graduate (doctoral, UAB)
• Most Outstanding 2013 Project, (doctoral, Sigma Theta Tau)
• Most Outstanding 2009 Graduate (master’s, Samuel Merritt)
• Children’s of Alabama 2006 Clinical Excellence Award
• Summa Cum Laude graduate, 1994, UAB

Involvement

• American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
• Alabama Association of Nurse Anesthetists
• American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses

Recent Publications

• Herbinger LA. Evidence based use of cuffed endotracheal tubes in children. J PeriAnesth Nsg. 2018;33(5):590-600. doi:10.1016/j.jopan.2017.07.001

• Herbinger L, Knight K. Intussusception. In Furstein JS, ed. Pediatric Anesthesia: A Comprehensive Approach to Safe and Effective Care. Springer; 2022. doi:10.1891/9780826138750

Recent Presentations

• Opioid Stewardship in Pediatrics…Are We Doing Our Part? (Society for Opioid Free Anesthesia, 2023)

• APSFs Top Medical Errors w/ ReDonda Vaught Case Analysis, Part 1 and 2, Pediatric Anesthesia Pharmacology Trio and Perioperative Pain Adjuncts for Children (Huntsville Hospital, 2023)

• The Latest on Opioids, Opioid-Sparing and Regional Techniques for Children (AANA, 2022)

• Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade in Special Populations- a Case Study Series with Matt McEvoy, MD, Vanderbilt University and Sorin Brull, MD, Mayo Clinic (Miller Medical, 2022)

• Opioid Sparing in Children – Are We Doing Our Part? (ALANA, 2022)

• Top 10 Anesthesia Safety Priorities, Common Postanesthesia Complications in Children, Residual Neuromuscular Blockade & MH Update and Anesthesia Pharm Update (Coast to Coast Anesthesia Seminars, 2022)

• The Evidence Based Use of Sugammadex in Children, Common Postanesthesia Complications in Children and Perioperative Pain Adjuncts for Children (MANA, 2022)

• A Review of Neuromuscular Blockade and Reversal in the Pediatric Population with Joe Tobias, MD (Medscape/WebMD, 2021)

• Evidence Based Use of Sugammadex in Children (Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2021)

• Hot Topic Trio in Peds Anesthesia Pharm (AANA, 2021)

Research Areas

• Pediatric airway management
• TXA for pediatric surgery and trauma