Thoroughbred Anesthesia Academy, Inc. was formed to provide Perioperative Anesthesia Education courses.   We are passionate about education and excellent patient care that includes Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, and Acute Pain Service implementation.  We have extensive expertise in the development and management of an Acute Pain Service that has grown from 800 ultrasound guided regional anesthesia procedures per year to nearly 5000.  We provide peripheral nerve catheters for our patients whenever possible and even extend their excellent pain management beyond discharge. We have been instrumental in the development of Enhanced Recovery Protocols at our institution that have positively impacted the lives of our patients.  We are actively involved in research projects that include Enhanced Recovery Principles and Perioperative Acute Pain Management.  Experience has taught us that collaboration with people across the perioperative environment is the key to excellent patient care.  We have been blessed to work with, and be mentored by excellent Hospital Administrators, Anesthesiologists, CRNAs, OR staff, Physical Therapists, and Nursing staff.  We have extensive experience teaching and are passionate about sharing our experience with others. 

John M. Edwards III, MS, CRNA has been a practicing certified registered nurse anesthetist for 18 years and currently practices in Lexington KY. He received his Master of Science with a focus in nurse anesthesia from the Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia. In 2019, John completed the Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship from Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia. John has a passion for patient care, teaching and leadership in the fields of anesthesia and acute post-surgical pain management.  His achievements include, co-founding and co-directing an Acute Pain Service, founding an Anesthesia Grand Rounds program to facilitate continuing education, and collaborating to develop Enhanced Recovery Pathways for multiple surgical specialties all of which have improved patient satisfaction, patient outcomes and decreased length of stay.  He spends a lot of his  time in the management of an Acute Pain Service, not only managing patients, but also in the development and education of a team of CRNAs to provide ultrasound-guided regional anesthetic techniques.  He enjoys lecturing for Anesthesia Grand Rounds and has mentored other CRNAs in the process of creating a Grand Rounds lectures.  His passion for education has provided many opportunities for teaching, both lecturing at local and state meetings, and providing hands on teaching with both live models and for cadaver workshops at Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia, and the University of Cincinnati.  John is also adjunct faculty at Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia’s Acute Post Surgical Pain Management Fellowship. 

Stace D. Dollar MS, CRNA, has been a practicing certified registered nurse anesthetist for 18 years and currently serves at Baptist Health Lexington, in Lexington, KY.  He received his Masters of Science with a focus in nurse anesthesia from Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia. In 2019, Stace completed the Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship from Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia. He co-founded and co-directs an Acute Pain Service, developed regional anesthesia protocols for orthopedic joint replacement, general surgery and breast cancer that improved patient outcomes and decreased length of stay, and recently traveled to Haiti with MTSA and the Touching Hands Project for a mission trip. While in Haiti, he was able to teach various regional anesthesia techniques to MTSA students.  Mr. Dollar is also a clinical facilitator at the quarterly advanced cadaveric workshops facilitated by the Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia.  Stace is also adjunct faculty at Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia’s Acute Post Surgical Pain Management Fellowship.