The Department of Medicine

Tina M. Dudney, MD, DABSDM, FCCP

Associate Professor
DIO and Assistant Dean for GMDE
Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Section of Critical Care Medicine

Research Focus

Critical Illness in Pregnancy, Thromboembolic Disease, Circadian Rhythm/Sleep Disorders in Critically Ill

Education

Medical School
University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1988

Residency
Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1991

Fellowship
Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 1995

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care
American Board of Sleep Medicine
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians

Professional Affiliations

American Medical Association
Tennessee Medical Association
Putname County Medical Society
American College of Chest Physicians
Society of Critical Care Medicine
American Sleep Disorders Association

Current Publications

Wong F, Doyle-McClam M, Pugh S, Dudney T, McCormack M, Kravitz J..
Diagnostic and treatment dilemma during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: A primary pulmonary lymphoma presenting as a cavitary mass in a patient with coronavirus disease 2019: a case report J Med Case Rep. 2023 Jan 13;17(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03745-5.

Current Presentations

Treat S, Gutierrez A, Heidel E, McCormack M, Dudney T. The value of D-dimer elevation for prediction of pulmonary embolism in patients with baseline elevation due to COVID-19 Presented at American Thoracic Society; 2023 May - 19; Washington DC.

Treat S, Gutierrez A, Heidel E, McCormack M, Dudney T. The value of D-dimer elevation for prediction of pulmonary embolism in patients with baseline elevation due to COVID-19 Presented at American Thoracic Society; 2023 May - 19; Washington DC.

Dudney T. Obstructive sleep apnea: who needs tested and benefits of treatment Presented at Heart, Lung, Vascular Update for Primary Care Providers; 2022 November-5; Knoxville, TN.

Dudney T, Gardner K, Josan E. Panel discussion Presented at Heart, Lung, Vascular Update for Primary Care Providers; 2022 November-5; Knoxville, TN.

Dudney T, Josan E. Everything you need to know to be a chief fellow Presented at CHEST 2022; 2022 October-17; Nashville, TN.

Bhagat M, Sharma N, Dudney TM, Dhand R, Gardner K. An unexpected encounter: primary ewing sarcoma of the lung Presented at American Thoracic Society 2022 ; 2022 May-13; San Francisco, CA .

Bhagat M, Sharma N, Dudney TM, Dhand R, Bevill B, Branca P, McCormack M, Heidel R, Green J, Soto F. Use of inhaled epoprostenol delivered by high flow nasal cannula in patients with severe hypoxemic respiratory failure secondary to covid-19 Presented at American Thoracic Society 2022 ; 2022 May-13; San Francisco, CA .

Sharma N, Bhagat M, Dudney T, Dhand R, Bevill B, Branca P, McCormack M, Heidel R, Green J, Soto F. Use of Inhaled Epoprostenol Delivered by High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Patients with Severe Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Secondary to COVID-19. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2022 Conference; 2022 May-13; San Francisco, California.

Sharma N, Fuerst N, Lim T, Dudney TM. A Real Gut Wrencher: Massive Bowel Infarction and Hepatic Portal Venous Gas Related to Methamphetamine Use. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2022; 2022 May-13; San Francisco, California.

Gutierrez A, Gerbo M, Treat S, Sharma N, Jordan S, Dudney T. A new meaning to chest tightness: Tension pneumomediastinum and bedside mediastinotomy in sars-cov-2 Presented at Society of Critical Care Medicine 51st Annual Critical Care Conference; 2022 April-19; Virtual.

Dudney T, Mendola A, Rowe J. Conventional contingency, and crisis standards of care in covid-19: theory to reality Presented at Reimaging Preparedness in the Era of COVID-19; 2022 April-6; Atlanta, GA .

Bhagat MK, Mowery SR, Dudney TM, Branca P, McCormack MT, Dhand R, Heidel RE, Soto FJ. High-flow nasal cannula requirements in hypoxemic respiratory failure secondary to COVID-19: Identifying FIO2 cutoffs that predict a higher risk for ICU admission, mechanical ventilation and death. Presented at CHEST; 2021 Oct 17-20; Orlando, FL.