James Hungerford MD FAAP

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, Pediatric Healthcare Research and Healthcare Policy

Associate Professor, ETSU Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

400 N State of Franklin RdNiswonger PICUJohnson City, TN 37604

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Summary

Dr. James Hungerford is a pediatric specialist based in Johnson City, TN, with subspecialties in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, and Pediatric Healthcare Research and Policy. He completed his medical education at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, followed by a residency in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics and fellowships in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Hungerford is currently an Associate Professor at East Tennessee State University, with prior teaching roles at Prisma Health - Upstate and Arkansas Children's institutions. His clinical expertise includes conditions like meningitis, sleep medicine, obesity-related disorders, pediatric critical care, and ADHD. Notable publications include research on sedation in pediatric critical care contexts, with citation indications in reputable journals.

Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Sleep Medicine, 2016 - 2017
Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2012 - 2016
University of Tennessee College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2008 - 2012
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2008

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Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2012 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2024 - 2025
SC State Medical License 2021 - 2025
AR State Medical License 2017 - 2021
GA State Medical License 2016 - 2017
OH State Medical License 2012 - 2016
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics Sleep Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
Remifentanil for Sedation of Children With Traumatic Brain Injury.
James Hungerford, Nicole F. O’Brien, Melissa Moore-Clingenpeel, Eric A. Sribnick, Cheryl L. Sargel
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2019-07-01
41 citations
Dexmedetomidine for Sedation During Noninvasive Ventilation in Pediatric Patients.
Rasika Venkatraman, James Hungerford, Mark W. Hall, Melissa Moore-Clingenpeel, Joseph D. Tobias
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2017-09-01
79 citations
Insulin dynamically regulates calmodulin gene expression by sequential o-glycosylation and phosphorylation of sp1 and its subcellular compartmentalization in liver cells.
Gipsy Majumdar, Adrienne Harrington, James Hungerford, Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, Ivan C. Gerling
The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2006-02-10