
Patrick Sean Duffy MD FACS (He/Him)
Burn, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Burn Education Medical Director/Assistant Professor of Surgery
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1211 21st Avenue SouthSuite 404Nashville, TN 37212
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Summary
- Dr. Patrick Duffy is a General Surgeon based in Nashville, TN, with subspecialties in Burn, Trauma Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care. He completed fellowships in Burn Surgery and Surgical Critical Care at the University of California Davis Health, following his surgical residency at Lehigh Valley Health Network. Dr. Duffy currently serves as an Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and previously held a similar role at the University of Colorado Medicine and Hospital. He has published research on topics such as early palliative care in burn units and the use of thrombolytics in frostbite treatment, with his work cited multiple times in academic journals.
Education & Training
University of California Davis HealthFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2017 - 2018
University of California Davis HealthFellowship, Burn Surgery, 2016 - 2017
Lehigh Valley Health NetworkResidency, Surgery, 2011 - 2016
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2010 - 2011
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2022 - 2028
CA State Medical License 2016 - 2024
AR State Medical License 2021 - 2023
CO State Medical License 2018 - 2023
IN State Medical License 2021 - 2023
PA State Medical License 2011 - 2016
OH State Medical License 2010 - 2011
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsEarly Palliative Care Consultation in the Burn Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Utilization.Heather Carmichael, Hareklia Brackett, Maurice C Scott, Margaret Dines, Sarah E Mather
Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2021-11-24 - 10 citationsRemote delivery of thrombolytics prior to transfer to a regional burn center for tissue salvage in frostbite: A single center experience of 199 patients.Heather Carmichael, Samuel Michel, Tyler M Smith, Patrick Duffy, Arek J Wiktor
Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2021-02-28 - 6 citationsTriage and Transfer to a Regional Burn Center-Impact of a Mobile Phone App.Heather Carmichael, Kiran U Dyamenahalli, Patrick Duffy, Anne Lambert Wagner, Arek J Wiktor
Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2020-09-23
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