Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Post Graduate Training
Certification
Medical Licensure
Hospital Priveleges
Appointments
Professional Organizations
Additional Information
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JEFF FIDONE, M.D.

Tyler,TX

Summary

Well-respected specialist with 27 years experience treating patients for a wide variety of medical conditions. Board certified in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine, and Internal Medicine.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Pulmonary & Critical Care

CHI St. Lukes Memorial Hospital
04.2024 - Current

I work as an intensivist, for Sound physicians ICU program, working 7+ shifts/month in the ICU, seeing medical, surgical, cardiac, and cardiovascular patients. I am a part time physician for Sound.

Locums Pulmonary & Critical Care

Longview Regional Medical Center
02.2024 - Current

I am working at Longview Regional Medical Center as a pulmonary and critical care physician, through NuView Health, approximately 1 week per month.

Locums Pulmonary & Critical Care

Nacogdoches Medical Center Hospital
08.2021 - Current

I work as a locum tenens pulmonary and critical care physician one week per month for Dr. Whitley, caring for inpatient pulmonary and ICU patients, doing central lines, arterial lines, intubations, thoracentesis and bronchoscopy.

Locums Intensivist

Lutheran Hospital Of Indiana
04.2018 - Current

I worked as an intensivist here 1 week out of each month, in multiple different intensive care units, seeing medical, surgical, neurologic, and cardiovascular icu patients.

Hospitalist

Nacogdoches Medical Center
02.2015 - Current
Hospitalist, working 3-5 12hr shifts/month, as a part-time employee of EmCare.

Locums Pulmonary/Critical Care

Northwest Health IN
05.2019 - 01.2023

I work a 3 day weekend each month, doing pulmonary and critical care medicine. It's approximately 80% critical care.

Locums Intensivist

Parkview Regional Medical Center
03.2019 - 06.2021

I work 12 hour shifts as an intensivist, 5-7 shifts per month. My work is in MICU, SICU, CICU, CVICU, admitting and rounding on critically ill patients, and performing a variety of procedures.

Intensivist

HCA Hoston Healthcare SE
05.2021 - 09.2022

I work 5-7 shifts/month as an intensivist in their MICU and CVICU, and take back-up call each night while there.

Locums Intensivist

Pikeville Medical Center
09.2019 - 03.2020

I worked 12-hour shifts, 7am - 7pm, 7 shifts per month. I worked in MICU, SICU, CCU, CVICU. I admitted patients, performed daily rounds, and a variety of procedures.

Locums Pulmonary and Critical Care

SSM St. Marys Hospital
06.2019 - 08.2020

I work one week per month as a pulmonary and critical care physician. It's approximately 80% critical care. I manage ventilators, place central lines and arterial lines, and intubate.

Pulmonary and Critical Care - College Station Medical Center

CHS
02.2018 - 06.2019

I worked 1-2 weekends per month as a locums pulmonary and critical physician, through Staff Care. I rounded on ICU patients and saw pulmonary consults as well.

Locums Intensivist

Valley Baptist Medical Center
01.2017 - 11.2018

I work as a locums intensivist for Schumacher Clinical Partners, through Medicus Healthcare Solutions, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, TX. I work 7-10

shifts per month.

Intensivist

West Houston Medical Center
01.2017 - 09.2017

As a part-time employee of HCA Healthcare, I work as an intensivist in a 40-bed ICU at West Houston Medical Center, working 12 hour shifts, both day and night. I work an average of 7 shifts per month.

Hospitalist

Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital
9 2015 - 04.2017

Locum tenens hospitalist at Christus Spohn Shoreline and Christus Spohn South, as a Sound Physician, through Medical Doctor Associates (MDA), working an average of 7 shifts per month, 7am to 7pm

Hospitalist

Palestine Regional Medical Center
01.2016 - 05.2016
Full time hospitalist, with EmCare, working 16-20 shifts per month, 12 hour shifts, both day shifts 7am-7pm, and night shifts 7pm-7am.

Locums Pulmonary & Critical Care

Shannon Medical Center
01.2015 - 01.2016

I worked one week per month at Shannon Medical Center, managing the ICU as an intensivist, and doing pulmonary consults. Position obtained through Hayes Locums.

Locums Pulmonary & Critical Care

Hillcrest Medical Center
08.2015 - 01.2016

Working through Comp Health as a locum tenens pulmonary & critical care physician at Hillcrest Medical Center one week per month.

Locums Pulmonary & Critical Care

Central Texas Medical Center
07.2015 - 08.2015
I worked as a locum tenens pulmonary & critical care physician, covering for Dr Hernandez, while he was away, one week per month. My locum tenens company was Comp Health. 

Locums Pulmonologist

Christus St. Michaels Hospital
04.2015 - 05.2016
I provided pulmonary inpatient coverage for a local pulmonologist while he was away on vacation.

Hospitalist

Lake Granbury Medical Center
05.2014 - 03.2015
I was a locums hospitalist, through OnyxMD, and worked 12 hour shifts here, up to 7 shifts per month.

Intensivist

West Houston Medical Center
04.2014 - 12.2015
As a part-time employee of ICC Healthcare, I worked as an intensivist at West Houston Medical Center, an average of 7 shifts per month, with each shift being 12 hours. 40 bed ICU. Procedures included central venous catheters, arterial lines, chest tubes, intubations, thoracentesis, percutaneous trachs. 

Hospitalist

Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital
11 2013 - 5 2014

Locum tenens hospitalist at Christus Spohn Shoreline and Christus Spohn South, and Santa Rosa Westover Hills in San Antonio, working 14-15 shifts per month, 12 hour shifts, both days and night. I worked with Sound Physicians, through Medical Doctor Associates (MDA).

Locums Pulmonary & Critical Care

Baylor Garland Hospital
09.2013 - 10.2013
I worked three shifts in the month of September as an intensivist and pulmonary medicine consultant at Baylor Garland Hospital, through Staff Care.

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine physician partner

Pulmonary Specialists Of Tyler
07.1994 - 06.2013
I was a partner in a 5 physician single specialty practice involving pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. 95% of my time was in clinical duties, 5% in administrative duties. 50% of my clinical time was spent in our office, 50% in the hospital. 75% of my hospital time was at East Texas Medical Center; 25% was spent at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Biology

University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
1984

M.D. - Medicine

University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
1988

Skills

    bronchoscopy
    transbronchial biopsy
    endobronchial ultrasound
    central line placement
    arterial line placement
    chemical pleurodesis

    thoracentesis

    intubation                        

    pecutaneous tracheostomy      

    chest tube placement

Post Graduate Training

1988-1991   Internal Medicine Residency
                    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
                    Little Rock, AR

1991-1994   Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
                    Louisiana State University Medical Center
                    Shreveport, LA

Certification

1991 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
2001 Recertification, ABIM, in Internal Medicine
2011 Recertification, ABIM, in Internal Medicine

1994 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine,
Pulmonary Disease
2004 Recertification, American Board of Internal Medicine,
Pulmonary Disease

2014 Recertification, American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease

1995 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine,
Critical Care Medicine
2005 Recertification, American Board of Internal Medicine,
Critical Care Medicine

2015 Recertification, American Board of Internal Medicine,

Critical Care medicine

2007 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine,
Sleep Medicine
2017 Recertification, American Board of Internal Medicine,
Sleep Medicine







Medical Licensure

01/2019 to present Kentucky 52169

04/2018 to present Indiana 01080093A

08/2015 to present Oklahoma 31842

05/1988 to present Texas H6215

06/1991 to 10/2000 Louisiana 08753R

Hospital Priveleges

07/1994 - 06/2013  East Texas Medical Center, staff physician
                                Tyler, TX
07/1994 - 06/2013  Trinity Mother Frances Hospital, staff physician
                                Tyler, TX
07/1994 - 06/2013  East Texas Specialty Hospital, staff physician
                                Tyler, TX
07/1995 - 06/2013  East Texas Medical Center Rehab Hospital
                                Tyler, TX

04/2014 - 05/2016; 07/2017 - current    West Houston Medical Center

05/2014 - 03/2015   Lake Granbury Medical Center

08/2014 - 10/2014    Palestine Regional Medical Center

02/2015 - current    Nacodoches Medical Center

04/2015 - 03/2016    Christus St Michaels Hospital, Texarkana, TX

Appointments

Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy Department of East Texas
                         Medical Center   07/2002 - 06/2013

Professional Organizations

American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)
Society of Critical Care Medicine
American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Additional Information

Advanced Cardiac Life Support   Current

Member,  Respiratory Therapy Advisory Committee, Tyler
               Junior College.  1995 - 2013

Timeline

Pulmonary & Critical Care

CHI St. Lukes Memorial Hospital
04.2024 - Current

Locums Pulmonary & Critical Care

Longview Regional Medical Center
02.2024 - Current

Locums Pulmonary & Critical Care

Nacogdoches Medical Center Hospital
08.2021 - Current

Intensivist

HCA Hoston Healthcare SE
05.2021 - 09.2022

Locums Intensivist

Pikeville Medical Center
09.2019 - 03.2020

Locums Pulmonary and Critical Care

SSM St. Marys Hospital
06.2019 - 08.2020

Locums Pulmonary/Critical Care

Northwest Health IN
05.2019 - 01.2023

Locums Intensivist

Parkview Regional Medical Center
03.2019 - 06.2021

Locums Intensivist

Lutheran Hospital Of Indiana
04.2018 - Current

Pulmonary and Critical Care - College Station Medical Center

CHS
02.2018 - 06.2019

Locums Intensivist

Valley Baptist Medical Center
01.2017 - 11.2018

Intensivist

West Houston Medical Center
01.2017 - 09.2017

Hospitalist

Palestine Regional Medical Center
01.2016 - 05.2016

Locums Pulmonary & Critical Care

Hillcrest Medical Center
08.2015 - 01.2016

Locums Pulmonary & Critical Care

Central Texas Medical Center
07.2015 - 08.2015

Locums Pulmonologist

Christus St. Michaels Hospital
04.2015 - 05.2016

Hospitalist

Nacogdoches Medical Center
02.2015 - Current

Locums Pulmonary & Critical Care

Shannon Medical Center
01.2015 - 01.2016

Hospitalist

Lake Granbury Medical Center
05.2014 - 03.2015

Intensivist

West Houston Medical Center
04.2014 - 12.2015

Locums Pulmonary & Critical Care

Baylor Garland Hospital
09.2013 - 10.2013

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine physician partner

Pulmonary Specialists Of Tyler
07.1994 - 06.2013

Hospitalist

Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital
9 2015 - 04.2017

Hospitalist

Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital
11 2013 - 5 2014

Bachelor of Science - Biology

University of Texas at San Antonio

M.D. - Medicine

University of Texas Medical Branch
JEFF FIDONE, M.D.