Dr. Tina Palmieri, MD

Tina Palmieri

Associate Member, Environmental Health Sciences Center

Dr. Tina Palmieri is a Professor In-Residence and Burn Division Chief at UC Davis Health. Her specialties include Burn and General Surgery and Critical Care.

Positions at UC Davis

  • Professor In-Residence; Burn Division Chief, UC Davis Health

Areas of Expertise

  • Surgery - Burn
  • Critical Care
  • Surgery - General

Major Research Papers

Martin R, Taylor S, Palmieri TL. Mortality following combined burn and traumatic brain injuries: An analysis of the national trauma data bank of the American College of Surgeons. Burns. 2020 Sep;46(6):1289-1296. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2020.06.022. Epub 2020 Jul 3. PMID:32680663.

Grimsrud KN, Lima K, Tran NK, Palmieri TL. Characterizing Fentanyl Variability using Population Pharmacokinetics in Pediatric Burn Patients. J Burn Care Res. 2020 Jan 30;41(1):8-14. doi:10.1093/jbcr/irz144. PMID:31538188.

Rashidi HH, Sen S, Palmieri TL, Blackmon T, Wajda J, Tran NK. Early Recognition of Burn- and Trauma-Related Acute Kidney Injury: A Pilot Comparison of Machine Learning Techniques. Sci Rep. 2020 Jan 14;10(1):205. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-57083-6.

Education and Degree(s)
  • BA, Biology, German, Rockford College, 1984
  • MD, F.A.C.S., F.C.C.M., Northwestern University School of Medicine, 1988
Honors and Awards
  • Dean's Award for Excellence in Clinical Care, UC Davis (2009)
  • Chief of Staff, UC Davis (2012, 2013)
  • President, American Burn Association (2012, 2013)
  • Harvey Stuart Allen Distinguished Service Award, American Burn Association (2017)
  • Master of Critical Care Medicine, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2022)