Kenneth Nugent MD

Kenneth Nugent, M.D., is an internal medicine physician with a primary clinical focus in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. He serves as a Professor of Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and provides leadership as Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. In addition, Dr. Nugent directs the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program, supporting the education and training of future specialists. Dr. Nugent earned his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He completed internal medicine residency training and pulmonary fellowship training at the University of Iowa, and he also completed research training as a Research Associate at the National Institutes of Health. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine. Clinically, Dr. Nugent cares for patients with complex pulmonary and critical illness, including those requiring intensive care, and he has been affiliated with University Medical Center in Lubbock in an ICU leadership capacity. His scholarly interests include clinical pulmonary disease, with particular focus on COPD, sleep-related effects in obesity, and functional assessment of patients. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Chest Physicians.