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Hideyo Tsumura

Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Dr. Hideyo Tsumura is an Assistant Professor at Duke University School of Nursing and a practicing certified registered nurse anesthetist. She completed her nurse anesthesia education at the University of Tennessee Health and Science Center in 2011. In 2022, she earned her Ph.D. from Duke University and received postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan through the National Clinician Scholars Program. Her research focuses on disparities in anesthesia care and improving patient outcomes.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing · 2024 - Present School of Nursing

Recent Publications


Untrustworthiness, ineffective communication, and discrimination: The real issues behind lower utilization of labor epidural analgesia by Black Americans.

Journal Article Nurs Outlook · July 1, 2025 BACKGROUND: Non-Hispanic Black pregnant individuals utilize up to 50% less labor epidural analgesia compared to non-Hispanic White individuals. PURPOSE: This Outlook and Perspectives aims to evaluate the factors contributing to racial differences in the ut ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exploring phenotype-based ventilator parameter optimization to mitigate postoperative pulmonary complications: a retrospective observational cohort study.

Journal Article Surg Today · July 2024 PURPOSE: To identify tidal volume (VT) and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) associated with the lowest incidence and severity of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) for each phenotype based on preoperative characteristics. METHODS: The subj ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exploring Differences in Intraoperative Medication Use Between African American and Non-Hispanic White Patients During General Anesthesia: Retrospective Observational Cohort Study.

Journal Article Clinical nursing research · July 2024 This study aimed to explore whether differences exist in anesthesia care providers' use of intraoperative medication between African American and non-Hispanic White patients in adult surgical patients who underwent noncardiothoracic nonobstetric surgeries ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Exploring the Developing Concept of Nurse Anesthesia in Japan: A Qualitative Description

FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists · 2019 - 2022

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Intraoperative Lung Protective (LPV) on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications (PPCs)

FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by American Association of Nurse Anesthetists · 2020 - 2021

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2022 Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee · 2016 D.N.P.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center · 2011 M.S.N.
University of Tennessee, Martin · 2007 B.S.