Emine Tunc, M.D. Titles and Appointments Assistant Professor Schools Medical School Departments Pediatrics You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Dr. Tunc earned her medical degree at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in Turkey. She completed a residency in pediatrics at the Cleveland Clinic. She then completed a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at the University of Washington. Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023. Dr. Tunc is interested in pediatric sedation and is a member of the Society of Pediatric Sedation. She worked to develop safe sedation practices within the emergency department. Dr. Tunc also holds certifications in Quality Improvement and Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt. She is working on ED throughput and improving sedation process. Education Medical School Hacettepe Universitesi TIP Fakultesi-Turkey (2015) Residency Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2020), Pediatrics Fellowship University of Washington/Seattle Children's Hospital (2023), Pediatric Emergency Medicine Research Interest ED throughput Procedural sedation Publications Safely Sedating Children and Adolescents Who Are Neurodivergent Nguyen ND, Tunc EM, Burger RK Pediatric annals 2026 Jan 55 e27-e35 Research priorities for paediatric procedural sedation in emergency medicine Tsze DS, Burger RK, Klein EJ, Chang TP, Coleman KD, Rogers AJ, Sulton CD, Chumpitazi CE, Tunc EM, Drendel AL Emergency Medicine Journal 2026 Research priorities for pediatric pain management in emergency medicine Author Collaboration tP, Tsze DS, Burger RK, Klein EJ, Chang TP, Uspal NG, Guiner-da Silva A, Browne LR, Coleman KD, Chumpitazi CE, Drendel AL, Browne LR, Burger RK, Chumpitazi CE, Coleman KD, Drendel AL, Guiner-da Silva A, Klein EJ, Rogers AJ, Sulton CD, Tsze DS, Tunc EM, Uspal NG Academic Emergency Medicine 2025 Jun 32 688-698 Electroencephalography Correlation of Ketamine-induced Clinical Excitatory Movements: A Systematic Review Tunc EM, Uspal N, Morgan L, Groshong SL, Brown JC Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2025 Jan 26 147-154 Erratum to ‘Air Medical Transport of a 12-Year-Old Girl With Cerebral Gas Embolism Due to Helium Inhalation’ [Air Medical Journal 42/5 (2023) 377- 379] (Air Medical Journal (2023) 42(5) (377–379), (S1067991X23000846), (10.1016/j.amj.2023.04.008)) Tunc EM, Utarnachitt RB, Latimer A, Calhoun A, Gamache D, Wall J Air Medical Journal 2024 Sep 43 466 Authors’ Response Tunc E, Utarnachitt R, Latimer A, Wall J Air Medical Journal 2024 Sep 43 375 A Call for Immediate Action in the Emergency Department: Reduce or Eliminate Use of Nitrous Oxide to Lessen the Environmental Impact of Care Tunc E, Brown JC, Hansen EE Pediatric emergency care 2024 Jan 40 E1 Emergency Medical Services and Transport Medicine Tunc EM, Woodward GA 2024 Jan 512-520 Air Medical Transport of a 12-Year-Old Girl With Cerebral Gas Embolism Due to Helium Inhalation Tunc EM, Utarnachitt RB, Latimer A, Calhoun A, Gamache D, Wall J Air Medical Journal 2023 Sep 42 377-379 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Procedural Sedation Training: Consensus Educational Guidelines Burger RK, Taylor TR, Chumpitazi CE, Robinson LC, Sims MJ, Tunc EM, Mulcrone AE, Caglar D, Sulton CD, Little-Wienert K, Klein EJ, Titus MO, Jackson BF Pediatric emergency care 2022 Apr 38 162-166 Results 1-10 of 12 1 2 Next Last Books Featured Books Emergency Medical Services and Interfacility Transport Medicine. In Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets. 4th Edition. Tunc EM, Woodward GA. (2024). Elsevier Headache Emergencies. In Basics of Emergency Medicine-Pediatrics: A Chief Complaint Based Guide. 3rd Edition. Tunc EM, Huston K, Luu C. (2021). EMRA Neonatal Emergencies. In Basics of Emergency Medicine-Pediatrics: A Chief Complaint Based Guide. 3rd Edition. Tunc EM, Briggs-Steinberg C, Maloney M. (2021). EMRA Honors & Awards UTSW Department of Pediatrics Funding to Support Career and Leadership Development (2025-2025) Professional Associations/Affiliations Children's Health (2023)
