Tim Kennell Jr.

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellow Physician

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Date: 05 Aug 2026

Curriculum Vitae

Timothy Kennell Jr., MD, PhD

157 W Shugart Ridge Rd
Gardendale, AL 35071

Personal Information:

Name:
Timothy Irving Kennell Jr., MD, PhD
Citizenship:
Unites States of America
Home Address:
157 W Shugart Ridge Rd
Gardendale, AL 35071
Cell Phone:
678-997-3500

Rank / Title:

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellow Physician
Department:
Internal Medicine
Division:
Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Business Address:
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
1900 University Blvd.
Tinsley Harrison Tower, Suite 422
Birmingham, Alabama 35294
Business Cell Phone:
205-515-1979

Hospital and Other (Non-Academic) Appointments:

None

Professional Consultantships:

None

Education:

Year/Month
Degree
Institution
2021/05
M.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2019/06
Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2013/05
B.S.
University of North Georgia

Military Service

None

Licensure:

Alabama #46003

Board Certification:

Certifying Board
Specialty/Subspecialty
Date
American Board of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine
8/2023
American Board of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
10/2026 (anticipated)
American Board of Internal Medicine
Critical Care Medicine
10/2027 (anticipated)

Post-doctoral Training:

Years
Specialty
Program and University
2023 - 2026
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2021 - 2023
Internal Medicine Residency
Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Academic Appointments:

Year/Month
Rank
Institution
2024/06
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellow
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2021/06
Internal Medicine Resident
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Awards/Honors

2026
Best Procedural Fellow. Recognition by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program of a single fellow in the program that is most skilled at performing critical care procedures.
2026
Best Fellow Teacher. Recognition by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Internal Medicine Residency Program of a single internal medicine subspecialty fellow amongst approximately one hundred fellows for outstanding resident teaching.
2023
Clinic Exemplar. Recognition by a core group of continuity clinic faculty for the rising PGY3/4s who provide exceptional patient care in their continuity clinics. The award highlights a strong grasp of ambulatory medicine, great communication in preventative and chronic disease care, and strong advocacy for patients in challenging systems.
2012
Academic Performance Resolution. An award given to only 30 undergraduates in Georgia annually in recognition of academic performance and growth that is signed and read before both the Georgia Senate and Hour of Representatives.

Professional Societies:

2022 – present
CHEST
2022 – present
American Thoracic Society
2015 – 2021
American Medical Informatics Association
2014 – 2021
Association for Pathology Informatics
2015 – 2019
American Physician Scientists Association
2014 – 2016
Society of Student-Run Free Clinics

Memberships

None

Councils and Committees

2018 – 2019
Technology Committee Co-Chair, American Physician Scientists Association (National Chapter). Co-lead the implementation of several satellite websites and advised the team on the continual maintenance of the organzation's technological infrastructure.
2016 – 2018
Technology Committee Chair, American Physician Scientists Association (National Chapter). Oversaw and guided the development and maintenance of the organization's online presence. Lead the improvement of several online databases containing information on MSTP and residency programs.
2015 – 2018
Equal Access Birmingham Executive IT Officer, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Coordinated the implementation of a patient sign in system for the free, student-run clinic yielding improved patient care. Continued longitudinal transitions between future IT officers while leading the management current and future systems.
2015 – 2016
Technology Committee Vice Chair, American Physician Scientists Association (National Chapter). Lead the design and implementation of a new website for the organization's annual meeting.
2014 – 2015
Equal Access Birmingham IT Officer, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Lead the development and deployment of a volunteer system for the student-run, free clinic resulting in a streamlined sign up process for medical student volunteer positions.
2011 – 2013
Science Olympiad Event Administrator, University of North Georgia. Assembled and lead a different team each year to prepare, setup, and host a high school educational event.

University Activities

None

Editorial Board Memberships

None

Major Research Interests:

I am interested in the applications of ultrasound in managing critically ill patients. Specifically, I study the utility of VExUS (venous excess ultrasound) on measuring and managing volume status and responsiveness .

Teaching Experience:

2024
Instructor, SGIM (Society for General Internal Medicine). Provided hands-on, CME-approved POCUS training at a paid conference event to faculty, fellows, and, residents.
2023 – present
Instructor, GUSI (Global Ultrasound Institute). Lectured and demonstrated hands-on POCUS skills at an international course for faculty, fellows, and, residents.
2023 – present
Instructor, CRRT Academy. Taught advanced POCUS skills at the local CRRT Academy conference to physician attendees from around the nation.
2022 – present
Instructor, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Piloted a hands-on critical-care focused POCUS training course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for faculty, residents, and advanced practice providers.
2022 – 2023
Instructor, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Volunteered to provide hands-on POCUS training for medical student through a grant-sponsored course that piloted POCUS education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
2014 – 2015
Teaching Assistant, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Guided students through hands-on class assignments for an introductory informatics course for medical students, research students, and faculty titled STP2146: This Is Your Brain; THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON INFORMATICS.
2010 – 2013
Tutor, University of North Georgia. Clarified complex genetics concepts during both individual and group tutoring sessions
2009 – 2013
Genetics Teaching Assistant, University of North Georgia. Prepared experiments for students to conduct and explained the genetics background concepts during laboratory time
2009 – 2013
Teaching Assistant, University of North Georgia. Explained background concepts and experiment procedures during introductory biology and chemistry courses

Major Lectures and Visiting Professorships:

Title
Institution
Year/Month
POCUS Troubleshooting
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2026/07
POCUS Troubleshooting
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2026/06
POCUS Troubleshooting
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2026/05
Advanced Cardiac Ultrasound
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2026/04
POCUS Troubleshooting
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2026/04
POCUS Troubleshooting
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2026/03
POCUS Troubleshooting
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2026/02
POCUS Troubleshooting
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2026/01
POCUS Troubleshooting
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2025/12
VExUS: A Brief Overview
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2025/09
Advanced Cardiac Ultrasound
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2025/03
POCUS Troubleshooting
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2025/03
Predicting Overrides of EHR Alerts to Increase Their Clinical Relevance and Decrease Alert Fatigue
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2021/06

Grant Support:

Years
Funding
Principal Investigator
Role
2013 - 2021
$30,000 / yr.
Robin Lorenz, MD, PhD
Trainee

Research:

2023 – present
Co-Investigator, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Designed a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of VExUS to guide fluid-management in the ICU.
2022 – 2023
Co-Investigator, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Performed a quality improvement project focused on improving resident clinic patient visit efficiency.
2018 – 2020
Principal Investigator, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Designed a project focused on analyzing electronic health record alerts for clinical characteristics that would predict unnecessary alert events using machine learning models, including logistic regression, support vector machines, and random forests.
2017 – 2019
Principal Investigator, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Investigated the use of the early warning score as a mechanism for predicting ineffective alert events displayed to providers using a retrospective statistical analysis with logistic regression and general estimating equations.
2016 – 2019
Submission reviewer, American Medical Informatics Association. Reviewed abstracts, presentations, and research articles for a top-tier informatics conference.
2016 – 2017
Principal Investigator, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Determined some of the largest barriers to clinical research informaticians' use of Electronic Health Record data through a literature survey.
2014 – 2016
Research Assistant, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Investigated the effectiveness of a flipped classroom design combined with hands-on assignments in teaching introductory informatics concepts to medical students, research students, and faculty. This process resulted in several student presenting class projects at top-ranked informatics conferences.
2009 – 2012
Student Researcher, University of North Georgia. Discovered the ability of smoke to induce dormancy in venus flytrap seeds which grow in brush-fire-prone areas. This behavior likely protects seeds until suitable germination conditions return.

Other:

Procedures Performed:
Procedure
Number Performed
Bronchoscopy
327
Robotic Navigational Bronchoscopy
10
EBUS
12
Endotracheal Intubation
91
Percutaneous Tracheostomy Tube
4
Thoracentesis
31
Chest Tube
31
Tunneled Pleural Catheter
0
Central Venous Catheter
72
Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
23
Arterial Catheter
53

Bibliography

Manuscripts:
  1. Xu, P., Kennell, T., Jr., Gao, M., Human Genome Structural Variation Consortium, Kimberly, R. P., & Chong, Z. (2019). MRLR: Unraveling high-resolution meiotic recombination by linked reads. Bioinformatics, 36(1), 10–16. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btz503 (PMID: 31214684)
  2. Kennell Jr., T., & Cimino, J. (2019). A Potential Answer to the Alert Override Riddle: Using Patient Attributes to Predict False Positive Alerts. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 2019. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7153062/ (PMID: 32308847)
  3. Tran, A. N., Dussaq, A. M., Kennell, T., Willey, C. D., & Hjelmeland, A. B. (2019). HPAanalyze: An R package that facilitates the retrieval and analysis of the Human Protein Atlas data. BMC Bioinformatics, 20(1), 463. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-019-3059-z
  4. Dussaq, A. M., Kennell Jr., T. I., Eustace, N. J., Anderson, J. C., Almeida, J. S., & Willey, C. D. (2018). Kinomics toolbox—A web platform for analysis and viewing of kinomic peptide array data. PLOS ONE, 13(8), e0202139. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202139 (PMID: 30130366)
  5. Kennell Jr., T. I., Willig, J. H., & Cimino, J. J. (2017). Clinical Informatics Researcher’s Desiderata for the Data Content of the Next Generation Electronic Health Record. Applied Clinical Informatics, 8(4), 1159–1172. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5802316/ (PMID: 29270955)
  6. Bryan, A. W., Staley, E. M., Kennell, T., Feldman, A. Z., Williams, L. A., & Pham, H. P. (2017). Plasma Transfusion Demystified: A Review of the Key Factors Influencing the Response to Plasma Transfusion. Laboratory Medicine, 48(2), 108–112. https://doi.org/10.1093/labmed/lmx027 (PMID: 28444398)
  7. Kennell Jr., T., Dempsey, D. M., & Cimino, J. J. (2016). i3b3: Infobuttons for i2b2 as a Mechanism for Investigating the Information Needs of Clinical Researchers. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 2016, 696–704. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5333310/ (PMID: 28269866)
  8. Kennell Jr., T., Robertson, C., & Bodri, M. (2014). A REVERSIBLE SMOKE-INDUCED SECONDARY DORMANCY IN VENUS FLYTRAP (DIONAEA MUSCIPULA) SEED. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter: Journal of the International Carnivorous Plant Society, 43(3), 82–92. http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/articles/CPNv43n3p82_92.pdf
Published Abstracts:
  1. Kennell Jr., Timothy, and Joseph Barney. 2026. “Prevalence and Characteristics of Sarcoidosis Associated Myositis, a Single Center Cohort Experience.” World Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatosis Disorders.
  2. Kennell, T., H. Safdar, J. Barney, and I. Lalani. 2026. “Neuro-Ocular Sarcoidosis - A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma.” American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 212. doi:10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.2715.
  3. Kennell Jr., T., Daley, L., Minish, J., & Krick, S. (2023, May). Thyroid Storm Leading to Cardiogenic Shock: To ECMO or not to ECMO. American Thoracic Society Conference 2023, Washington, D.C.
  4. Haywood, N., Herrera, N., Ramadan, O., Sung, J., Kennell Jr., T., & Park, S. (2015, February). MOM to the Rescue: Development of a Web Based Medical Office Manager. Presented at the Society of Student-Run Free Clinics Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  5. Kennell Jr., T., Laufer, V., Lorenz, R., & Park, S. (2014, September). This Is Your Brain On Informatics: A Total-Immersion Data Sciences Course for the Next Generation of Informaticists. Presented at the Dale J. Benos Medical Student Research Day, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
  6. Kennell Jr., T., & Ponnazhagan, S. (2013, October). A Novel Approach to Targeted Gene Therapy. Presented at the Southeastern Medical Scientists Symposium, Birmingham, AL, USA.
  7. Kennell Jr., T., & Ponnazhagan, S. (2013, October). A Novel Approach to Targeted Gene Therapy. Presented at the Dale J. Benos Medical Student Research Day, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Oral Presentations:

Scientific papers presented at national and international meetings

  1. Park, S., Kennell Jr., T., & Lorenz, R. (2015, May). One Year of Fried Brains: Informatics as a Driver of Cultural Change at an NIH Medical Scientists Training Program (MSTP). Presented at the Pathology Informatics Summit, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. http://www.jpathinformatics.org/text.asp?2015/6/1/24/157992
  2. Kennell Jr., T., Ramadan, O., Herrera, L. N., Haywood, N., Sung, J., Lorenz, R., & Park, S. (2015, May). Independent, Student-Led Software Engineering at a Free Medical Student-Run Clinic: Pathology Informatics Leads the Way. Presented at the Pathology Informatics Summit, Pittsburgh, PA, USA http://www.jpathinformatics.org/text.asp?2015/6/1/24/157992
  3. Kennell Jr., T., Laufer, V., Lorenz, R., & Park, S. (2014, May). This Is Your Brain on Informatics: A Total-Immersion Data Sciences Course for the Next Generation of Informaticists. Presented at the Pathology Informatics Summit, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. http://www.jpathinformatics.org/text.asp?2014/5/1/20/137080
  4. Kennell Jr., T., Taylor, K., Borak, S., Bell, W., Ponce-Rodriguez, I., Awtrey, T., & Park, S. (2014, May). TelePath: Commodity Telepathology for the Web 2.0 Age. Presented at the Pathology Informatics Summit, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. http://www.jpathinformatics.org/text.asp?2014/5/1/20/137080

Scientific papers presented at local and regional meetings

  1. Kennell Jr., T., & Bodri, M. (2011, April). A reversible smoke-induced secondary dormancy in venus flytrap (dionaea muscipula) seed. Presented at the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Huntsville, AL, USA.
  2. Kennell Jr., T., Robertson, C., & Bodri, M. (2011, March). A REVERSIBLE SMOKE-INDUCED SECONDARY DORMANCY IN VENUS FLYTRAP (DIONAEA MUSCIPULA) SEED. Presented at the Georgia Academy of Science, Gainseville, GA, USA.