Allyson L. Hughes, MD

Allyson L. Hughes, MD, is a pulmonologist with Brown Health Medical Group Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Through her specializations in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, she offers patients a better understanding of the causes of their breathing or sleep concerns and the treatment options available to them.

Her specific clinical interests include complex sleep apnea, circadian rhythm disorders, and central hypersomnias, which can affect a person’s sleep quality, daytime alertness, and overall health.

Dr. Hughes earned her medical degree from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. She completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Tennessee/St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville and served as chief resident at Yale New Haven Health/Bridgeport Hospital. She then completed fellowship training in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Massachusetts, followed by a sleep medicine fellowship through Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Boston Children’s Hospital/Mass General Brigham program.

Her academic work includes published research and clinical writing on pulmonary hypertension, sleep and breathing disorders, critical care, and patient access to care. She has also contributed textbook chapters and presented nationally and regionally on topics in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.

She is an assistant professor of medicine, clinical educator, in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.