Michelle Ayers Dugan, NP

Michelle Dugan received her Bachelor's degree in Nursing from the University of Rochester and her master's degree in Science of Nursing from Saint John Fisher.

She is licensed in New York State as a Family Nurse practitioner, certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as such, and...

Michelle Dugan received her Bachelor's degree in Nursing from the University of Rochester and her master's degree in Science of Nursing from Saint John Fisher.

She is licensed in New York State as a Family Nurse practitioner, certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as such, and board-certified in Pain Management Nursing.

Michelle's nursing career is marked by diversity and specialization. Her experience as a registered nurse spans all aspects of emergency nursing, pre-hospital care, and flight nursing, showcasing her adaptability and wide-ranging skills.

As a Nurse Practitioner, she continued to practice per diem in the emergency department and maintained full-time practice status in other areas. For eight years, she cared for the chronic medical and psychosocial needs of dialysis patients.

Michelle's expertise in fistula management led to her recruitment by a vascular surgery group to promote their dialysis vascular access program. Her leadership and problem-solving skills were further demonstrated as she provided clinic visits to a variety of vascular surgery patient-specific entities.

Michelle translated her skills to the NeuroMedicine Pain Management clinic in 2010-2023, where she provided expert consultation for Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. She is also well-versed and skilled in many pain syndromes, neuromodulation therapy, and intrathecal pumps.

In 2023, she transferred to the Department of OB/GYN. She translated her pain skills to the management of chronic overlapping pelvic pain conditions such as myofascial pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, endometriosis, abnormal uterine bleeding, fibroids, pudendal neuralgia, and interstitial cystitis. She was working in conjunction with skilled minimally invasive gynecological surgeons who also provide gender affirmation care.

In 2024, she transferred back to NeuroMedicine Pain Management to provide the pain care she was passionate about.
Publications:

Journals:
2015 Jun
Markman JD, Barbosa WA, Gewandter JS, Frazer M, Rast S, Dugan M, Nandigam K, Villareal A, Kwong TC. "Interpretation of urine drug testing results in patients using transdermal buprenorphine preparations for the treatment of chronic noncancer pain." Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. 2015 Jun; 16(6):1132-6. Epub 2015 Mar 20.

2011 Jul
Glass C, Dugan M, Gillespie D, Doyle A, Illig K. "Costoclavicular venous decompression in patients with threatened arteriovenous hemodialysis access." Annals of vascular surgery. 2011 Jul; 25(5):640-5. Epub 2011 Apr 21.

2011 Feb
Kumar NG, Dugan MM, Illig KA, Gillespie DL. "Lower extremity arteriovenous fistula with central venous stenosis iliocaval stenting to treat venous outflow obstruction." Journal of vascular surgery. 2011 Feb; 53(2):487-8. Epub 2010 Nov 18.

Books:
2013
Michelle Dugan, NP. "Psychosocial Effects of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome". Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Illig, MD, Thompson, MD, Freischlag, MD, Donahue, MD, Jordon MD, and Edgelow MD. NY: Springer, 2013. 271-276

Michelle is a member of the New York State Nurse Practitioner's Association, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. and the American Pain Society. She serves as Adjunct Faculty at the University of Rochester School of Nursing.

Her area of special interest and publications is Thor...

Michelle is a member of the New York State Nurse Practitioner's Association, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. and the American Pain Society. She serves as Adjunct Faculty at the University of Rochester School of Nursing.

Her area of special interest and publications is Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. She has participated in Clinical Research with the departments Translational Pain Research Division at the University of Rochester.