Dr. Tinney expressed an interest in new ways of adapting concussion testing to athletes with disabilities through her work in adaptive sports medicine.
Dr. Tinney attended the University of Michigan for her undergraduate degree in Movement Science and attended medical school at the West Virginia University School of Medicine. She completed her residency training in PM&R at the University of Michigan in 2006. After finishing residency she joined the Veterans Health Administration. She works primarily as a staff physician at the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center providing care in a variety of areas including amputation, general PM&R and musculoskeletal pain. Dr. Tinney’s clinical responsibilities with Michigan Medicine include an outpatient practice focusing on the rehabilitation and care of amputees and comprehensive wound care.