Nathaniel Tighe, M.D., M.M. is a musician, educator and physician.

As a musician, he has enjoyed the patchwork of the freelance life, performing as a teaching artist, orchestral and chamber musician, with a particular emphasis on contemporary classical music. One of his performances was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2008. He has held positions as a professional choral singer, from which he gained a deep love of the renaissance choral tradition. As a composer and arranger, he has written more than 75 works, including a library of transcriptions for his wife, trumpet soloist Ashley Hall-Tighe.

After spending a significant amount of time in rural India, he decided to pursue Medical training. He maintains research and educational interests in music and medicine, both separately and at their intersection, and speaks frequently on respiratory anatomy and physiology for musicians. He has been involved in quality improvement and global health for many years and serves on the Board of Directors of Kybele International, a maternal and child health non-profit. He received the American Society of Anesthesiologists Resident Humanitarian Service Award in 2019 in recognition of his global health work.

He completed his musical training at the Eastman School of Music and Boston University College of Fine Arts, studying with James Thompson and Terry Everson respectively. He subsequently completed his medical training at Mayo Medical School, Wake Forest School of Medicine and Boston Children’s Hospital. Prior to his current post, he was on the Anesthesiology faculty at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.