Christopher D. Thom, MD, RDMS

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship

P.O. Box 800699
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0699
Phone: (434) 924-8485
Fax: (434) 924-2877
E-mail: ct9k@uvahealth.org

Education

Fellowship, Emergency Ultrasound, Thomas Jefferson University (2014)
Residency, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University (2013)
MD, School of Medicine, University of Virginia (2010)
BA with High Distinction, Biology, University of Virginia 2006)

Clinical and Research Interests

Point of Care Ultrasound
Ultrasound guided-procedures
Procedural competency and education

Recent Publications

Thom CD, Mutter K, Martindale J, Khoury V, Sande M. Procedural skill retention in transvenous pacer placement among emergency medicine physician trainees. AEM Educ Train. 2025 May 8;9(3):e70042.
Thom C, Han D, Vann G, Martindale J, Moak J. A Randomized Study of Biplane Imaging in Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Vascular Access Performed by Novice Operators. J Emerg Med. 2025 Feb 15:S0736-4679(25)00049-6.
Thom C, Spirek B, Bhargava G, Ottenhoff J, Moak J. “Charting practices associated with preserved emergency ultrasound coding in the 2023 and beyond era”. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Dec;86:186-188. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.09.063. Epub 2024 Sep 29.
Thom C, Nomura J. Ultrasound Administration and Reimbursement. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2024 Nov;42(4):967-980. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.05.015.
Moak JH, Swann KC, Kongkatong MM, Ottenhoff JE, Thom CD. Sonographic Detection of Iatrogenic Carotid Artery Guidewires During Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization. POCUS J. 2024 Nov 15;9(2):88-92.
Christopher Thom, Michael Larsen, Matthew Kongkatong, Jakob Ottenhoff, James Moak, “It’s Not Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Until Dietl’s is Ruled Out: A Case for Point of Care Renal Ultrasound”, Journal of Emergency Medicine (2024), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2024.05.003
Thom C, Livingstone K, Ottenhoff J, Han D, Martindale J, Moak J. Comparison of transvaginal ultrasound utilization between radiology and point of care ultrasound in first trimester pregnancy. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Apr 8;80:143-148. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.03.036. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38604108.
Thom, C. & Han, D. & Moak, J. & Ottenhoff, J. & Kongkatong, Matthew & Vann, G.. (2023). 32 Biplane Ultrasound in Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access: Impact on Medical Student Competency. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 82. S13-S14. 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.051. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.051
Thom C, Kongkatong M, Moak J. The Utility of Transvaginal Ultrasound After Intrauterine Pregnancy Identification on Transabdominal Ultrasound in Emergency Department Patients. Open Access Emerg Med. 2023 May 29;15:207-216. doi: 10.2147/OAEM.S409920. PMID: 37274422; PMCID: PMC10237201.
Kongkatong, M. M, Thom, C. D, & Ottenhoff, J. (2023). Emergency-physician Performed, Ultrasound-guided Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block for Meralgia Paresthetica: A Report of Two Cases. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 7(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.1409 Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3p64g32g