Christopher D. Thom, MD, RDMS

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
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

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