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

Dr. Christopher Thom is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, VA. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia, where he completed his undergraduate and medical education. He then completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University, followed by an Emergency Ultrasound fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He has received his RDMS certificate for advanced ultrasound training and practice, along with the Focused Practice Designation in Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography from the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Thom has an active interest in emergency medicine ultrasound education and research. He serves as the Director of Emergency Ultrasound at the University of Virginia, wherein he has initiated a quality assurance program and several educational initiatives on the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has given multiple invited regional and national lectures, authored multiple textbook chapters, and authored more than 35 peer-reviewed publications. He has also held national leadership positions with the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, the American College of Emergency Physicians, and the Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Accreditation Council and assisted in the planning of SAEM conference activities. He has received two School of Medicine grants for educational ultrasound research and serves as the Principal Investigator on a 7-site funded study pertaining to novel ultrasound imaging equipment.