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@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu

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

Kongkatong M, Ottenhoff J, Thom C, Han D, Focused Ultrasonography in Cardiac Arrest, Emerg Med Clin N Am, (2023). ISSN 0733-8627, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emc.2023.03.012.
Thom C, Han D, Vandersteenhoven P, Ottenhoff J, Kongkatong M. POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND FOR GUIDANCE OF CLOSED REDUCTION OF FIFTH METACARPAL NECK (BOXER’S) FRACTURE. J Emerg Med. 2023 Mar;64(3):321-327. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.01.001. PMID: 37019497.
Ottenhoff J, Hewitt M, Makonnen N, Kongkatong M, Thom CD. Comparison of the Quality of Echocardiography Imaging Between the Left Lateral Decubitus and Supine Positions. Cureus. 2022 Nov 23;14(11):e31835. doi: 10.7759/cureus.31835. PMID: 36579253; PMCID: PMC9788794.
Ottenhoff J, Thom C, Kongkatong M, Hewitt M, Phillips J. A Narrative Review of the Uses of Ultrasound in the Evaluation, Analgesia, and Treatment of Distal Forearm Fractures. J Emerg Med. 2022 Nov 6:S0736-4679(22)00536-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2022.09.012. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36351851
Kongkatong, M., Patel, M., Thom, C., & Moak, J. (2022). Fatal Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Due to Constipation: A Case Report. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8mb5z8x2
Thom C, Pozner J, Kongkatong M, Moak J. Ultrasound-Guided Talonavicular Arthrocentesis. J Emerg Med. 2021 May;60(5):633-636. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2020.12.019. Epub 2021 Jan 28. PMID: 33516576.
C. Thom, J. Ottenhoff, M. Thom, M. Kongkatong, Point-of-Care Ultrasound Identifies Pyomyositis Secondary to Intramuscular Testosterone Injection: Report of Two Cases, Journal of Emergency Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.11.010 [Article in Press]