Thomas W Conlon, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Pediatric Critical Care Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399
Office: 215-590-6129
Fax: 215-590-3934
Fax: 215-590-3934
Email:
conlont@chop.edu
conlont@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Science & Technology Studies)
Cornell University, 2000.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2006.
Permanent linkBA (Science & Technology Studies)
Cornell University, 2000.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2006.
Selected Publications
Demopoulos A, Weber MD, Liu H, Traynor D, Sayed S, Famularo S, Arroyo T, Conlon TW, Henrickson SE, Lindell RB: Arterial Catheter-Associated Proximal Ischemic Injury in Critically Ill Children: Evidence of Endothelial Dysfunction and Immune Dysregulation. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine June 2026.Weber MD, Conlon TW, Zuckerberg JC, Himebauch AS, Senthil K: The Impact of Variable Arterial Catheter Flushing Practices on Flow Rates and Infusion Pressures. Anesthesia & Analgesia May 2026.
Ishizuka M, Conlon T, Glau C, Keim G, Riley A, Nishisaki A, Su E, Himebauch A: Validation of lung ultrasound score for disease severity and outcomes in pediatric acute respiratory failure. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine April 2026.
Weiss SL, Peters MJ, Oczkowski SJW, Belley-Cote E, Buysse C, Choong KLM, Deep A, Inwald DP, Flori HR, Kneyber MCJ, Menon K, Murthy S, Nunnally ME, Parker MM, Schlapbach LJ, Oliveira CF, Sorce LR, Agus M, Argent AC, Balamuth F, Bansal A, Bem RA, Brierley J, Burns KEA, Carlton EF, Carrol ED, Carroll CL, Carter MJ, Conlon TW, Daniels R, De Luca D, Di Nardo M, Dulfer K, Faust SN, Fernandez-Sarmiento J, Fitzgerald JC, Hall M, Hsu BS, Javouhey E, Joosten K, Karam O, Kelly SP, Lang HJ, Lee JH, Lemson J, MacLaren G, Manning JC, Mehta N, Morin L, Morrow BM, Nadel S, Nishisaki A, Pong S, Raman S, Randolph AG, Ranjit S, Ray S, Remy KE, Scott HF, Sick-Samuels AC, Souza DC, Swan T, Tibby SM, Valla FV, Watson RS, Wiens MO, Wolf J, Zimmerman JJ, Tissieres P, Kissoon N: Executive Summary: Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Children 2026. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Mar 2026.
Weiss SL, Peters MJ, Oczkowski SJW, Belley-Cote E, Buysse C, Choong KLM, Deep A, Inwald DP, Flori HR, Kneyber MCJ, Menon K, Murthy S, Nunnally ME, Parker MM, Schlapbach LJ, Oliveira CF, Sorce LR, Agus M, Argent AC, Balamuth F, Bansal A, Bem RA, Brierley J, Burns KEA, Carlton EF, Carrol ED, Carroll CL, Carter MJ, Conlon TW, Daniels R, De Luca D, Di Nardo M, Dulfer K, Faust SN, Fernandez-Sarmiento J, Fitzgerald JC, Hall M, Hsu BS, Javouhey E, Joosten K, Karam O, Kelly SP, Lang HJ, Lee JH, Lemson J, MacLaren G, Manning JC, Mehta N, Morin L, Morrow BM, Nadel S, Nishisaki A, Pong S, Raman S, Randolph AG, Ranjit S, Ray S, Remy KE, Scott HF, Sick-Samuels AC, Souza DC, Swan T, Tibby SM, Valla FV, Watson RS, Wiens MO, Wolf J, Zimmerman JJ, Tissieres P, Kissoon N.: Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Children 2026. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Mar 2026.
Penk JS, Bhargava V, Chandnani H, Chong G, Conlon T, DeSanti RL, Diddle JW, Floh A, Flores S, Hsieh A, Kantor D, Kaplan D, Kozyak B, Li B, Lumpkin C, MacDonald J, Maxson I, Nishisaki A, Patel MD, Riggs BJ, Rivera MD, Martinez M, Mills M, Ramírez M, Tripathi S, Vijayakumar N, Wenger J, Werho DK, Su E, Al-Subu A: Good Practice Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Modified Delphi Consensus Initiative. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine February 2026.
Weber MD, Frankenberger W, Ullman AJ, Zhang B, Traynor D, Slocumb T, Perry K, Nelson E, Watson A, Conlon TW, Bettencourt A: Development and testing of implementation strategies to increase the use of midline catheters in a paediatric intensive care unit. Australian Critical Care 39(1): 101514, February 2026.
Lintner-Rivera M; Maxson IN; Al-Subu, AM; Bhargava V; Chandnani HK; Chong, G; Conlon TW; Davis JJ; Flores S; Ginsburg S; Gutierrez P; Haileselassie B; Kozyak BW; Li B; MacDonald JM; Nishisaki A; Ramírez MM; Tripathi S; Wenger JL; Fastag-Guttman E; Scully PT; Thammasitboon S; Su E.: Proposing Entrustable Professional Activities for Pediatric Critical Care Ultrasound: A Modified Delphi Consensus Approach. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine February 2026.
Miller K, Ruoss L, Vargas D, Chan B, Huber M, Stoller J, Fraga M, French H, Conlon T, Corder W and National Neonatal POCUS Collaborative: National survey of diagnostic point of care ultrasound practices and program development in academic neonatal-perinatal medicine centers. Journal of Perinatology 46(1): 19-25, January 2026.
Dixon KL, Glau CL, Nishisaki A, Rosenblatt SA, Traynor DM, Kirchner V, Himebauch AS, Conlon TW, Keim GP: Association of Extubation Timing and Treatment Failure After Successful Extubation Readiness Trial in Pediatric Patients. Respiratory Care 2026 Notes: Accepted for publication.