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
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 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 2026.
Weber MD, Senthil K, Zuckerberg JC, Weber ST, Himebauch AS, Conlon TW: The impact of arterial catheter-to-vessel ratio on distal arterial flow and measured arterial pressures in a pulsatile arterial vessel phantom. J Vasc Access November 2025.
Weber MD, Himebauch AS, Zuckerberg JC, Conlon T: Effects of Ethanol Locks on Burst Pressure for Small Caliber Nonpower Injectable Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine November 2025.
Glau CL, Conlon TW, Kelly N, Traynor D, Himebauch AS, Baker DR, Keim GP, Loscalzo SM, Mehta S, Rosenblatt SA, Weber MD, Christie JD, Nishisaki A : Early Exposure to Hemodynamic Point-of-care Ultrasound during Pediatric Septic Shock Resuscitation is Associated with Decreased Fluid Overload. Intensive Care Medicine 3(31), September 2025.
Mazandi V, Boggs K, Senthil K, Gabriel E, Kumar N, Glau C, Himebauch A, Kim C-T, Kilbaugh T, Lang S-S, Conlon T, Huh J: Association of left ventricular systolic dysfunction with outcome following pediatric traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics May 2025 Notes: Revisions Accepted.
Miller K, Ruoss L, Vargas D, Chan B, Huber M, Stoller J, Fraga M, French H, Conlon T, and Corder W: National survey of diagnostic point of care ultrasound practices and program development in academic neonatal-perinatal medicine centers. Journal of Perinatology April 2025 Notes: ePub ahead of print.
Leung SK, Dancel R, Soni R, Perez-Sanchez A, Mader MJ, Al-Wahab H, Conlon TW, Fraga MV, Lasa JJ, Matho A, Smith H, Soni N: Comparison of 6 Handheld Ultrasound Devices by Pediatric Point-of-Care Ultrasound Experts. POCUS Journal April 2025.
Weber MD, Nelson E, Brennan L, Liu H, Grachen A, Ryan M, Billings A, Steich S, Traynor D, Watts SL, Moreno-Costa V, Stinson HR, Davis D, Woods-Hill C Ullman A, Conlon TW: Reduced Severity of Arterial Catheter-Associated Proximal Ischemic Injuries Through a Quality Improvement Initiative. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine March 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003715.
Demopoulos A, Weber M, Traynor DM, Sayed S, Famularo S, Arroyo T, Conlon T, Henrickson SE, Lindell RB: Endothelial Damage and Immune Dysregulation Are Associated With Arterial Line Injuries in Children. Critical Care Congress February 2025 Notes: Presented at SCCM 2025, Orlando, Florida.