Thomas W Conlon, MD

Assistant 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
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.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.
Good RJ, Ahern E, Weber MD, Miller KR, DeVine M, Mehta SD, Conlon TW, Himebauch AS: Temporary Femoral Central Venous Catheters in the PICU: Two-Center, Retrospective Cohort Study of Catheter Tip Position and Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism, 2016-2021. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Online ahead of print, February 2025.
Bhargava V, Davis J, Rivera ML, Thammasitboon S, Nishisaki A, Ramirez M, Flores S, Al-Subu A, Harsha H, Chong G, Ginsburg S, Salvatore P, Haileselassie B, Kozyak BW, Maxson I, Scully PT, Sandeep T, Wenger J, Conlon TW, Su E: Development of Entrustable Professional Activities for Ultrasound in Pediatric Critical Care. Critical Care Congress February 2025 Notes: Presented at SCCM 2025, Orlando, Florida.
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 2025 Notes: In press.
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 2025 Notes: Revisions Accepted.
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. Online ahead of print (eds.). 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003715.
Baker DR, Glau CL, Himebauch AS, Arnoldi S, Rosenblatt S, Keim G, Loscalzo SM, Weber MD, Cohen M, Quartermain MD, Kaplan SL, Sutton RM, Nishisaki A, Conlon TW: Evolution and Impact of a Diagnostic Point of Care Ultrasound Program in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 25(11): 988-997, November 2024.
Mark D. Weber, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC, FCCM, Adam S. Himebauch MD, Jeremy Zuckerberg MD, Karla Resendiz, Pharm D BCPPS, Thomas Conlon MD: Effects of Ethanol locks on burst pressure for small caliber non-power injectable peripherally inserted central catheters. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 25(11): e447-e448, November 2024.
Loscalzo SM, White L, Rosenblatt S, Woods-Hill CZ, Teran F, Wolfe, Himebauch AS, Glau C, Nishisaki A, Conlon TW: Ultrasound in Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Resuscitation: Constructing Comprehensive Implementation Frameworks in High-Risk Settings. Pediatric Emergency Care 40(6): 469-473, June 2024.