Regina Toto, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Emergency Medicine
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Emergency Medicine
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.A. (English)
Franklin and Marshall College, 2009.
MD
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2013.
MSEd (Medical Education)
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, 2022.
Permanent linkB.A. (English)
Franklin and Marshall College, 2009.
MD
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2013.
MSEd (Medical Education)
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, 2022.
Description of Research Expertise
Current Research Project:Principal Investigator, EM Physician Perspectives on the Experience of Caring for Pediatric Patients. Primary mentor: Cynthia Mollen, MD, MSCE, 2021-present
Prior Research Projects:
Site Investigator, Predicting Severe Pneumonia in the Emergency Department: A Global Study of the Pediatric Emergency Research Networks. Primary mentor: Joseph Zorc, MD, MSCE, 2019-2020
Principal Investigator, PediSepsisAR: Augmented Reality in Pediatric Septic Shock Simulation. Primary mentor: Frances Balamuth, MD, PhD, MSCE, 2018-2021
Lead, Laceration Quality Improvement Committee. Primary mentor: Ronald Marchese, MD, 2017-2019
Selected Publications
Congdon, Morgan MD, MPH, MSEd*,†,‡; Rasooly, Irit R. MD, MSCE*,†,‡,§; Toto, Regina L. MD, MSEd*,†; Capriola, Danielle MHA¶; Costello, Anna MD*,‖; Scarfone, Richard J. MD*,†; Weiss, Anna K. MD, MSEd: Diagnostic Safety: Needs Assessment and Informed Curriculum at an Academic Children’s Hospital. Pediatric Quality and Safety 9(6), November / December 2024.E Delgado, M Hrdy, M Franco, KY Tay, A Verma, M Gonzalez, B Bauman, J Erbayri, G Good, E Szydlowski, P Fazzio, R Toto, A Weiss, J Posner, M Lavoie: Creation of a Novel PEM Bootcamp for EM Senior Residents. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Interprofessional Education Day January 2024.
Toto RL, Scott K, Mamtani M, Fischer J, Bauman B, Delgado EM. : Identified needs in pediatric education for emergency medicine physicians: A qualitative analysis. Pediatric Emergency Care 2024.
R.L. Toto, N. DeChico, J. Crist, A. Walker, V. Le, B. Barth, A. Beckett-Ansa, R. Kabir, R. Armaghan, P. Polloni, M. Butler, F. Henretig, S.R. Myers: Lessons in Community Hospital Disaster Planning from a Satellite Children’s Hospital. AAP Experience National Conference & Exhibition 2024.
Delgado EM, Fischer J, Scott KR, Mamtani M, Xiong R, Tay K, Verma A, Franco M, Szydlowski E, Toto RL, Conlon L, Posner JC: Perspectives on preparedness for pediatric emergencies after residency: A needs assessment. Academic Emergency Medicine: Education & Training 7(4): e10898, Jul 2023.
Morgan Congdon, Danielle Capriola, Regina L. Toto, Jillian Krause, Anand Petigara, Tyneshia Harris Howzell, Richard J. Scarfone, Irit R Rasooly. : Minimizing Implicit Bias in Diagnostic Decision Making: Pediatric Simulation for Physician Trainees. 16th Annual Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine Conference, SIDM2023. 2023.
M. Hrdy, M. Franco, A.K. Weiss, J. Posner, R.L. Toto, E. Szydlowski, A. Verma, P. Fazzio, M. Gonzalez, K. Tay, G. Good, J. Erbayri, M. Lavoie, E. Delgado: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Bootcamp for Graduating Emergency Medicine Residents. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Interprofessional Education Symposium, Philadelphia, PA 2023 Notes: Poster.
M. Congdon, I. Rasooly, R.L. Toto, D. Capriola, A. Costello, R.J. Scarfone, A.K. Weiss. : An Interprofessional Needs Assessment for the Development of Institutional Diagnostic Reasoning Curriculum. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Interprofessional Education Symposium, Philadelphia, PA 2023 Notes: Poster.
Gorbatkin O, Pearce J, Goldschmidt M, Thomas A, Sanseau E, Ciener D, Toto R, Keilman AE: Severe Epistaxis in the Pediatric Patient: A Simulation for Emergency Department Management. Cureus 14(8): e27784, Aug 2022.
P. Joshi, R. Toto: Acute Abdominopelvic Emergencies. Netter’s Pediatrics 2022 Notes: Chapter.