Anita Anne Thomas, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Emergency Medicine
Colket Translational Research Building
3501 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Emergency Medicine
Colket Translational Research Building
3501 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Biology)
George Washington University, 2006.
MD
George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, 2010.
MPH (Public Health)
University of Washington School of Public Health, 2015.
Permanent linkBS (Biology)
George Washington University, 2006.
MD
George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, 2010.
MPH (Public Health)
University of Washington School of Public Health, 2015.
Selected Publications
Boswell B, Thomas AA: Pediatric Genitourinary and Renal Tract Disorders. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice 2026.Uppal P, Thomas A, Wing R, Kinneman L, Koid Jia Shin C, Ciener D, Pearce JI, Smith C, Reid J, Stone K, Summerford K, Wolpert K: Severe Myocarditis in the Pediatric Patient: A Simulation for Emergency Department Management. Cureus: IPPS Channel 17(11), November 2025.
Sanseau E, Thomas A, Auerbach M: The 3: Pediatric Emergency Simulation — Truths, Pitfalls, and Must-Know Facts. https://hippemcrates.com/the-3-pediatric-emergency-simulation-truths-pitfalls-and-must-know-facts/ August 2025.
Wong AF, Thomas AA, Pearce JI, Sanseau E, Levas M, Bharath A, Monteilh C, Lovvorn HN, D'Cruz R, Wilbur R, Mackeil-White KC, Ciener D: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Didactics and Simulation (PEMDAS): Armed Penetrating Trauma. Cureus: IPSS Channel 17(6), June 2025.
Amelia Wong, Anita Thomas, Jean I. Pearce, Michael Levas, Anita Bharath, Cecilia Monteilh, Rebecca Wilbur, Kimberly MacKeil-White, Daisy Ciener, Elizabeth Sanseau: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Didactics and Simulation (PEMDAS): Armed Penetrating Trauma. Pediatric Academic Societies April 2025.
Alexandra P. Licona-Freudenstein • Cassandra Koid Jia Shin • Brian Burns • Jennifer Reid • Catherine Nguyen • Sara Fenstermacher • Anita Thomas: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Didactics and Simulation (PEMDAS): Outside Medical Emergency Team Response. Cureus: IPSS Channel March 2025.
Thomas AA, Caglar D, Coruh B, Jones M, Osborn R, Devarajan V, Anderson T, Knight A, Koid C, Myers E, Walker-Harding L, Davidson G: A Transformative Approach to Holistic Application Review Focused on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Efforts in a Pediatric Subspecialty Fellowship. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition: Section on Minority Health, Equity, and Inclusion Meeting September 2024 Notes: Poster.
Weeks AH, Mazor S, Thomas AA.: Catalytic converter theft: An emerging risk factor for carbon monoxide poisoning. JEM Reports June 2024 Notes: doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemrpt.2024.100076.
Thomas A, Montgomery E, Abulebda K, Whitfill T, Chapman J, Leung J, Fayyaz J, Auerbach M.: The feasibility of a pediatric distance learning curriculum for emergency department nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: An Improving Pediatric Acute Care Through Simulation (ImPACTS) collaboration. Journal of Emergency Nursing 49(1): 27-39, Dec 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2022.09.001.
Larson E, Park BL, Thomas A, Ciener D, Augenstein J, Mazor S, Burns R.: Pediatric Toxidrome Simulation Curriculum: Jimson Weed Toxicity. MedEdPORTAL 19: 11329, August 2023 Notes: doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11329.