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Caroline Thomas, MD, Anesthesiology, Chicago, IL

CarolineThomasMD

Anesthesiology Chicago, IL

Obstetrical Anesthesiology

Resident at Stanford Lucille Packard Children's Hospital

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  • Office

    University of Chicago Medicine
    Chicago, IL 60637
    Phone+1 630-220-5251

Summary

  • Caroline Thomas is an academic anesthesiologist who specializes in obstetric anesthesiology. Her clinical areas of interest include the management of medically and/or surgically complex obstetric patients. Her areas of research include the evaluation of heart function during labor, racial disparities in the provision of obstetric anesthesia care, how the provision of obstetric anesthesia impacts fetal outcomes, and anesthesia-related medical education topics.

Education & Training

  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Obstetric Anesthesiology, 2021 - 2022
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoResidency, Anesthesiology, 2018 - 2021
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2015 - 2018
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2015

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Research Abstract American Society of Anesthesiology, 2022
  • Best Case Report, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology 2021

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Predictors of Empathic Compassion: Do Spirituality, Religion and Calling Matter?  
    Thomas C, Tak J, Cuceu M, Nikolic M, Jain S, Christou T, Yoon JD, Southern Medical Journal

Abstracts/Posters

  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Parturients Undergoing General Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery
    Thomas, C., Banayan, J., Lange, E Scavone, B., Grobman, W., Zhu, K., Peralta, F., Toledo, P., Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, New Orleans, LA, 5/2023
  • Cushing’s syndrome in pregnancy: A diagnostic dilemma
    Thomas, C, Neumann, K., Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, 5/2022
  • Timely administration of sodium citrate for cesarean delivery under general anesthesia: a retrospective analysis
    Thomas, C, Y. Zhu, E. Kenny, P. Toledo, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, 5/2022
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Lectures

  • The utility of POCUS in the management of mitral stenosis during labor 
    Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Conferences in POCUS - 2/2022

Authored Content

  • Do epidurals cause autism? (No.) A review of the controversy and what patients and providers need to knowFebruary 2022

Committees

  • Member, ASA Abstract Review Subcommittee 2023 - Present
  • Member, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Abstract Review Subcommittee 2022 - Present

Professional Memberships

  • Society for Obstetric Anesthesiology and Perinatology
    Member
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists
    Member