Thomas Jon Caruso MD

Anesthesiology•Palo Alto, CA

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Physician

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725 Welch RdPalo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-497-8000

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2012 - 2013
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 2009 - 2012
Kaiser Permanente Northern California (Oakland)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2009
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2012 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2012
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology

Clinical Trials

Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange (THRIVE) Use in Pediatric Procedures Start of enrollment: 2018 Feb 21
Completed
Not Applicable
THRIVE Use in Pediatric Populations- Multi Site Start of enrollment: 2020 Oct 21
COMPLETED
NA
Augmented Reality Medical Simulation Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 18
COMPLETED
NA
Augmented Reality (AR) Hong Kong Start of enrollment: 2024 Nov 01
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Examining Bluetooth Haptic Device Use for Pain and Anxiety Reduction in Vascular Access Procedures Start of enrollment: 2024 Jul 25
RECRUITING
NA
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
HRAD-Vascular Access Start of enrollment: 2023 Jun 08
Completed
Roles: Contact, Study Director, Principal Investigator
Virtual Reality as a Self-Efficacy Intervention Start of enrollment: 2023 Jun 20
RECRUITING
NA
Roles: Sponsor-Investigator
Immersive Mixed Reality Simulation to Evoke Empathy Start of enrollment: 2025 Jan 24
RECRUITING
NA
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Virtual Parental Presence on Induction of Anesthesia vs Premedication With Midazolam Start of enrollment: 2025 Jul 01
Not yet recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Treatment of Parental Anxiety Virtual Reality (VR) Start of enrollment: 2023 Jun 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Reducing Adult Inpatients Anxiety With Virtual Reality Meditation Start of enrollment: 2025 Jun 01
Not yet recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Study Director, Contact, Principal Investigator
Immersive Technology to Improve Physical Therapy Engagement Start of enrollment: 2024 Mar 13
RECRUITING
NA
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator, Study Director
Augmented Reality (AR) Chile Start of enrollment: 2024 Jun 21
RECRUITING
NA
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
iMOVE: Virtual Reality PT Versus Traditional PT Start of enrollment: 2025 Jan 01
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Conversational AI Study Start of enrollment: 2025 Apr 01
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Awe Inducing Elements in Virtual Reality Applications: A Prospective Study of Hospitalized Children and Caregivers.
Emily M He, Faaizah Arshad, Brian S-K Li, Ryan Brinda, Avani Ganesan
Games for Health Journal. 2025-04-01
Rescuing failed direct laryngoscopy in children: one size does not fit all.
Michael A Evans, Thomas J Caruso
Anaesthesia. 2025-03-21
Virtual reality improves pain threshold and recall in healthy adults: A randomized, crossover study.
Samuel T Rodriguez, Ricardo T Jimenez, Ellen Y Wang, Michelle Zuniga-Hernandez, Janet Titzler
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2025-03-20

Press Mentions

Virtual Reality Can Ease Medical Anxiety and Pain in ChildrenOctober 26th, 2018
Virtual Reality Alleviates Pain, Anxiety for Pediatric PatientsSeptember 8th, 2017
Hospital-Wide Access to Virtual Reality Alleviates Pain and Anxiety for Pediatric Patients at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital StanfordAugust 24th, 2017
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Thomas Jon Caruso MD

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Education & Training

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