Thomas Alan Nakagawa MD
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Professor, University of Florida College of Medicine. Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care. Wolfson Children's Hospital
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Wolfson Children's Hospital. Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine800 Prudential DriveJacksonville, FL 32207
Phone+1 904-202-8758
Fax+1 904-306-9884
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Summary
- Dr. Thomas Nakagawa is a pediatrician based in Jacksonville, FL, specializing in pediatric critical care medicine. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Phoenix Hospital and a fellowship in pediatric critical care at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He served as the Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Wolfson Children's Hospital and is a professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville. His previous roles include positions at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Nakagawa's professional expertise involves brain death, ethical issues, and organ donation. He has published numerous articles in notable journals and holds fellowships with the American College of Critical Care Medicine and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Education & Training
Children's Hospital Los AngelesFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1989 - 1992
Phoenix Hospital Affiliated Pediatric ProgramResidency, Pediatrics, 1986 - 1989
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1989 - 2027
FL State Medical License 2016 - 2026
GA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2002 - 2026
NE State Medical License 2019 - 2026
VA State Medical License 1992 - 2026
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FCCM) American College of Critical Care Medicine
- Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Pediatric Organ Donation, Transplantation, and Updated Brain Death Criteria: An Overview for Pediatricians.Lesta D Whalen, Benson Hsu, Thomas A Nakagawa
Pediatrics in Review. 2025-01-01 - Death Does Not Care Who You Are, So Why Should Organ Donation Be Any Different.Thomas A Nakagawa, Harry E Wilkins 3rd, Darren Malinoski
Critical Care Medicine. 2024-12-01 - Navigating the Road "Less Traveled": Death by Neurologic Criteria.Thomas A Nakagawa, Joe Brierley
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2024-12-01
Journal Articles
- Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic CriteriaAriane Lewis, Panayiotis Varelas, Fernando D Goldenberg, James L Bernat, Marie Baldisseri, Thomas A Nakagawa, Cherylee Chang, Shelly D Timmons, JAMA
- Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide Monitoring During Apnea Testing for Determination of Neurologic Death in Children: A Retrospective Case Series.Sochet AA, Bingham L, Sreedhar S, Teppa B, Vose LA, Nakagawa TA., Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 12/2019
Other
- Assessment of the pediatric patient for potential organ donationNakagawa TA, Vyas H, Wilson S
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/assessment-of-the-pediatric-patient-for-potential-organ-donation
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-07-05
Authored Content
- Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic CriteriaAugust 2020
- Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic CriteriaAugust 2020
- Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic CriteriaAugust 2020
- Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic CriteriaAugust 2020
- Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic CriteriaAugust 2020
- Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic CriteriaAugust 2020
- Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic CriteriaAugust 2020
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Press Mentions
Head of Wolfson PICU Expects Numbers of Children with COVID to Keep ClimbingSeptember 3rd, 2021
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive CareMember
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