ThomasEdwardTannerMDMPH, MA, FAAP

Pediatric Emergency Medicine • Dayton, OH

Assistant Professor Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Dayton Children's Hospital and Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

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Office
1 Childrens Plz
Dayton, OH 45404
Phone+1 937-641-3600

Fax+1 937-641-5802

Summary

I am a board certified pediatric emergency medicine physician with a background in international health and disaster preparedness. I am particularly interested emergency management and mitigating disasters for pediatric health care facilities both here in the US and internationally. I recently completed fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital. During fellowship, I researched the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric emergency centers and collected best-practice measures from centers across the United States so institutions can learn from prior experiences to be better prepared for disease outbreaks in the future. Additionally, I spent several months abroad in Malawi, Africa assisting the department of pediatrics at a government hospital with their education of trainees, boosting the clinician coverage within the wards, and collaborating with local clinicians on quality improvement and other research.

Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, PEM Global Health, 2019 - 2023
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), 2023
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), 2019 - 2022
University of Utah HealthResidency, Pediatrics, 2016 - 2019
Texas A&M; Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2016
Boston UniversityMPH, International Health, 2010 - 2012
Boston UniversityMA, Medical Sciences, 2009 - 2011
Baylor UniversityBS, Health Science Studies, 2003 - 2008

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2023 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2019 - 2024
UT State Medical License 2017 - 2020
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine
American Heart AssociationPediatric Advances Life Support

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Medical Mission Travel Grant Doximity Foundation, 2020, 2022
Resident Award for Excellence in Pediatric Emergency Medicine University of Utah Department of Pediatrics, 2019
Resident Service to Children Award Utah State Chapter of the AAP, 2019
Valda McWhirter Memorial Scholarship Commitment to Higher Education Valda McWhirter Scholarship Fund, 2010-2014
International Education Scholarship Texas A&M College of Medicine, 2013
Universities Scholars Program Santander University Scholarships, 2011
Big XII Commissioner's Honor Roll Big XII Athletic Conference, 2003-2008
First Team Academic All-Conference Big XII Athletic Conference, 2007
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Mortality by Admission Diagnosis in Children 1-60 Months of Age Admitted to a Tertiary Care Government Hospital in Malawi.
Jason H Choi, Thomas E Tanner, Michelle D Eckerle, Jane S Chen, Emily J Ciccone
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2023-08-02
2 citations
Thromboelastography and Its Use in Pediatric Trauma Patients.
Thomas E Tanner, Zachary Drapkin, Nora Fino, Katie Russell, David Chaulk
Pediatric Emergency Care. 2023-02-01

Journal Articles

Challenges Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic: Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Disaster Management Perspectives
Tanner TE, Davis NR, Kaziny BD, Endom EE, Sampayo EM, Disaster medicine and public health preparedness, 6/9/2022
Thromboelastography and Its Use in Pediatric Trauma Patients
Tanner, Thomas E. MD, MPH, MA; Drapkin, Zachary MD; Fino, Nora MS; Russell, Katie MD; Chaulk, David MD, MPH; Hewes, Hilary A. MD, Pediatric Emergency Care, 1/27/2022

Other

Evaluation of water quality and domestic water treatment practices as risk factors for diarrhea in the Kimana Group Ranch
Tanner TE
https://open.bu.edu/handle/2144/12648?show=full
8/5/2015

Authored Content

Evaluation of water quality and domestic water treatment practices as risk factors for diarrhea in the Kimana Group RanchAugust 2015
Evaluation of water quality and domestic water treatment practices as risk factors for diarrhea in the Kimana Group RanchAugust 2015

Committees

council member, AAP Council on Children and Disasters 2022 - Present
Fellow representative, American Pediatric Association Global Health Special Interest Group 2022 - 2023
committee member, Texas Children’s Hospital Pediatric Disaster Preparedness 2020 - 2023
Baylor College of Medicine representative, Pediatric Alliance for Child Health Improvement In Malawi At Kamuzu Central Hospital and Environs 2019 - 2023

Research History

Co-researcher: Improving asthma severity documentation and inhaled corticosteroid initiation in a pediatric emergency centerQuality improvement project aimed at improving the prescribing of inhaled corticosteroids for patients discharged from the emergency center with a diagnosis of persistent asthma. Poster and abstract awarded top fellow’s abstract for BCM’s Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference, April 20222020 - 2022
Collaborator: Cause-specific mortality in children 1 to 60 months of age admitted to a tertiary care government hospital in MalawiAn analysis of a prospective observational cohort to describe the pattern of in-hospital mortality. Poster presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics national conference, Philadelphia, PA October 2021. Manuscript under review.2020 - 2022
Lead researcher: Challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic: pediatric emergency medicine and disaster management perspectivesQualitative study utilizing face-to-face interview examining the barriers and challenges pediatric emergency physicians faced when caring for children during the COVID-19 pandemic2020 - 2022
Lead researcher: Thromboelastography and its use in pediatric trauma patientsRetrospective case series aimed at characterizing pediatric level one trauma patients who underwent thromboelastography testing to determine if test results correlated with mortality, blood product transfusion, and hospital length of stay.2018 - 2021
Public Health Research Consultant: Malawi Monday ProjectConducted a public health needs assessment in rural Malawi. Managed mobile clinics staffed by Malawian health workers and oversaw the administration of vitamin A and albendazole to children.2012 - 2013
Graduate researcher: Boston University School of Public HealthDesigned a study that utilized quantitative and qualitative techniques to assess the water collection, storage, and use within a rural Kenyan community. Delivered findings to community members, non-governmental organization leaders, and government representatives.2011 - 2012
Graduate Research Assistant, Boston University School of Medicine’s Center for the Study of Traumatic EncephalopathyExamined the causative effects of head trauma in athletes and the development of neurodegenerative diseases. Interviewed participants to gather data on their concussion history, athletic history, and their cognitive functioning.2010 - 2011