
Caroline Thomas MD
Obstetrical Anesthesiology
Resident at Stanford Lucille Packard Children's Hospital
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- University of Chicago MedicineChicago, IL 60637 
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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 UniversityFellowship, Obstetric Anesthesiology, 2021 - 2022 McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Obstetric Anesthesiology, 2021 - 2022
 University of ChicagoResidency, Anesthesiology, 2018 - 2021 University of ChicagoResidency, Anesthesiology, 2018 - 2021
 Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2015 - 2018 Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2015 - 2018
 University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2015 University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2015
Certifications & Licensure
 IL State Medical License 2018 - 2026 IL State Medical License 2018 - 2026
 American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
 American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics 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
- Effect of metoclopramide on gastric volume and nausea and vomiting in fasted patients undergoing elective cesarean delivery: a randomized clinical equivalence trial.Samantha F Lu, Robert J McCarthy, Paloma Toledo, Caroline L Thomas, Ian N Gaston
 International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. 2025-11-01
- Corrigendum to "Effect of metoclopramide on gastric volume and nausea and vomiting outcomes in fasted patients undergoing Elective Cesarean delivery: a randomized clin...S F Lu, R J McCarthy, P Toledo, C L Thomas, I N Gaston
 International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. 2025-11-01
- A Case Report of Fluoroscopically Guided Epidural Catheter Placement in a Parturient with History of Tethered Cord, Super-Morbid Obesity, and Risk for Difficult Airway.Caroline L Thomas, Mariana Montes, Tariq Malik, Bhuvaneswari Sandeep Ram, Carrie L Smith
 A&A Practice. 2024-04-01
Journal Articles
- The role of gravid hysterectomy in managing placenta accreta spectrum between 14 0/7 and 26 6/7 weeks: who, where, when, and how?5. Premkumar, A., Cassidy, A., Thomas, C., Montes, M., Bhardwaj, N., Chor, J., Johnson, C., Yamada, D., Pregnancy, 6/2025
- Timely administration of sodium citrate for cesarean delivery under general anesthesia: A retrospective analysis.Thomas CL, Zhu Y, Kenny E, Toledo P., JCA Advances, 12/2024
- 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 deliveryThomas, C., Toledo, P., Cole, N., Premkumar, A., Dewey, A., Liao, C., Scavone, M., Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, Denver, CO, 5/2025
- A cervical conundrum: New diagnosis of thyroid goiter and dural venous fistula in pregnancy.Iqbal, S. Dean, C., Thomas, CL., Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, Portland, OR, 5/2025
- A retrospective analysis of obstetric anesthesia for postpartum tubal ligation procedures.Thomas, CL., Nizamuddin SL, Dewey A., Liao CL, Cole NM., Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, Portland, OR, 5/2025
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Lectures
- The 3 H’s of Maternal Morbidity: Hypertension, Headache, and HemorrhageAmerican Society of Anesthesiology, San Francisco, California - 10/2023
- The utility of POCUS in the management of mitral stenosis during laborSociety for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Conferences in POCUS - 2/2022
Authored Content
- TikTok Videos on Labor Epidural Analgesia Largely Inaccurate Despite PopularitySeptember 2025
- Do epidurals cause autism? (No.) A review of the controversy and what patients and providers need to knowFebruary 2022
Committees
- Committee Member, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Research Network 2024 - Present
- 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 PerinatologyMember
- American Society of AnesthesiologistsMember
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