Thomas R. Hartka MD
Instructor, Emergency Medicine, U of VA Sch of Med
Join to view full profile
1215 Lee St.Charlottesville, VA 22908
Phone+1 434-924-0211
Fax+1 434-982-3759
Dr. Hartka is on Doximity
As a Doximity member, you’ll join more than three million U.S. healthcare professionals—including 85+% of physicians, and 2/3 of all NPs and PAs—in a private, secure network.
- Gain access to free telehealth tools, such as our “call shielding” and one-way patient texting.
- Connect with colleagues in the same hospital or clinic.
- Read the latest clinical news, personalized to your specialty.
Summary
- Dr. Thomas Hartka is an emergency medicine specialist and data scientist based in Charlottesville, VA, who completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Virginia Medical Center from 2010 to 2013 and graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2010. He has contributed to several publications, focusing on topics such as injury severity estimation using deep learning, crash and hospital-reported injuries, policy on large language model usage in emergency medicine, and seatbelt use among pregnant motor vehicle occupants. He also serves as the Deputy Editor for the American Journal of Emergency Medicine.
Education & Training
University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2010 - 2013
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
VA State Medical License 2010 - 2028
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Injury patterns and seat belt effectiveness in pregnant motor vehicle occupants: evidence from US crash data, 1998-2021.Corina Espelien, Ruyun Jin, Michelle L Oyen, Mary Gallaher, Susan Mostofizadeh
Injury Epidemiology. 2025-10-01 - Relationship with sex-based anatomical differences to lower extremity injury severity in frontal crashes.Thomas Hartka, Pavel Chernyavskiy, Colleen Mullins, Joseph Ash, George Glass
Traffic Injury Prevention. 2025-10-01 - 1 citationsCongruency of Crash- and Hospital- Reported Injuries Among Child Passengers.Emma B Sartin, Melissa R Pfeiffer, Thomas Hartka, Mark R Zonfrillo, Federico E Vaca
American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2024-12-01
Authored Content
- Lawn Mower Injuries Presenting to the Emergency Department: 2005 to 2015January 2018
Press Mentions
Car Crashes: How Safe Driving Can Save Your Life or OthersApril 13th, 2021
Viewing the full profile is available to verified healthcare professionals only.
Find your profile and take control of your online presence: