
Danny Thomas, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics; Research Director, Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Chair, MCW IRB Pediatric Minimal Risk Committee; Medical Staff President-Elect
Locations
- Children's Wisconsin, Emergency/Trauma
- 9000 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226
Education
MPH, Graduate School of Public Health, Northwestern University, 2002
Residency, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2005
Fellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2008
Research Interests
Dr. Thomas’ primary research goal is to improve identification of concussion and early management in the acute care setting. He has been interested in brain injury since studying psychology as an undergraduate. His initial research developed objective ways to assess concussion severity in the ED. Dr. Thomas has looked at factors that influence recovery from concussion to improve our understanding of the role of rest, exercise, and recovery from concussion. He published a randomized trial of strict rest after acute concussion which was covered widely by major national media outlets. These findings have challenged the existing understanding of the “benefits” of rest and the “harm” of activity post concussion. Currently Dr. Thomas is looking for ways to improve and speed initial recover, decrease risk of subsequent injury, and identify patients at higher risk for post-concussive syndrome.
Publications
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Using a Central Outcomes Center to Reduce Attrition in a Longitudinal ED-Based Pediatric Study.
(Rosenthal ED, Nishijima DK, Gammi TE, Kuppermann N, Suskauer SJ, Arbogast K, Badawy MK, Corwin DJ, Cruz AT, Ruest SM, Thomas DG, Zonfrillo MR, Casper TC, Slomine BS, SEARCH‐mTBI Study Group.) Acad Emerg Med. 2025 Aug 27 PMID: 40859856 08/27/2025
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(Thomas DG, Erpenbach H, Smith CN, Hickey RW, Waltzman D, Haarbauer-Krupa J, Nelson LD, Patterson CG, McCrea M, Collins MW, Kontos AP.) J Pediatr. 2025 Aug;283:114596 PMID: 40254050 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105004917264 04/21/2025
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(Nelson LD, Wilson L, Albrecht JS, Arciniegas DB, Barthélemy EJ, Fontaine SN, Gardner RC, Juengst SB, Pappadis MR, Ponsford J, Thomas DG, Yeates KO, Dams-O'Connor K, Manley GT, Maas AIR, McCrea MA, Awwad HO, Doperalski A, Umoh N.) J Neurotrauma. 2025 Jul;42(13-14):1023-1037 PMID: 40464097 PMCID: PMC12270537 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105009630976 06/04/2025
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(Manley GT, Dams-O'Connor K, Alosco ML, Awwad HO, Bazarian JJ, Bragge P, Corrigan JD, Doperalski A, Ferguson AR, Mac Donald CL, Menon DK, McNett MM, van der Naalt J, Nelson LD, Pisică D, Silverberg ND, Umoh N, Wilson L, Yuh EL, Zetterberg H, Maas AIR, McCrea MA, NIH-NINDS TBI Classification and Nomenclature Initiative.) Lancet Neurol. 2025 Jun;24(6):512-523 PMID: 40409315 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105005509105 05/24/2025
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(Drayna PC, Johnson C, Chinta SS, Jaafar H, Thomas D, Visotcky A, Dupont AS, Kumbhar S.) Pediatr Emerg Care. 2025 Apr 01;41(4):311-314 PMID: 39901843 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85217136635 02/04/2025
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(Eagle SR, Zynda AJ, Sandulli L, Hickey RW, Kegel NE, Nelson L, McCrea M, Collins MW, Okonkwo DO, Thomas DG, Kontos AP.) J Pediatr. 2025 Feb;277:114386 PMID: 39489284 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85210073576 11/04/2024
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(Mannix R, Borglund E, Monashefsky A, Master C, Corwin D, Badawy M, Thomas DG, Reisner A.) Neurology. 2024 Aug 13;103(3):e209651 PMID: 38986044 PMCID: PMC11238939 07/10/2024
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Cannabis Legalization and Resource Use for Ingestions by Young Children.
(Walsh PS, Dupont AS, Lipshaw MJ, Visotcky A, Thomas DG.) Pediatrics. 2024 Jun 01;153(6) PMID: 38690624 PMCID: PMC11153323 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195228939 05/01/2024
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(Dupont AS, Drayna PC, Nimmer M, Baumer-Mouradian SH, Wirkus K, Thomas DG, Boyd K, Chinta SS.) Pediatr Qual Saf. 2024;9(3):e730 PMID: 38807584 PMCID: PMC11132411 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195053725 05/29/2024
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(Khan NI, Jaafar H, Wawrzyniak SE, Visotcky A, Zaspel JA, O'Donnell EP, Thomas DG.) WMJ. 2024;123(6):556-561 PMID: 39908516 01/01/2024
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(Tsze DS, Kuppermann N, Casper TC, Barney BJ, Richer LP, Liberman DB, Okada PJ, Morris CR, Myers SR, Soung JK, Mistry RD, Babcock L, Spencer SP, Johnson MD, Klein EJ, Quayle KS, Steele DW, Cruz AT, Rogers AJ, Thomas DG, Grupp-Phelan JM, Johnson TJ, Dayan PS, Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN).) BMJ Open. 2023 Nov 22;13(11):e079040 PMID: 37993148 PMCID: PMC10668138 11/23/2023
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(Lantagne DD, Mrotek LA, Hoelzle JB, Thomas DG, Scheidt RA.) Exp Brain Res. 2023 Sep;241(9):2209-2227 PMID: 37507633 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85165963276 07/29/2023