Fred Thomas, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics-General Pediatrics
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Graduate Schools :
Graduate Schools :
- MSW, University of Texas - Austin (1997)
- PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch (2006)
- BA/BS, Texas State University–San Marcos (TX) (1985)
Professional Titles
- Associate Professor, General Pediatrics
- Executive Director, Peer Mentored Care Collaborative (PMCC)
- Director, Population Health Telemedicine and Care Innovation
- Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Recognition & Awards
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American Telemedicine College of Fellows, American Telemedicine Association (ATA)
(2022)
Each year, one to two individuals are chosen nationally for this award which recognizes individuals with significant accomplishments in telehealth that has had national impact, who have served with distinction at their organizations and who have committed time and service to the ATA.
Publications
- Hoffner-Heinike, A., Iwamoto, S., Saxon, D., Cogdall, N., Davies, R., Lee, R., Chiappone, A., Thomas, J.F., Rothman, M. (2023). ECHO "Bootcamp": An Innovative training model to onboard providers in the care of gender diverse patients. Telemedicine and ehealth. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2023.0023.
- Moore, S., Miller, D., Kessler, R., Grim, S., Loera DeLuna, M., & Thomas, J.F. (2023). Reduction of environmental pollutants and travel burden through an academic medical center electronic consultation program. Telemedicine and ehealth. In press.
- Zittleman, L., Curcija, K., Nease, D., Fisher, L., Dickinson, M., Thomas, J.F., Espinoza, A., Sutter, C., Ancona, J., Holtrop, J., & Westfall, J.M. (2022). Increasing capacity for treatment of opioid use disorder in rural primary care practices. Annals of Family Medicine. 20(1). doi: 10.1370/afm.2757.
- Cobry E, Reznick-Lipina T., Pyle L., Slover R., Thomas J.F., Alonso T., & Wadwa, R.P. Diabetes technology use in remote pediatric patients with Type 1 diabetes using clinic-to-clinic telemedicine. Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics. 2022; 24(1). doi: 10.1089/dia.2021.0229
- P. Chopra, J.F. Thomas, S. Goldenstein, T. Pilonetti, L. Willis, K. Shimamoto, A. Chiappone, B. Gillis, K. Wells, C. Bejarano, R. Haniford, M. Allison, & J.Cataldi. COVID Just-in-Time ECHO: An innovative information-sharing platform for a school health community. Pediatrics. In review
- -Zittleman, L., Curcija, K., Nease, D., Fisher, L., Dickinson, M., Thomas, J.F., Espinoza, A., Sutter, C., Ancona, J., Holtrop, J., & Westfall, J.M. (2022). Increasing capacity for treatment of opioid use disorder in rural primary care practices. Annals of Family Medicine. 20(1). doi: 10.1370/afm.2757.
- McCullough, M., Thomas, J.F., Thompson, M., & Carel, K.D. Outpatient electronic consultations in Pediatric Allergy/Immunology. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, Immunology. 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2022.10.001.
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Resources on Health Care Equity and eConsults.
- Leggott, K., Basche, L., Saseen, J., Burakoff, A., Fish, D., Oberts-Walsh, L., Cook, K., & Thomas, J.F. A roadmap for statewide response to a pandemic: a novel implementation of the just-in-time ECHO model. Journal of Family Medicine. 2021; 34:481-488.
- Curcija, K., Nease, D., Fisher, M., Dickinson, M., Thomas, J., Sutter, C., Holtrop, J., Westfall, J. Increasing Capacity for OUD Treatment in Rural Primary Care; Annals of Family Medicine:
- Thompson, M., Fuhlbrigge, A., Pearson, D., Saxon, D., Oberts-Walsh, L., & Thomas, J.F. (2021). Building econsults (electronic consults) capability at an academic medical center to improve efficiencies in delivering care. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 12: 1-5. doi: 10.1177/21501327211005303
- Zittleman, L., Curcija, K., Sutter, C., Dickinson, L.M., Thomas, J.F., de la Cerda, D., Nease, D., & Westfall, JM. (2020). Building capacity for medication assisted treatment in rural primary care practices: the IT MATTRs Practice Team Training. J Primary Care and Community Hlth. 2020 Jan-Dec; doi:10.1177/2150132720953723
- Joshi, C., Yang, M., Eschbach, K., Tong, S., Jacobson, M., Stillman, C., Kropp, A., Shea, S., Frunzi, G., Thomas, J.F., Olson, C. (2020). Quality and safety analysis of 2999 telemedicine encounters during the COVID-19 pandemic. Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001025.
- Thomas, J.F., Olson, C., Frunzi, G. (2020). Diagnosis from a distance: Telecardiology in the Evaluation of Fetal Arrythmias.
- Shimasaki, S., Bishop, E., Guthrie, M., Thomas, J.F. Strengthening the health workforce through the ECHO stages of participation: Participant’s perspectives on key facilitators and barriers. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development. 2019. 6:1-8.
- M. Bakhach, M. Reid, B. Pyatak, C. Berget, C.Cain, J.F. Thomas, G. Klingensmith, and J. Raymond. Home-telemedicine (CoYoT1 clinic): a novel approach to improve psychosocial outcomes inn young adults with diabetes. The Diabetes Educator. 2019. 45(4): 420-430.
- Olson, C. & Thomas, J.F. (2016). Telehealth: No longer an idea for the future. Advances in Pedatrics. In press.
- J.R. Temple, P. van den Berg, J.F. Thomas, J. Northcutt, C. Thomas, D.H. Freeman. Violecne and substance abuse following a natural disaster: does evacuation status matter? American Journal of Disaster Medicine. 2011. 6(4):201.
- Thomas, JF, Temple J, Rupp R. Ethnic disparities in needed adolescent health. Journal on Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved. 2010. 22(1):101-107.
- Cobry, E, Reznick-Lipina, T., Pyle, L., Slover, R., Thomas, J.F., Alonso, T., & Wadwa, R.P. (2020). Lower continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) use in pediatric patients with T1D in locations distant from a specialty center. Telemedicine and Technology. In press.
General Information
Graduate Schools:
- MSW, University of Texas - Austin (1997)
- PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch (2006)
Undergraduate Schools:
- BA/BS, Texas State University–San Marcos (TX) (1985)
Department: Pediatrics-General Pediatrics