Joshua M Tobin, MD, MSc
Professor/Clinical
Dr. Tobin is a Professor of Critical Care Anesthesiology and the Director of Trauma Anesthesiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He received his biology degree from Dartmouth College and worked as a paramedic while earning his Medical Degree at Boston University. Dr. Tobin completed Anesthesiology Residency at the University of Washington, Critical Care Fellowship at Stanford and a sabbatical in Prehospital Medicine at Sydney Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (Sydney HEMS). He earned his Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California. Dr. Tobin is the founding president of the Trauma Anesthesiology Society, and his research interests include trauma resuscitation, critical care transportation & resuscitation following drowning. He holds two U.S. patents and is the author of numerous peer reviewed scientific articles, textbook chapters and other manuscripts.
Dr. Tobin is also a Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He has deployed as an intensivist on Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATT); as an intensivist on the Special Operations Critical Care Evacuation Team (SOCCET); as the Department Head of Critical Care Anesthesiology at the NATO Role 3 Trauma Hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan; and as the Command Surgeon of the NATO Special Operations Component Command – Afghanistan (NSOCC-A). CAPT Tobin’s awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal and Romanian Medal of Honor of the General Staff.
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Professional Background
Education
- 2018 - MSc - Biomedical Engineering - University of Southern California
- 2006 - Critical Care Fellowship - Stanford University
- 2005 - Anesthesiology Residency - University of Washington
- 2002 - Neurosurgery Residency - Virginia Commonwealth University
- 2001 - General Surgery Internship - University of Miami
- 2000 - MD - Boston University
- 1992 - BS - Biology - Dartmouth College
Appointments
- 2006-2011 - Clinical Instructor, Affiliated - Stanford University
- 2011-2012 - Assistant Professor - Shock Trauma Center/University of Maryland
- 2012-2014 - Assistant Professor - Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA
- 2014-2016 - Assistant Professor - Keck School of Medicine/USC
- 2016-2019 - Associate Professor - Keck School of Medicine/USC
- 2019-2022 - Associate Professor - Stanford University
- 2022 - Professor - UT Health San Antonio
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Research & Grants
Title: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Triage Challenge (DTC), Primary and Secondary Triage teams, Team Robotika International, USA
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Publications
Tobin JM, Mihm FG.
Hemodynamic Profile for Consciousness During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19843796/
Tobin JM.
Trauma Anesthesia Plan for Non-Permissive Environments.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20112646/
Tobin JM, Via DK, Carter T.
Tactical Evacuation: Extending Critical Care on Rotary Wing Platforms to Forward Surgical Facilities.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21305952/
Tobin JM.
Usage and Efficacy of Airway Adjuncts in an Emergency Intubation Kit. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21824322/
Tobin JM, Varon AJ.
Update in Trauma Anesthesiology: Perioperative Resuscitation Management.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22763906/
Tobin JM, Varon AJ.
Emergency Management of the Trauma Airway.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23994703/
Tobin JM, Grabinsky A, McCunn M, Pittet JF, Smith CE, Murray MJ, Varon AJ.
A Checklist for Trauma and Emergency Anesthesia.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24108256/
Tobin JM, Dutton RP, Pittet JF, Sharma D.
Hypotensive Resuscitation in a Head Injured Multi trauma patient
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24388660/
Tobin JM.
Developing a Trauma Curriculum for Anesthesiology Residents and Fellows. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24535188/
Tobin JM, Tanaka KA, Smith CE.
Factor Concentrates in Trauma.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25674987/
Tobin JM, Nordmann GR, Kuncir EJ.
Resuscitation During Critical Care Transportation in Afghanistan.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26360357/
Behrens V, Dudaryk R, Nedeff N, Tobin JM, Varon AJ.
The Ryder Cognitive Aid Checklist for Trauma Anesthesia.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27101496/
Tobin JM, Ramos WD, Pu Y, Wernicki PG, Quan L, Rossano JW.
Bystander CPR is Associated with Improved Neurologically Favourable Survival in Cardiac Arrest Following Drowning.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28385639/
Leichtle SW, Singleton A, Singh M, Griffee MJ, Tobin JM.
Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Evaluation of the Trauma Patient: a Trauma Resuscitation Transesophageal Echocardiography Exam.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28433951/
Tobin JM, Lockey DJ.
Prehospital Resuscitation.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28598879/
Tobin JM.
Anesthesiologist as Resuscitation Consultant
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28598876/
Strumwasser A, Tobin JM, Henry R, Guidry C, Park C, Inaba K, Demetriades D.
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Trauma: A Single Institution Experience and Review of the Literature.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30117348/
Walrath BD, Harper S, Barnard E, Tobin JM, Drew B, Cunningham C, Kharod C, Spradling J, Stone C, Martin M.
Airway Management for Trauma Patients.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30189067/
Tobin JM, Barras WP, Bree S, Williams N, McFarland C, Park C, Steinhiser D, Stone RC, Stockinger Z.
Anesthesia for Trauma Patients.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30189066/
Griffis H, Wu L, Naim MY, Bradley R, Tobin J, McNally B, Vellano K, Quan L, Markenson D, Rossano JW, CARES Surveillance Group.
Characteristics and Outcomes of AED use in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest in Public Settings: The Influence of Neighborhood Characteristics. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31785372/
Tobin JM, Ramos WD, Greenshields J, Dickinson S, Rossano JW, Wernicki PG, Markenson D, Vellano K, McNally B.
Outcome of Conventional Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Cardiac Arrest Following Drowning.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31973778/
Bardes JM, Biswas S, Strumwasser AM, Schellenberg M, Inaba K, Demetriades D, Tobin JM.
Comparison of Trauma Resuscitation Practices by Critical Care Anesthesiologists and Non-Critical Care Anesthesiologists.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32460105/
Tobin JM, Gavitt BJ, Nomellini V, Dobson GP, Letson HL, Shackelford SA.
Immuno-therapeutic Options for Inflammation in Trauma.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32740297/
Dye C, Keenan S, Carius BM, Loos PE, Remley MA, Mendes B, Arnold JL, May I, Powell D, Tobin JM, Riesberg JC, Shackelford SA.
Airway Management in Prolonged Field Care
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32969020/
Ryan KM, Bui MD, Dugas JN, Zvonar I, Tobin JM.
Impact of Prehospital Airway Interventions on Outcome in Cardiac Arrest Following Drowning: a study from the CARES Surveillance Group. Resuscitation 2021 Jan 19:S0300-9572(21). PMID: 33482267
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33482267/
Tobin JM.
Toward an Electrical Analog of the Cardiovascular System in Hemorrhage
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34018154/
Mould-Millman NK, Mata L, Schauer SG, Dixon J, Keenan S, Holcomb JB, Tobin JM, Moore E, de Vries S, Bedard A, Bebarta VS, Ginde AA.
Defining Combat-Relevant Endpoints for Early Trauma Resuscitation Research in a Resource-Constrained Civilian Setting
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34449854/Voller J, Tobin JM, Cap AP, Cunningham CW, Denoyer M, Drew B, Johannigman J, Mann-Salinas EA, Walrath B, Gurney JM, Shackelford SA.
Joint Trauma System Clinical Practice Guideline (JTS CPG): Prehospital Blood Transfusion
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34969121/
Hough R, Cox SC, Chimelski E, Mihm FG, Tobin JM.
Prehospital Critical Care Blood Product Administration: Quantifying Clinical Benefit
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37756506/
Tobin JM.
Comment on - Damage Control Resuscitation for the Special Forces Medic: simplifying and improving prolonged trauma care
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20306418/
Tobin JM.
Tactical Evacuation - Improving Care from Tourniquet to Trauma Center.
Marine Corps Gazette
Tobin JM, Nelson TJ, Moore JD.
It is time to reassess critical care evacuation
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24368392/
Tobin JM, Rossano JW, Wernicki PG, Fielding R, Quan L, Markenson D.
Dry Drowning: A Distinction without a Difference.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28655623/
Tobin JM.
Bring the Trauma Bay to the Wounded.
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/december/bring-trauma-bay-wounded
Tobin JM, Reid C, Burns BJ.
Multidisciplinary Prehospital Critical Care
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Clinical
Board Certifications
- 2006 - Anesthesiology
- 2006 - Critical Care Medicine