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Joseph D. Tobias holds a leadership position as Chief within an unspecified department at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His scholarly contributions are extensive, evidenced by a h-index of 66 and over 1200 publications that have garnered more than 21,000 citations. Tobias is recognized as a highly cited researcher.
His recent publications focus on pediatric anesthesia, regional anesthesia for infants and children, and local anesthetic toxicity. A significant portion of his work investigates disparities in pediatric healthcare, examining the association of race and socioeconomic status with postoperative mortality and complications, particularly in relation to appendectomy and central line-associated bloodstream infections in high-risk surgical patients. He also publishes on the use of specific anesthetic agents, such as remimazolam, in pediatric patients, including cases involving suspected malignant hyperthermia and for sedation during procedures like upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.
Tobias collaborates with researchers such as Sidhant Kalsotra and Anuranjan Ghimire, both from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. He maintains an active laboratory website, indicating ongoing research activities.
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- h-index: 66
- Publications: 1223
- Citations: 21,271
Positions
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Chief, Department 2010–presentNationwide Children's Hospital Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine ORCID
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Chief, DepartmentUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ORCID
Selected Publications
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Clinical Experience With Remimazolam in Neuroanesthesiology and Neurocritical Care: An Educational Focused Review (2025)
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Safety of Intrathecal Clonidine as an Adjuvant to Spinal Anesthesia in Infants and Children (2025)
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Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound to Evaluate Lung Isolation During One-Lung Ventilation in Children: A Blinded Observational Feasibility Study (2024)
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Clinical experience with remimazolam in pediatric anesthesiology: An educational focused review (2024)
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Association of Neighborhood Opportunity, Race, and Ethnicity with Pediatric Day-of-surgery Cancellations: A Cohort Study (2024)
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A Single Center's Experience With Spinal Anesthesia for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures (2024)
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Preliminary Experience With Remimazolam for Procedural Sedation and as an Adjunct to General Anesthesia During Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiac Procedures (2024)
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Use of high‐flow nasal cannula versus other noninvasive ventilation techniques or conventional oxygen therapy for respiratory support following pediatric cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis (2024)
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Current Trends in Mortality Attributable to Racial or Ethnic Disparities in Post-Surgical Population in The United States: A Population-Based Study (2023)
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Remimazolam for Sedation During Fiberoptic Intubation in an Adolescent (2023)
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Perioperative Care of the Pediatric Patient and an Algorithm for the Treatment of Intraoperative Bronchospasm (2023)
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A ROTEM-guided algorithm aimed to reduce blood product utilization during neonatal and infant cardiac surgery (2023)
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Establishing Pediatric Reference Ranges for Rotational Thromboelastometry (2023)
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Trends and Economic Implications of Disparities in Postoperative Pneumonia (2023)
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Remimazolam as a Primary Agent for Brief Invasive and Noninvasive Procedures: A Case Series (2023)
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- Center Volume and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support at Lung Transplantation in the Lung Allocation Score Era
- Health Care Utilization and Costs Associated With Pediatric Chronic Pain
- MRI Utilization and the Associated Use of Sedation and Anesthesia in a Pediatric ACO
- Effects of partial sleep deprivation on reaction time in anesthesiologists
- Time to talk about work‐hour impact on anesthesiologists
Showing 5 of 23 shared publications
- Ambulatory venovenous extracorporeal respiratory support as a bridge for cystic fibrosis patients to emergent lung transplantation
- Center Volume and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support at Lung Transplantation in the Lung Allocation Score Era
- Age-based analysis of pediatric upper airway dimensions using computed tomography imaging
- Pulmonary Hypertension in Cystic Fibrosis with Advanced Lung Disease
- Health Care Utilization and Costs Associated With Pediatric Chronic Pain
Showing 5 of 22 shared publications
- Sedation During Mechanical Ventilation in Infants and Children: Dexmedetomidine Versus Midazolam
- Initial experience with dexmedetomidine in paediatric‐aged patients
- The Correlation of the Bispectral Index Monitor with Clinical Sedation Scores During Mechanical Ventilation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Prospective evaluation of dexmedetomidine for noninvasive procedural sedation in children*
- Development of bradycardia during sedation with dexmedetomidine in an infant concurrently receiving digoxin
Showing 5 of 18 shared publications
- Race, Postoperative Complications, and Death in Apparently Healthy Children
- Association of Race and Family Socioeconomic Status With Pediatric Postoperative Mortality
- Economic Trends of Racial Disparities in Pediatric Postappendectomy Complications
- Trends of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections
- Racial disparities in postoperative morbidity and mortality among high-risk pediatric surgical patients.
Showing 5 of 16 shared publications
- Race, Postoperative Complications, and Death in Apparently Healthy Children
- Association of Race and Family Socioeconomic Status With Pediatric Postoperative Mortality
- Economic Trends of Racial Disparities in Pediatric Postappendectomy Complications
- Trends of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections
- Racial disparities in postoperative morbidity and mortality among high-risk pediatric surgical patients.
Showing 5 of 16 shared publications
- Health Care Utilization and Costs Associated With Pediatric Chronic Pain
- A Preliminary Study of Volatile Agents or Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Neurophysiological Monitoring During Posterior Spinal Fusion in Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Ultrasound-guided trunk and core blocks in infants and children
- Combined use of neuraxial and general anesthesia during major abdominal procedures in neonates and infants
- The Use of Neuraxial Catheters for Postoperative Analgesia in Neonates: A Multicenter Safety Analysis from the Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
- Fundamentals and innovations in regional anaesthesia for infants and children
- Analgesic effects of methadone and magnesium following posterior spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents: a randomized controlled trial
- Chloroprocaine for epidural anesthesia in infants and children
- Continuous chloroprocaine infusion for thoracic and caudal epidurals as a postoperative analgesia modality in neonates, infants, and children
- Short Communication: Lumbar Plexus Block versus Suprainguinal Fascia Iliaca Block to Provide Analgesia Following Hip and Femur Surgery in Pediatric-Aged Patients – An Analysis of a Case Series
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
- Race, Postoperative Complications, and Death in Apparently Healthy Children
- MRI Utilization and the Associated Use of Sedation and Anesthesia in a Pediatric ACO
- Patterns of Health Insurance Discontinuity and Children’s Access to Health Care
- Unmet Need for Care Coordination Among Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Perioperative anaphylaxis in children: A report from the Wake‐Up Safe collaborative
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
- Dexmedetomidine: Applications for the Pediatric Patient With Congenital Heart Disease
- The Role of Different Anesthetic Techniques in Altering the Stress Response During Cardiac Surgery in Children
- Chest Wall Rigidity in Two Infants After Low-Dose Fentanyl Administration
- A single‐center strategy to minimize blood transfusion in neonates and children undergoing cardiac surgery
- Accuracy of Noninvasive and Continuous Hemoglobin Measurement by Pulse Co-Oximetry During Preoperative Phlebotomy
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- MRI Utilization and the Associated Use of Sedation and Anesthesia in a Pediatric ACO
- Effects of partial sleep deprivation on reaction time in anesthesiologists
- Guidelines to decrease unanticipated hospital admission following adenotonsillectomy in the pediatric population
- Utility of screening questionnaire, obesity, neck circumference, and sleep polysomnography to predict sleep‐disordered breathing in children and adolescents
- Patterns of Health Insurance Discontinuity and Children’s Access to Health Care
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- Health Care Utilization and Costs Associated With Pediatric Chronic Pain
- Patterns of Health Insurance Discontinuity and Children’s Access to Health Care
- Prediction of mortality following pediatric heart transplant using machine learning algorithms
- Pediatric chronic pain and caregiver burden in a national survey
- Gaps in health insurance coverage and emergency department use among children with asthma
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- Association of Race and Family Socioeconomic Status With Pediatric Postoperative Mortality
- Economic Trends of Racial Disparities in Pediatric Postappendectomy Complications
- Remimazolam in a Pediatric Patient With a Suspected Family History of Malignant Hyperthermia
- Trends of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections
- Race and major pulmonary complications following inpatient pediatric otolaryngology surgery
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- Pulmonary Hypertension in Cystic Fibrosis with Advanced Lung Disease
- Influence of Pulmonary Hypertension on Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awaiting Lung Transplantation
- Influence of donor and recipient age in lung transplantation
- Survival in children on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation at the time of lung transplantation
- Influence of human leukocyte antigen mismatching on bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in lung transplantation
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- Dexmedetomidine in the Treatment of Withdrawal Syndromes in Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients
- Recombinant factor VIIa to treat bleeding after cardiac surgery in an infant
- Additional Experience with Dexmedetomidine in Pediatric Patients
- Use of a ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation in a patient with single ventricle physiology and total cavopulmonary anastomosis
- Perioperative care of the patient with Williams syndrome
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Penicillin allergy and surgical prophylaxis: Cephalosporin cross-reactivity risk in a pediatric tertiary care center
- Perioperative anaphylaxis in children: A report from the Wake‐Up Safe collaborative
- Perioperative aspiration events in children: A report from the Wake Up Safe Collaborative
- Association of Sugammadex or Neostigmine With Major Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Children
- Continuous epidural chloroprocaine after abdominal surgery is associated with lower postoperative opioid exposure in NICU infants
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
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