Todd Thoma, MD

Dr. Thoma is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. After obtaining a medical degree from LSU, Dr. Thoma did a residency in Internal Medicine at LSU Hospital 1986 - 1989. From 1989 to 1992 he was engaged in private practice Internal Medicine at Shumpert Medical Center and P+S Hospital. He left private practice to pursue a career in Emergency Medicine. In October 1993 Dr. Thoma joined the faculty at Louisiana State University Medical Center and served as the Director of the Emergency Services from 1994 till 2001. During his tenure in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Thoma developed an interest in traffic safety and injury prevention. In 2002 Dr. Thoma received a national award for public service from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. He applied for a prestigious medical fellowship with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and served as their national medical fellow from 2003 to 2005. Dr. Thoma continues to be active with NHTSA and the injury prevention community. In January 2008 Dr. Thoma was awarded his Fellow status with the American College of Emergency Physicians. He has served as a section editor for the Annals of Emergency Medicine's NHTSA notes. In March of 2008 Dr. Thoma was sworn in as the Coroner for Caddo Parish. Under his administration the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office has been modernized, with improvements in both professionalism and efficiency. The six full-time death investigators, and Dr. Thoma, have received certification by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigation and under Dr. Thoma's authority, the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners (SAFEs) have been reinstated in Caddo Parish and provides services to most of Northwest Louisiana. In April 2013, Doctor Thoma was elected President of the Louisiana State Coroner’s Association.