Karla Wyatt-Thompson, MD, MS, FAAP
- Anesthesiology
Anesthesiologist, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine
Phone:
737-220-8200
Languages: English
Departments:
Office location:
9835 North Lake Creek Parkway
Austin, TX 78717
Get to know Karla Wyatt-Thompson, MD, MS, FAAP
Dr. Karla Wyatt-Thompson is a board-certified Pediatric Anesthesiologist practicing at the Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin Campus and Texas Children’s Hospital Texas Medical Center, and is an Associate Professor at the Baylor College of Medicine. The native New Yorker has a background in electrical and biomedical engineering as well as anesthesiology. Her primary research interests include the advancement of pediatric pain management with an emphasis on reducing perioperative opioid requirements. She has authored several manuscripts, reports and abstracts in this realm and serves as a national investigator, editor and guideline reviewer for acute pain management.
I believe that good medicine starts with a compassion for people and a mind to serve those in need. I began my journey into medicine as an electrical engineer. Intrigued by radiofrequency transmission systems and cartilage regeneration, I completed graduate study focusing on nanoparticles and mechanokinetic device design. I ventured into medicine with a mind geared towards research in pediatric outcomes and improving the anesthesia delivery and monitoring systems designed for smaller patients.
Clinical Interests
Regional anesthesia and pain medicine, neuroanesthesia, perioperative opioid utilization, persistent pain outcomes
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University | Fellowship | Pediatric Anesthesiology | 2016 |
| Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Residency | Anesthesiology | 2015 |
| Morehouse School of Medicine | Internship | Internal Medicine | 2012 |
| Morehouse School of Medicine | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 2011 |
| City College of New York/Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York | Masters | Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering | 2006 |
| North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina | Bachelors | Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering | 2004 |
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| American Society of Anesthesiologists | Member |
| Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology | Member |
| Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine | Member |
| United States of America Society for Pain | Member |
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Fellow |
Honors and awards
- 2022
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Best of Meeting, Outstanding Research Award, Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine
- 2021
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Houston Top Doctors (August, 2021)
- 2019
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Outstanding Fellow Education in Pediatric Pain and Regional Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
- 2017
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Rising Star Award for resident and fellow education, Baylor College of Medicine
* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Research interests
Regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine, regional anesthesia for sickle cell pain crises
Erica E. Snow, Karla E. Wyatt-Thompson. The perioperative implications of factor XIII deficiency: A pediatric perspective