Deputy Coroner

Todd G. Thoma, M.D. FACEP, D-ABMDI

Thomas C. Arnold, MD, FAAEM, FACMT

Current Positions:


Professor and Chairman
Department of Emergency Medicine
LSU Health Sciences Center – Shreveport

Medical Director, Section of Clinical Toxicology
Department of Emergency Medicine
LSU Health Sciences Center – Shreveport

Medical Director, Louisiana Poison Center
LSU Health Sciences Center – Shreveport

Deputy Coroner, Caddo Parish

Board Certifications:


Emergency Medicine – Primary specialty
Medical Toxicology – Sub-specialty

Specialty Organizations:


American Academy of Emergency Medicine – Fellow
American College of Emergency Physicians – Fellow
American College of Medical Toxicology – Fellow
American Academy of Clinical Toxicology
American Association of Poison Control Centers
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Education & Training


Emergency Medicine Residency Program
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
1987-1990

LSU Medical Center – Shreveport
School of Medicine
Shreveport, Louisiana
M.D. awarded May, 1987
1983-1987

Louisiana College
Pineville, Louisiana
B.S. – Biology
1979-1983