CURRICULUM VITAE
Anthony Tam MD
Anthony Tam MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
9000 West Wisconsin Avenue |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
09/01/1995 - 04/30/2000 Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada |
09/01/2003 - 08/20/2005 Master's of Health Science in Clinical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada |
08/21/2005 - 06/03/2009 Medical Doctor, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
07/01/2009 - 06/31/2013 Orthopedic Surgery Residency, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada |
07/01/2013 - 06/31/2017 Anesthesiology Residency, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada |
08/01/2017 - 07/31/2018 Fellowship - Pediatric Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
09/2018 - 06/2021 Instructor, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/2021 - Present Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
09/2018 - Present Attending Anesthesiologist, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
09/2018 - Present Attending Anesthesiologist, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
Specialist Certificate in Anesthesiology (Canada) | 08/28/2020 | None |
Completion of American Board of Anesthesiology Alternate Entry Pathway for Clinician Educators | 01/2026 | None |
Certificates | Issued By | Issue Date | Expiration |
Advanced Trauma Life Support | American College of Surgeons | 11/2019 | 11/2023 |
Advanced Cardiac Life Support | American Heart Association | 05/2025 | 05/2027 |
Basic Life Support | American Heart Association | 10/2025 | 10/2027 |
Pediatric Advanced Life Support | American Heart Association | 10/2025 | 10/2027 |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
Medicine - Wisconsin Medical Examining Board | 67356 - 20 | 05/08/2017 | 10/31/2027 |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
09/2021 Children's Specialty Group and Children's Wisconsin Excellence in Professionalism Award, Children's Wisconsin |
11/2024 Outstanding Teaching Award in Anesthesiology Clerkship, Medical College of Wisconsin |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
11/2006 - Present Professional Engineers of Ontario, Canada (Licensed Professional Engineer) |
08/2013 - Present American Society of Anesthesiologists (Member) |
10/2013 - Present Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society (Member) |
11/2013 - Present Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (Member) |
07/2018 - Present Society for Education in Anesthesia (Member) |
11/2020 - Present Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Fellow in the Division of Medicine) |
INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
National |
Tam T, Initiative for Anesthesia Resident Time Management, Organization, Study Skills and Reducing Mental Load, Visiting Scholars in Pediatric Anesthesia Program (ViSiPAP), Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, 04/2023 |
Regional |
Willie C, Tam A, Critical Event Simulation Facilitator and Debriefer, Airway Workshop Instructor, Difficult Conversation Simulation Debriefer, Midwest Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellow Boot Camp, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/2018 - 09/2020 |
Narayan S, Tam A, Advanced Airway Management Techniques. Critical Event Simulations (Rapid Transfusion, Multi-Trauma Disaster), Pediatric Critical Care Senior Fellow Boot Camp (Annual), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2019 - Present |
Willie C, Tam A, Critical Event Simulation Facilitator and Debriefer, (Neurotrauma, Massive Transfusion), OSCE simulation (Ultrasound, Clinical Monitoring), Midwest Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellow Boot Camp, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/2021 - Present |
Tam T, Judge - Medical Student and Resident Clinical Presentations, Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/2023 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
Tam A, Cafazzo J, Perception of Eye Contact in Telehealth Videoconferencing, International Association of Science & Technology for Development, Banff, Canada, 07/2005 |
Tam A, Mihailidis A, An Intelligent Health Monitoring & Emergency Response System, International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics, Sherbrooke, Canada, 07/2005 |
Caplan L, Tam T, Willie C, PediEscape: An escape room experience....are you up for the challenge?, International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH), Orlando, Florida, 01/2023 |
Caplan L, Willie C, Tam T, Hot Topics—Escape Room Gamification, International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH), San Diego, California, 01/2024 |
Caplan L, Tam T, Willie C, PediEscape: An escape room experience....are you up for the challenge?, International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH), San Diego, California, 01/2024 |
National |
Tam A, O'Regan N, Boot Camp for Junior Anesthesia Residents Starting Call, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Simulation Summit, St. John's, Canada, 10/2016 |
Ali SO, Tam A, Says M, Willie C, Practice How You Play: Improving Operating Room Staff Knowledge and Competency Through High Fidelity Educational Simulation of Pediatric Intraoperative Emergencies, American Society of Anesthesiology Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 10/2022 |
Khan F, Tam A, Navigating Airway Challenges in a Neonate with Complex Congenital Anomalies, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 10/2025 |
Regional |
Tam T, Intelligent Homes and Supportive Environments, Clinical Engineering Society of Ontario Spring Conference, Toronto, Canada, 03/2004 |
Tam A, An Intelligent Health Monitoring & Emergency Response System, Clinical Engineering Society of Ontario Fall Conference, Toronto, Canada, 09/2004 |
Willie C, Dowell J, Tam A, Medical Education Gamification: Using Escape Room Techniques, Innovations in Healthcare Education Research Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/2022 |
Local |
Tam A, Gollogly JG, Measuring Surgical Outcomes and the Cost? Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Surgery in Cambodia, Bethune Round Table on International Surgery, Toronto, Canada, 2008 |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
09/2018 - 07/2021 Co-Director, Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Simulation |
05/2019 - Present Interviewer, Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Program |
05/2019 - 02/2021 Interviewer, Anesthesiology Residency Program |
07/2021 - Present Director, Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Simulation |
11/2021 - Present Educator, Pediatric Anesthesiology Education Council |
Hospital |
03/2019 - 12/2023 Contributor, Epic Health Informatics Systems Improvement, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
03/2025 - 05/2025 Champion for Anesthesiology Department, Epic Secure Chat Communication Hospital-Wide Rollout, Children's Wisconsin |
MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Resident and Fellow Education |
02/2018 - 11/2018 Resident Anesthesiology Simulation - Assistant Debriefer |
04/2018 Resident Lecture - Patient Flight Transport Considerations |
10/2018 - Present Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Simulation Design, Facilitation, and Debriefing |
05/2019 - Present Anesthesiology Fellow OSCE workshop - Simulation and Debriefer |
08/2019 - Present Rigid Bronchoscopy Workshop for Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellows, General Surgery Fellows, ENT residents) - Simulation Facilitator and Debriefer |
12/2019 - Present Resident Rotation Lecture - Emergence Delirium |
01/2021 - Present CA-1 Resident Workshop Pediatric Anesthesiology Airway Management. Lecture, Simulation Design and Debriefing (Annual) |
07/2021 - Present CA-1 Anesthesiology Resident Workshop - Skills for Success - Mindset, Study Skills, Organization, Time Management |
05/2022 - Present Resident Lecture - Pediatric Patient Preoperative Anxiety Management |
07/2022 - Present CA-1 Anesthesiology Resident Lecture on Preoperative Patient Evaluation and Presentation, and Intraoperative Communication |
10/2022 Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellow Lecture - Skills for Success - Mindset, Study Skills, Organization, Time Management |
10/2022 - Present Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification |
02/2024 CA-1 Resident Trauma Simulation Workshop - Simulation and Debriefing with Dr. Olga Kaslow |
Continuing Medical Education |
11/2017 Pediatric Anesthesiology Morbidity & Mortality Rounds - Power Failure in the Operating Room |
02/2018 Pediatric Anesthesiology Morbidity & Mortality Rounds - Inadvertent Extubation |
12/2018 Pediatric Anesthesiology Morbidity & Mortality Rounds - Difficult Extubation |
06/2020 Pediatric Anesthesiology Morbidity & Mortality Rounds - Post Operative Nausea and Vomiting |
07/2021 Pediatric Anesthesiology Morbidity & Mortality Rounds - Laryngospasm |
08/2021 Ultrasound-Guided IV insertion Workshop |
03/2022 Pediatric Anesthesiology Morbidity & Mortality Rounds - End Stage Liver Disease |
09/2022 Pediatric Anesthesiology Morbidity & Mortality Rounds - Corneal Abrasion Management |
03/2023 Pediatric Anesthesiology Morbidity & Mortality Rounds - Anesthesia Machine Ventilation Issues |
10/2023 Pediatric Anesthesiology Morbidity & Mortality Rounds - Preoperative Anemia |
07/2024 Pediatric Anesthesiology Morbidity & Mortality Rounds - Apnea Post-Caudal |
03/2025 Pediatric Anesthesiology Morbidity & Mortality Rounds - Unplanned Extubation in Prone Infant during Spine Surgery |
11/2025 Pediatric Anesthesiology Morbidity & Mortality Rounds -Remimazolam Pediatric Dosing, Side Effects, Uses |
EXTRAMURAL TEACHING: |
Continuing Medical Education |
2018 - 2024 American Board of Anesthesiology, Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA) Simulation - Actor and Assistant Debriefer |
09/2019 - Present Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Perioperative Emergencies Workshop (RN, Anesthesia Tech, Scrub Tech, OSA) - Facilitator and Debriefer. Topics: Malignant Hyperthermia, Massive Transfusion, Pediatric Advanced Life Support |
MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Medical Students |
10/2022 Syed (Omar) Ali, Co-Mentor for Abstract and Presentation with Dr. C Willie, Medical College of Wisconsin, Poster Presentation at American Society of Anesthesiology Meeting |
02/2024 - 04/2024 Lauren Hilt, Abstract and Presentation, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2nd Place Presentation at Midwest Anesthesiology Resident Conference: Quality Improvement Category. Off Hours Intraoperative Code with Massive Transfusion in Neurotrauma: Optimizing Protocols |
11/2025 - 04/2026 Faizaan Khan, Abstract and Presentation for Midwest Anesthesiology Resident Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin |
Clinical/Research Fellows |
01/2021 Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellow Dr. Heidi Blank, Mortality & Morbidity Rounds Mentorship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Presentation - “It’s Just a Lap Appy:” Review of Perioperative Care for Complicated Appendectomies |
05/2021 Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellow Dr. James Savage, Teaching Presentation Instruction, Medical College of Wisconsin, Resident Presentation - Anesthesia and Pediatric Neurotoxicity |
Residents |
03/2025 - 04/2025 Shannon Marslender, Faizaan Khan, Abstract and Presentation Rehearsal, Medical College of Wisconsin, 3rd Place Presentation, Pediatrics. Midwest Anesthesiology Resident Conference. Airway Management Challenges in a Pediatric Patient with Retroflexed epiglottis |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Rattray KW, Harrop TC, Aird J, Tam T, Beveridge M, Gollogly JG (2013). The cost-effectiveness of reconstructive surgery Cambodia. Asian biomedicine 06/2013; 7(3). http://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/ABM/article/download/21516/20841 |
2. Ganeshalingam A, Pritchett S, Tam T, Cafazzo JA, Rossos PG (2010). Effectiveness of Asynchronous Tele-endoscopy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 71(3), 461–7
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2009.10.020
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3. Tam T, Cafazzo JA, Seto E, Salenieks ME, Rossos PG (2007). Perception of Eye Contact in Video Teleconsultation. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 13(1), 35–39. http://doi.org/10.1258/135763307779701239 |
4. Tam T, Dolan A, Boger J, Mihailidis A. (2006). An Intelligent Emergency Response System: Preliminary Development and Testing of a Functional Health Monitoring System. Gerontechnology, 4(4), 209–222, 2006
http://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2006.04.04.005.00
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