Education
Medical school
Dr. Thompson attended University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and graduated in
1988 (34 years ago). University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is ranked #43 number in the "Best Medical Schools" by U.S. News.
About Me
Dr. Thompson works at Southern California Permanente Medical Group, which has 7805 other health providers.
- Family Medicine
- Rheumatology
- 34+ years
- Female
- 1598836470
As a family medicine and rheumatology, Dr. Thompson may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Dr. Thompson what conditions she treats. Dr. Thompson may treat additional conditions not listed.
- Abdominal pain
- Aging in place
- Amyloidosis
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Antiphospholipid syndrome
- Anxiety
- Aortitis
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Autism
Specialties
Dr. Thompson is a family medicine and rheumatology. Her primary specialty is family medicine.
Family Medicine
Family medicine is a medical specialty within primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and parts of the body. The specialist, who is usually a primary care physician, is named a family physician. It is often referred to as general practice and a practitioner as a general practitioner.
Rheumatology
Rheumatology is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases. Physicians who have undergone formal training in rheumatology are called rheumatologists. Rheumatologists deal mainly with immune-mediated disorders of the musculoskeletal system, soft tissues, autoimmune diseases, vasculitides, and inherited connective tissue disorders.