Matthew J. Thompson, MD, MPH, PhD

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Matthew J. Thompson, MD, MPH, PhD

Medical Specialties

  • Family medicine
  • Primary care

Locations

Languages

  • English

About Matthew J. Thompson

Dr. Thompson is a family physician and UW professor of family medicine and vice-chair for research where he holds the Helen D. Cohen endowed professorship. He is an active family doctor, clinical researcher, and teaches clinicians.

He grew up in Scotland and attended medical school at the University of Glasgow, and after doing family medicine training in the U.K. and working in Africa, he moved to the University of Cincinnati to do a family medicine residency. He came to the UW to do a research fellowship in 1999, and after being at UW for 4 years, moved to the University of Oxford in England to join the faculty and do his doctoral degree in primary care research (called a D.Phil. in Oxford).

His research on the faculty at the University of Oxford for 10 years has focused in 3 main areas – child health, diagnostic tests, infectious disease. He collaborates with researchers in many different countries, and has published over 150 research papers. He now leads the research section in the Department of Family Medicine at the UW.

Currently this provider is not accepting new patients. Providers who are not accepting new patients typically accept relatives of current patients.

Personal Interests

Bicycling, gardening, travel.

Education and Training

  • University of Oxford
    Ph.D, 2007
  • UW - School of Public Health
    Master Public Health, 2001
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
    Medical education, 1997
  • Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Hygiene and Public Health
    Other Education, 1996
  • University of Glasgow
    Medical education, 1989
  • University of Oxford, Dept Primary Care
    Teaching Appointment
  • UW - Dept. of Family Medicine
    Fellowship
  • Univ. of Cincinnati College of Medicine
    Residency, Family Medicine
  • Univ. of Cincinnati College of Medicine
    Internship, Internal Medicine
  • St. Johns Hospital
    Residency
  • Oregon Health & Science University
    Teaching Appointment
  • Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
    Teaching Appointment

Board Certifications

  • Family Medicine, 1999, American Board of Family Medicine