George Thompson, M.D.
Specialties
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Title
- Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Reviews
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suite 0101
Sacramento, CA 95817
Driving Directions
Primary Phone:
916-734-2737
UC Davis Coccidioidomycosis Serology Laboratory
Additional Phone Numbers
Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)
Clinical Interests
Dr. Thompson is Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine with a joint appointment in the Departments of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, and Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Thompson specializes in the care of patients with invasive fungal infections and has research interest in fungal diagnostics and host immunogenetics. His current research focuses on the host-pathogen interaction of humans and both Coccidioides spp. (the agent of “Valley Fever”), and Cryptococcus spp.
Dr. Thompson has served on the IDSA Journal Club which is a committee comprised of 12 panelists who select key papers for review and compose a summary of important articles that is published in the internationally disseminated monthly IDSA News. Additionally, he is a member of the Coccidioidomycosis Study Group Planning Committee, and as Co-chair of the Mycoses Study Group - a committee responsible for the development of content and dissemination of materials to practitioners across the United States, planning of the mycology content at our yearly meetings (IDSA and ICAAC), and the design of clinical trials.
Division
Infectious Diseases
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Education
M.D., University of Missouri, Columbia, School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, 2003
Residency
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, 2007
Fellowships
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, 2009
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2006
American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, 2009
Professional Memberships
American College of Physicians (ACP), Associate Member
American Medical Association
American Society for Microbiology
Coccidioidomycosis Study Group
Education Committee
HIV Medicine Association
Infectious Disease Society of America
International Society for Human and Animal Mycoses
International Society for Infectious Diseases
Mechanisms in Fungal Infections, Editorial Board
Mycoses Study Group
Northern California American College of Physicians
South Texas American College of Physicians
Honors and Awards
IDWeek Program Committee Choice Award, 2012
Top 10 Papers of the year in clinical mycology, 51st Annual Interscience Conference on antimicrobial Agents and Chemotheraphy (ICAAC), Chicago, IL, 2012
Outstanding Teacher in Internal Medicine Award, 2009
Outstanding Clinical Faculty Teaching Award, 2007
Texas Infectious Disease Society Poster Presentation, First Place, 2006
Resident Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, 2005
Alpha Omega Alpha, 2003
Outstanding Achievement in Internal Medicine Award, 2003
Humanism in Medicine Award, 2003
Select Recent Publications
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