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Reid F. Thompson, M.D., Ph.D. (he/him)

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  • Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine, School of Medicine
  • Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine

Expertise

  • Cancer

Special focus

  • Melanoma
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Skin Cancer
  • Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Locations and contact

I see patients at

About me

Dr. Reid Thompson specializes in treating melanoma and other skin cancers using radiotherapy, often in combination with other agents such as immunotherapy.

Dr. Thompson conducts melanoma clinical trials, employing computational biology. His research is broadly devoted to the field of “precision medicine,” with the goal being to enable individualization of therapy based on personalized genomics.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 2011, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    • Ph.D., 2011, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

  • Residency

    • Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, 2016

Memberships and associations:

  • American Society for Radiation Oncology
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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (40 Ratings, 14 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized NRC patient surveys.

  1. Dr. Thompson was very thorough in explaining the radiation process. We appreciated that he acknowledged my husband when discussing my options going forward. We left my appointment feeling positive and well informed.

  2. He explained everything to me and I really like how I was treated by him. I trust him and his team.

  3. He was thorough and explained everything well.

  4. Was a good experience and he was easy to understand thanks for the opportunity

  5. Informative, answered my questions! Will get more info on my next visit. Thank you.

  6. Dr.Thompson explained all the processes and procedures in concise understandable terms.He provided us ample opportunity to ask questions.The check in process seemed very efficient. All the members of the team running the office were helpful and seemed positively engaged.

  7. He is one of the best doctors I've ever dealt with. His sincerity was unbelievable. I really appreciated my meeting with him.

  8. Everything went well in my appointments up in Portland. I'm happy with the way we're progressing. Just need to get these test out of my way and hopefully we can start soon and fixing my ear.