- Doctor of Medicine, University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- General Surgery and Bone Research Fellowship, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
- Hand Surgery Fellowship, Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, New York
- Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Member, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- Private practice, Asheville Hand Center, Asheville North Carolina 1976-1985
- Chief, Hand and Upper Extremity Reconstructive Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, 1985-1990
- Private practice, Carolina Hand and Sports Medicine, Asheville North Carolina 1990-present
Dr. Thompson has experience and expertise in the surgical and non-surgical treatment of all disorders of the upper limb: Shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist and hand in patients of all age groups. His special interest is the surgical reconstruction of the thumb basal joint as the treatment for disabling arthritic joint pain.
Doctor discusses reattaching hand
