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Reid C. Thompson MD

William F. Meacham Professor & Chair, and Director, Vanderbilt Brain Tumor Center

Areas of Expertise

  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Brain Cancer
  • Brain Tumor/Cancer
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Neurologic Surgery
  • Neurological Disorders, Surgery
  • Neurological Surgery
  • Otolaryngology
  • Skull Base Surgery

Conditions and Treatments

Location

1500 21st Avenue South, The Village at Vanderbilt, Suite 1506
Nashville, TN 37212

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - Johns Hopkins University, 1989
  • Internship - Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, 1990
  • Fellowship - Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, 1995
  • Residency - Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, 1995
  • Fellowship - Stanford University Medical Center, 1997

Board Certifications

  • Neurological Surgery - American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2001

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Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
Outstanding doctors
January 10, 2024
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Dr. Reid Thompson was profession yet made us comfortable and at ease with discussions on my follow up
January 9, 2024
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Dr. Thompson is very caring and explained everything about my treatment plan.
December 18, 2023
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Again treated me better than I deserve.
December 13, 2023
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Dr. Thompson is an excellent physician! The best of the best!!
December 11, 2023
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The best experience that I could have asked for! Very attentive, caring, and informative.
November 6, 2023
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I always recommend Dr Thompson to anyone in need. He's my favorite physician.
November 3, 2023
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Dr Thompson is the very best. The whole brain tumor journey has been a nightmare but he stays grounded and keeps me that way too.
October 30, 2023
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Grea!
October 10, 2023
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