Thompson, James R., M.D.

Primary Practice Location:
University Hospital
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216

Appointments: (888) 815-2005

Areas of Practice: Adult Emergency Medicine

Education

Board Certification:	Emergency Medicine
Medical Education:	University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine
Internship Program:	University of Cincinnati Hospital
Residency Program:	University of Mississippi Medical Center

Current Positions

Professor , School of Medicine	07/2016 - Present
Chairman , School of Medicine	2015 - Present
Access/Scheduling Workgroup	06/2014 - Present
Member	05/2012 - Present
School of	2010 - Present
School of Medicine	2010 - Present
Associate Professor , School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine	07/2009 - Present
School of	2009 - Present
School of	2009 - Present
UMMC Trauma Committee	06/2006 - Present
Member	06/2006 - Present
Reviewer , School of	2006 - Present
Medical Director , School of , Department of Emergency Medicine	2004 - Present
Coordinator , School of Medicine	02/2001 - Present
Compliance Officer , School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine	2001 - Present
Coordinator , School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine	2001 - Present
Director, Performance Improvement , School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine	2001 - Present
School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine	2001 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Education

University of Mississippi Medical Center, Emergency Medicine	1992
University of Cincinnati Hospital, Internal Medicine Internship	1989
University of Cincinnati, MD, Medicine	1988
Brigham Young University, BS, Chemical Engineering	1976

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Medicine, Utah	2000 - Present
Certification, FACEP, FACEP	1996 - Present
Certification, American Board of Emergency Medicine, ABEM	1995 - Present
Licensure, Mississippi	1989 - Present
Licensure, Medicine, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure	1989 - Present

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

American Medical Response Protocol Committee, Department of Emergency Medicine	2010 - 06/2012
Member, UMMC	06/2009 - 06/2014
Coordinator, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine	2006 - 2007
Director, UMMC, School of Medicine	2005 - 06/2006
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of , Department of Emergency Medicine	2001 - 2009
Instructor, St. Joseph Healthcare System, School of Medicine	1997 - 1999
Instructor, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine	1993 - 1999
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine	07/1992 - 06/1993
Attending Physician, University Hospital, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine	1992 - 1993
Chief Resident, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine	07/1991 - 06/1992
Pharmacy Technician, University of Cincinnati Hospital, School of	1983 - 1988
Chemical Engineer, Proctor and Gamble Company, School of	1976 - 1982

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Southern Medical Association Best Resident Paper in Emergency Medicine, Southern Medical Association

1992

Professional Membership and Service

American Academy of Emergency Medicine, Fellow	2010 - Present
Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS), Reviewer	2006 - Present
Mississippi State Medical Association, Member	2005 - Present
American Medical Response (Ambulance Service), Medical Director	2004 - Present
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Member	2001 - Present
American College of Emergency Physicians, Fellow	1990 - Present

Committee Service

Faculty Practice Access and Scheduling Committee, Member	2014 - Present
Stroke Service Line - Multidisciplinary, Member	2013 - Present
PI for Rapid Track Nurse Practioners, Chair	2012 - Present
Multidisciplinary STEMI, CHF, and STEMI Certification Committee, Member	2011 - Present
Emergency Department Promotions Committee, Chair	2010 - Present
AMR National Protocol Committeee, Member	2010 - 2013
UMHC Risk Management Committee, Member	2010 - Present
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS-TRAUMA, Member	2009 - Present
Emergency Department Patient Safety Com., Member	2009 - Present
Resident Core Competency Committee- Dept of Emerg Med, Member	2008 - 2012
Clinical Subcommittee - Dept of EM, Co-Chair	2007 - Present
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS-TRAUMA, Member	2007 - Present
Procedure Review Committee, Member	2003 - 2006
Medical Staff Nominating Committee, Member	2003 - 2005
R.E.A.C.T.-Committee to redesign Emergency Department Facilities and Organization to improve Speed and efficiency, Co-Chair	2002 - 2003
Emergency Department Attitudes: Behavior Initiatives, Member	2001 - 2003
Patient Care Committee, Member	2001 - 2007
Quality Assurance- Dept. of EM, Chair	2001 - Present
Compliance Officer- Dept of EM, Chair	2001 - Present

Community Service

Central Mississippi Trauma Region Physician P. I Committtee, Member	06/2011 - Present
Central Mississippi Trauma Region Prehospital Committeee, Member	06/2011 - Present
Central Mississippi Trauma Region, Board Member	05/2010 - Present

Other Service

Focused Professional Practice Evaluations for new faculty hires, Evaluator	07/2012 - Present
Medical Director (Online) Offshore- AMR, Medical Director	05/2009 - 2011
Medical Director (off-line) for AMR Central, Medical Director	11/2004 - Present

Publications

Journal Article
Pollack CV, Schreiber D, Goldhaber SZ, Slattery D, Fanikos J, O’Neil BJ, Thompson JR, Hiestand B, Briese BA, Pendleton RC, Miller CD, Kline JA Clinical Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Patients Diagnosed with Acute Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department J Am Coll Card 2011:57(6): 700-706 Feb 8.	2011
Summers RL, Harrison JM, Thompson JR, Porter J, Coleman TG Theoretical Analysis of the Effect of Positioning on Hemodynamic Stability During Pregnancy. Acad Emerg Med 2011:18(10): 1094-1098. Oct 2011.	2011
Thompson J, Thompson J R Acute Myocardial Infarction Related to Methylphenidate for Adult Attention Deficit Disorder. J. Emerg Med 2010; 38(1):18-21 Nov 14	2010
Summers RL, James JK, Thompson JR, Woodward LH, Rea M, Martin DS Physiologic Mechanisms Associated with the Trendelenburg Position. Am. J. Clin Med 2009 Summer; 6(3): 24 -27	2009
Summers RL, Woodward LH, Thompson JR, Jackson-Williams L, Peacock WF Impedance Cardiographic Waveform Changes in Response to Treatment of Acute Heart Failure: A Case Study. Congest Heart Fail 2008 May/June; 14(3):157-160.	2008
Summers RL, Thompson JR Impact of the Inclusion of Noninvasive Cardiac Output as a Vital Sign on Medical Decision Making in the Emergency Department Am Journ Clin Med 2006: 3: 3.	2006
Thompson JR, Stephens S, Summers RL Certified Mail Fails To Reach An Emergency Department Population J Emerg Med. 2004: 27 (4):329-331.	2004
Flowers WM, Lawhon NC, Hays R, Habig G, Wallace S, Stephens S, Thompson J, Cox R, Kolb J Performance improvement by a radiology/emergency department team. South Med J 2002; 95(10):S15.	2002
Sanders DY, Thompson JR, Carlton FB Phenytoin hypersensitivity syndrome. J Miss State Med Assoc 1996;37: 469-473.	1996
Abstracts
Evans HS, Summers RL, Thompson J Implementing Scripting in the Emergency Department: Does it Measure Up? Ann Emerg Med 2011; 58:(4S) S317.	2011
Thompson JR, Mueller HW, Cox RD Returns and Recurrences for Bartholin’s Cysts in an Emergency Department Setting. Ann Emerg Med 2006: 48(4S):S49	2006
Flowers WM, Lawhon NC, Hays R, Habig G, Wallace S, Stephens S, Thompson J, Cox R, Kolb J. Performance Improvement by a Radiology/emergency department team South Med J 2002; 95(10):S15	2002
Thompson JR, Stephens S, Summers R An alternative to certified mail as a means of contacting emergency department patients. Presentation accepted at SAEM Annual meeting, St. Louis, Mo, May 19-22, 2002.	2002
Thompson JR, Stephens S, Summers R An alternative to certified mail as a means of contacting emergency department patients. Acad Emerg Med 2002; 9(5):511-512.	2002
Book Chapter
Thompson, James Electronic Reference for internet and PDA. I. Resuscitation and Trauma A. Airway management. II Anatomic C: Face, Dental, Ear, Nose, Throat, and II Anatomic F: Gastrointestinal. Section author. Pepid ED Suite. V 5.2 (October 2004).	2004
Electronic Publications
Summers RL, Harrison JM, Thompson JR, Porter J, Coleman TG Theoretical Analysis of the Effect of Positioning on Hemodynamic Stability During Pregnancy Acad Emerg Med. Article first published online: 26 SEP 2011	2011
Thompson J, Thompson J R Acute Myocardial Infarction Related to Methylphenidate for Adult Attention Deficit Disorder. J. Emerg Med 2007 Nov 14. (E-publication in advance of print).	2007

Presentations

Poster Presentation, The Impact of Obesity on Cervical Spine Injuries in Trauma Patients, American College of Emergency Physicians, Boston, Massachusetts	10/2015
Poster Presentation, Improving CPR Quality, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, San Diego, California	05/2015
Poster Presentation, Evans HS, Summers RL, Thompson J. Implementing Scripting in the Emergency Department: Does it Measure Up?, ACEP Research Forum, San Francisco CA	10/2011
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Relative Risk of Cervical Spine Injury in Obese Patients with Blunt Trauma, Global Obesity Summit 2010, Jackson Convention Complex, Jackson, MS	11/2010
Poster Presentation, Impact of the Inclusion of Noninvasive Cardiac Output as Vital Sign on Medical Decisionmaking in the Emergency Department, American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, New Orleans, LA	10/2006
Poster Presentation, Returns and Recurrences for Bartholin's Cysts in an Emergency Department Setting, American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, New Orleans, LA	10/2006
Poster Presentation, Performance improvement by a radiology/emergency department team, Scientific Assembly, Washington DC	05/2002
Poster Presentation, Thompson JR, Stephens S, Summers R An alternative to certified mail as a means of contacting emergency department patients., SAEM Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO	05/2002

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Burns	Winter 2016 - 2016
Medicine, Small Group, Grader, Mock Oral Board Cases	Spring 2016 - 2016
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Anaphylaxis	Spring 2015 - 2015
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Dental and Oral Emergencies	Spring 2015 - 2015
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, CPC Lecture	Summer 2015 - 2015
Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Coding and billing for the ED	Summer 2015 - 2015
Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Introduction to local EMS	Summer 2015 - 2015
Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Eye Emergencies	Summer 2015 - 2015
ED Department, Lab, Course Director, LLSA exam for attending staff	Fall 2014 - 2014
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Performance Improvement and Followup	Spring 2014 - 2014
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Local Anesthesia	Summer 2014 - 2014
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Alcoholic Ketoacidosis	Summer 2014 - 2014
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Thermal and Chemical Burns	Summer 2014 - 2014
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Epistaxis	Fall 2014 - 2014
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Grief, Death, and DNR	Fall 2014 - 2014
ED Department, Lab, Course Director, LLSA exam for attending staff	Fall 2013 - 2013
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Small Group, Lecturer, Headache	Fall 2013 - 2013
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Toxic Shock	Fall 2013 - 2013
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Frost Bite	Fall 2013 - 2013
ED Department, Lab, Course Director, LLSA exam for attending staff	Fall 2012 - 2012
EM Lecture/lab, Dept of Emergency Med, Lab, Lab Presenter, EM Cadaver lab	Spring 2012 - 2011
EM lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Small Group, Lab Presenter, EM Mock Oral Exam	Spring 2012 - 2012
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Peritonsillar Abscess	Spring 2012 - 2012
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Back pain with discussion	Summer 2012 - 2012
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Coding and Billing	Spring 2012 - 2012
EM Lecture, Dept of Emer eEd, Lecture, Lecturer, Visual loss	Summer 2012 - 2012
EM Orientation, Dept of Emerg Med, Lab, Lab Presenter, EM Suture	Summer 2012 - 2012
EM Orientation, Dept of Emerg Med, Small Group, Lecturer, Headache Discusssion	Summer 2012 - 2012
EM orientation, Dept of Emerg Med, Small Group, Lecturer, Billing and Coding	Summer 2012 - 2012
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Consent with group discussion	Summer 2012 - 2012
PA Core Lecture, PA School- MC, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Chest and Abd. Trauma	Summer 2012 - 2012
EM lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Chest tubes	Fall 2012 - 2012
EM Prep, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, EM Mock Oral	Fall 2012 - 2012
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lab, Lab Presenter, Simulation of Critical Cases	Fall 2012 - 2012
EM lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Small Group, Lecturer, Chest pain group discussion	Winter 2012 - 2012
ED Department, Lab, Course Director, LLSA exam for attending staff	Fall 2011 - 2011
EM Grand rounds, Dept of Emrg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Radiology	Winter 2011 - 2011
EM Leture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Epistaxis	Winter 2011 - 2011
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Appendicits	Spring 2011 - 2011
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Billing and Coding	Spring 2011 - 2011
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emergency Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Allergy and Anaphylaxis	Summer 2011 - 2011
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Visual loss	Summer 2011 - 2011
EM Orientation, SHRP, Small Group, Course Presenter, Headache	Summer 2011 - 2011
EM Grnd Rnds and Dis, Dept of Emergency Med, Small Group, Course Presenter, Speaking to Consultants	Summer 2011 - 2011
Community Sickle Con, Community Conf, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Sickle Cell in ED	Fall 2011 - 2011
AMR- EMS (UMMC Sim), Course, Course Director, Skills Assessment and Improvement	Annual 2011
ED Departement, Lab, Course Director, LLSA exam for attending staff	Fall 2010 - 2010
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, ED Anemia Evaluation	Winter 2010 - 2010
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Radiology	Winter 2010 - 2010
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Abd. Radiography	Winter 2010 - 2010
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Normal Pediatric Radiology	Winter 2010 - 2010
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Otitis and Pharyngitis	Winter 2010 - 2010
EM Orientation, Dept of Emerg Med, Lab, Course Presenter, Sim Lab (DPL, Cric, CT)	Spring 2010 - 2010
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Examination of Eye	Spring 2010 - 2010
EM Res orientation, Dept of Emerg Med, Small Group, Facilitor, Chest pain discussion	Spring 2010 - 2010
EM orientation, Dept of Emerg Med, Lab, Lecturer, Chest pain discussion	Spring 2010 - 2010
EM Orientation, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Seizure discussion	Spring 2010 - 2010
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Preparing for Oral boards	Summer 2010 - 2010
EM Orientation, Dept of Emerg Med, Lab, Lab Presenter, Sim Lab 12 common cases	Summer 2010 - 2010
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Hypersensitivity Reactions	Summer 2010 - 2010
EM Lecture, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Charting and PI Issues	Fall 2010 - 2010
Em Resident prep, Dept of Emerg Med, Lab, Lab Presenter, EM Mock Oral Board	Fall 2010 - 2010
Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Grand Rounds: Anemia Evaluation	Spring 2009
Dept of Emerg Med, Small Group, Guest Presenter, Grand Rounds: Normal Radiography of Kids	Spring 2009
Dept of Emerg Med, Small Group, Guest Presenter, Grand Rounds: Radiation Injuries	Spring 2009
ED Department, Lab, Course Director, LLSA Review for Attending Physicians	Fall 2009 - 2009
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Radiology	Winter 2009 - 2009
EM Grand rounds, Dept of Emergency Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Otitis and Pharyngitis	Winter 2009 - 2009
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Normal Pediatric Radiology	Spring 2009 - 2009
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Otitis and Pharyngitis	Spring 2009 - 2009
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Pharmacology of Renal Failure	Spring 2009 - 2009
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Health & Occupational Risks	Spring 2009 - 2009
EM Grand Rounds, Lecture, Lecturer, Employment contracts	Spring 2009 - 2009
PGY 1 Orientation, Lab, Lecturer, Sim lab (2hr)	Spring 2009 - 2009
PGY 1 Orientation, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Syncope (1hr), and Sz (1hr)	Spring 2009 - 2009
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Hypersensitivity Reactions	Summer 2009 - 2009
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Charting and PI Issues	Fall 2009 - 2009
EM Resident Preparat, Dept of Emerg Med, Small Group, Lecturer, EM Mock Oral Board	Fall 2009 - 2009
EM Resident Prep, Dept of Emerg Med, Small Group, Lecturer, EM Mock Oral Board	Fall 2009 - 2009
EM Grand Rounds, Dept of Emerg4ncy Med, Lecture, Lecturer, Altitude illness	Winter 2009 - 2009
AMR nurse orientatio, AMR, Course, Lecturer, RSI for SCT nurses	Annual 2009
Dept of Emerg Med, Small Group, Guest Presenter, Grand Rounds: Documentation	Summer 2008
Medicine, Guest Presenter, Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Article Review and Online Exam	Summer 2008
Medicine, Lab, Course Presenter, M4 Student Simulation Lab	Annual 2007
Medicine, Lab, Course Director, M4 Student suture course	Annual 2007
AMR Paramedics, Lecture, Course Director, Paramedic Run review	Annual 2004

Directed Student Learning

Instructor	2007 - Present
Course director and instructor	2007 - Present

Residency Training

Cervial Spine injury in the Obese, Research Advisor	2014 - 06/2015
Improving CPR, Subspecialty/Activity Director	2013 - 12/2015
Resident EMS Selective, Subspecialty/Activity Director	2010 - Present
POTENT Research, Subspecialty/Activity Director	2009 - 2011
Resident EMS Rotation Coordinator, Subspecialty/Activity Director	2005 - 07/2007
Emergency Medicine Dept, Preceptor	2002 - Present
Resident Administrative Rotation Coordinator, Subspecialty/Activity Director	2001 - Present
Emergency Medicine, Attending Physician	2001 - Present

Fellows supervised

EMS Fellowship, Preceptor, 1 fellows supervised, EMS Fellowship

01/2013 - Present

Extramural, Acute Management of Pain from the Emergency Department (AMPED), Radnor Research	09/2012 - 10/2013
Extramural, Prophylaxis against thromboembolism initiated in the Emergency department for high-risk medical patients (POTENT), Radnor Research	11/2009 - 01/2011
Extramural, Emergency Medicine Pulmonary Embolism in the Real World Registry (EMPEROR), Radnor Research	07/2007 - 07/2009

Thompson, James R., M.D.

Education

Current Positions

Education

Specialty Certification Licensure

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Professional Membership and Service

Committee Service

Community Service

Other Service

Sponsored Program Funding

Publications

Journal Article

Abstracts

Book Chapter

Electronic Publications

Presentations

Teaching Experience

Directed Student Learning

Residency Training

Fellows supervised

Biography

Services & Procedures