Holly Thompson, MD, MPH

Associate Professor
Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics

Holly Thompson, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Medical Imaging in the Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics Division. Her passion for medicine stems from an insatiable desire to diagnose and treat diseases that cause human suffering, with a practice emphasis in Nuclear Oncology. She received her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Florida, where she earned acceptance into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.

Dr. Thompson’s commitment to improving communities also lead her to earn a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree with highest honors from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. After completing an internship in Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston Massachusetts, she completed her Diagnostic Radiology Residency at the University of California, Davis California, followed by a subspecialty Fellowship in Nuclear Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, California.                    

Dr. Thompson is board certified by the American Board of Radiology and the American Board of Nuclear Medicine, and she is an active member of several medical societies. With a background as a cell and molecular biologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Vitra Bioscience, she is deeply inspired by the transformative potential of molecular imaging and Theranostics in improving patient outcomes. Dr. Thompson seamlessly blends her scientific expertise with excellent communication and teaching skills, bringing warmth, compassion, and a collaborative spirit to her interactions with both colleagues and patients.

Outside of work Dr. Thompson enjoys traveling, community service, hiking and outdoor recreation.

Degrees
  • MD: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
  • MPH: NOVA Southeastern University, David, FL
  • BA: Biology, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA
Honors and Awards
  • SNMMI Exchange Program Award: Best Abstract, 2015
  • Alpern Foundation Grant Recipient for Cancer Research, 2015
  • Master of Public Health- Graduate with Highest Honors
  • ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA National Honor Medical Society
Internship
  • General Surgery, Harvard Medical School - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Residency
  • Diagnostic Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Fellowship
  • Nuclear Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Radiology, Board Certified, 2015
  • American Board of Nuclear Medicine, Board Certified, 2015
  • Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 2014
  • Radiology Supervisor and Operator Certificate, RHL00170823, 2014

Select Publications

2020

Hurwitz, M., J. R. Buscombe, H. A. Jacene, A. K. Klitzke, D. Lamonica, Y. Lu, D. A. Pryma, E. M. Rohren, T. W. Speer, R. M. Subramaniam, et al., "ACR-ACNM-ASTRO-SNMMI Practice Parameter for the Performance of Therapy With Radium-223.", Am J Clin Oncol, vol. 43, issue 8, pp. 539-544, 2020 Aug.

2019

Toriihara, A., H. Duan, H. M. Thompson, S. Park, N. Hatami, L. Baratto, A. C. Fan, and A. Iagaru, "F-FPPRGD PET/CT in patients with metastatic renal cell cancer.", Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging, vol. 46, issue 7, pp. 1518-1523, 2019 Jul. PMID: 30850872

2016

Hess, C. B., H. M. Thompson, S. H. Benedict, A. J Seibert, K. Wong, A. T. Vaughan, and A. M. Chen, "Exposure Risks Among Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy: Considerations in the Era of Image Guided Radiation Therapy.", Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, vol. 94, issue 5, pp. 978-92, 2016 Apr 01.
Thompson, H. M., R. Minamimoto, M. Jamali, A. Barkhodari, R. von Eyben, and A. Iagaru, "A Prospective, Matched Comparison Study of SUV Measurements From Time-of-Flight Versus Non-Time-of-Flight PET/CT Scanners.", Clin Nucl Med, vol. 41, issue 7, pp. e323-6, 2016 Jul.