Dr.Keith P. Thompson, MD,
Education/Training
- completed his undergraduate education at Texas A & M University in College Station.
- earned his Medical Degree with honors from Southwestern Medical School in Dallas.
- completed his Ophthalmology Residency at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami
- completed a two-year National Institutes of Health sponsored research fellowship studying corneal wound healing following excimer laser surgery and biomaterials for synthetic corneal lenses
- completed a clinical fellowship in cornea and anterior segment surgery at the Emory University Eye Center.
Publications
- he has published over 80 peer reviewed articles and abstracts
- He authored a book on refractive surgery and has authored 11 book chapters
Membership
- chairman of the Advocacy Committee for the International Society of Refractive Surgery
- member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Refractive and Corneal Surgery.
- elected a Member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.