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Joel A. Thompson, MD

Professor


Education
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine - M.D.
  • Arizona State University - B.S. Zoology
  • University of Utah Medical Center - Pediatric Internship
  • University of Utah Medical Center - Pediatric Residency
  • University of Utah Medical Center - Pediatric Neurology Fellowship
  • University of Utah Medical Center - Neurovirology Fellowship
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Medical Examiners
  • American Board of Pediatrics
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Special Competency in Child Neurology
Current Appointments
  • Full Time Staff - Primary Children's Medical Center
  • Full Time Staff - University of Utah Medical Center
  • Courtesy Staff - LDS Hospital
  • Courtesy Staff - Cottonwood Medical Center
  • Chief Division of Pediatric Neurology - University of Utah Medical Center
  • Director EEG Lab - Primary Children's Medical Center
  • Director Spina Bifida Clinic - Primary Children's Medical Center
Research
  • National Foundation Birth Defects of the Nervous System and the Cell-mediated Immune Response to Viral Antigens
  • Basil O'Conner Starter Research Grant, National Foundation Birth Defects of the Nervous System and the Cell-mediated Immune Response to Viral Antigens
  • Behavioral Effects of Felbamate in Childhood Epileptic Encephalopathy (Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome)

    Psychological Reports
  • Complexity of Focal Spikes Suggests Relative Epileptogenicity

    Epilepsia
  • Source Analysis of Generalized Spike-Wave Complexes

    Brain Topography
  • Ischemicstroke in the Young - A Comparison of Patients 6 Months to 39 Years

    J Child Neurol
  • Hypertension First Seen as Facial Paralysis: Case Reports and Review of the Literature

    Pediatrics