AustinBThompsonMD

Pulmonology • Omaha, NE

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine

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Office
988102 Nebraska Medical Ctr
Omaha, NE 68198
Phone+1 402-559-4015

Fax+1 402-559-8715
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Summary

Dr. Austin Thompson, MD is a pulmonologist in Omaha, Nebraska. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Nebraska and West Virginia. He is affiliated with Nebraska Medicine - Nebraska Medical Center, Nebraska Medicine - Bellevue, and Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System - Lincoln.

Education & Training

West Virginia UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1982 - 1983
West Virginia UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

NE State Medical License 1985 - 2022
WV State Medical License 1980 - 2007
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Clinical Trials

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Quality Enhancement Research Initiative Extension Program Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 01
Completed
Phase III Clinical Worsening Study of UT-15C in Subjects With PAH Receiving Background Oral Monotherapy Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 26
Completed
Phase 3
An Open-Label, Long-Term Study of Oral Treprostinil in Subjects With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 11
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

69 citations
Combination therapy with oral treprostinil for pulmonary arterial hypertension: A double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial
R. James White, Carlos Jerjes-Sánchez, Gisela Martina Bohns Meyer, Tomas Pulido, Pablo Sepúlveda, Kuo Yang Wang, Ekkehard Grünig, Shirish Hiremath, Zaixin Yu, Gangchen...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2020 Mar 15
96 citations
Sedative music reduces anxiety and pain during chair rest after open-heart surgery
Jo A. Voss, Marion Good, Bernice C. Yates, Mara M. Baun, Austin B. Thompson, Melody Hertzog> ;Pain. 2004 Nov 1
1 citations
A pilot evaluation of micrometastases for the prediction of outcome in lung cancer.
Austin B. Thompson, Anne Kessinger, J. Graham Sharp> ;Chest. 2004 May 1
30 citations
Video-assisted evacuation of empyema is the preferred procedure for management of pleural space infections.
Rudy P. Lackner, Rommie J Hughes, Linda A. Anderson, Paul H. Sammut, Austin B. Thompson> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2000 Jan 1
30 citations
Short- and long-term functional results after lung volume reduction surgery for severe emphysema.
Helmut Teschler, Austin B. Thompson, G Stamatis> ;The European Respiratory Journal. 1999 May 1
322 citations
Cigarette smoke induces interleukin-8 release from human bronchial epithelial cells
Tadashi Mio, Debra J. Romberger, Austin B. Thompson, Richard A. Robbins, Art J. Heires, Stephen I. Rennard> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 1997 May 1
146 citations
Automated continuous positive airway pressure titration for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Helmut Teschler, Michael Berthon-Jones, Austin B. Thompson, Antje Henkel, Jana Henry, N. Konietzko> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 1996 Sep 1
2 citations
Lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema: answers are beginning to accumulate.
Austin B. Thompson> ;The European Respiratory Journal. 1996 Sep 1
36 citations
Efficient vasoactive intestinal polypeptide hydrolyzing autoantibody light chains selected by phage display.
Sonia Tyutyulkova, Qing Sheng Gao, Austin B. Thompson, S. I. Rennard, Sudhir Paul> ;Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 1996 Aug 23
28 citations
Cystic adenomatoid malformation involving an entire lung in a 22-year-old woman
Rudy P. Lackner, Austin B. Thompson, Layton F. Rikkers, Timothy A. Galbraith> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1996 Jun 1
27 citations
Relevance of asbestos bodies in sputum
Helmut Teschler, Austin B. Thompson, R. Dollenkamp, N Konietzko, Ulrich Costabel> ;The European Respiratory Journal. 1996 Apr 1
17 citations
Preparation of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid with microscope slide smears
Austin B. Thompson, Helmut Teschler, You-Ming Wang, N Konietzko, Ulrich Costabel> ;The European Respiratory Journal. 1996 Mar 1
3 citations
Catalytic Autoantibodies to Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
Sudhir Paul, Qing-Sheng Gao, Han Huang, Mei Sun, Austin B. Thompson, Stephen I. Rennard, Dennis F. Landers> ;Chest. 1995 Mar 1
128 citations
Immunological functions of the pulmonary epithelium
Austin B. Thompson, Richard A. Robbins, D. J. Romberger, Joseph H. Sisson, John R. Spurzem, H. Teschler, S. I. Rennard> ;The European Respiratory Journal. 1995 Jan 1
4 citations
Smoking reduction: An alternative approach for smokers who cannot quit
Tajuddin Millatmal, David M. Daughton, Austin B. Thompson, Anthony A. Floreani, D. Romberger, K. Epperson, L. Larson, Stephen I. Rennard> ;Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease = Archivio Monaldi per Le Malattie Del Torace. 1994 Dec 1
1 citations
In vivo assessment of airway inflammation.
Anthony A. Floreani, S. Buchalter, Austin B. Thompson, Stephen I. Rennard> ;Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease = Archivio Monaldi per Le Malattie Del Torace. 1994 Jun 1
20 citations
Asbestos fibers in bronchoalveolar lavage and lung tissue of former asbestos workers.
Helmut Teschler, Karl Heinz Friedrichs, G Hoheisel, Gabriele Wick, Ulrich Soltner, Austin B. Thompson, N. Konietzko, Ulrich Costabel> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 1994 Mar 1
48 citations
Quantitative culture of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for the diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia
David E Cantral, Thomas G. Tape, Elizabeth C. Reed, John R. Spurzem, Stephen I. Rennard, Austin B. Thompson> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 1993 Dec 1
COPD: airways inflammation and clinical status.
S. I. Rennard, Austin B. Thompson, Anthony A. Floreani> ;Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease = Archivio Monaldi per Le Malattie Del Torace. 1993 Oct 1
5 citations
General vs Local Anesthesia: Effect on Bronchoalveolar Lavage Findings
Francesco De Blasio, David M. Daughton, Austin B. Thompson, Richard A. Bobbins, John R. Spurzem, Joseph H. Sisson, Susanna G. Von Essen, Debra J. Romberger, Anthony A....> ;Chest. 1993 Oct 1
7 citations
Bronchoalveolar lavage procollagen-III-peptide in recent onset hypersensitivity pneumonitis: correlation with extracellular matrix components
Helmut Teschler, Austin B. Thompson, W. R. Pohl, N Konietzko, S. I. Rennard, Ulrich Costabel> ;The European Respiratory Journal. 1993 May 1
36 citations
The Bronchitis Index: A Semiquantitative Visual Scale for the Assessment of Airways Inflammation
Austin B. Thompson, G. Huerta, Richard A. Robbins, Joseph H. Sisson, John R. Spurzem, S. G. Von Essen, Kathleen A. Rickard, D. J. Romberger, M. Ghafouri, David M. Daug...> ;Chest. 1993 May 1
13 citations
Assessment of airways inflammation in chronic bronchitis
Austin B. Thompson, S. I. Rennard> ;The European Respiratory Journal. 1993 Apr 1
19 citations
Elevated levels of bronchoalveolar lavage vitronectin in hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
H. Teschler, W. R. Pohl, Austin B. Thompson, N. Konietzko, Deane F. Mosher, U. Costabel, S. I. Rennard> ;The American Review of Respiratory Disease. 1993 Feb 1
4 citations
Immunomodulatory therapies for cystic fibrosis.
Austin B. Thompson, William L. Smits, Robert B. Fick> ;Seminars in Respiratory Infections. 1992 Sep 1
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Professional Memberships

American College of Physicians - ACP
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Hospital Affiliations

Nebraska Medicine - Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, Nebraska
Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System - LincolnLincoln, Nebraska
Nebraska Medicine - BellevueBellevue, Nebraska