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Carlie Thompson, MD, General Surgery, Burbank, CA, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

CarlieKennedyThompsonMD

General Surgery Burbank, CA

Breast

Assistant Professor, Breast Surgical Oncology, UCLA

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Education & Training

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Breast Surgical Oncology, 2017 - 2018
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 2013 - 2017
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2010 - 2013
  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 2010
  • Indiana University
    Indiana UniversityBS, Psychology, Minors: Biology, Chemistry and Spanish, Summa Cum Laude, 2002 - 2006

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2013 - 2025
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2010 - 2013
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Lynn Sage Scholar Lynn Sage Foundation, 2017
  • Chesson Award for Compassion in Surgery UCSF, 2017
  • Outstanding Mentorship Award Association of Women Surgeons, 2017
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The WISDOM Study: breaking the deadlock in the breast cancer screening debate.  
    Esserman LJ, Anton-Culver H, Borowsky A, Brain S, Cink T, Crawford B, Eklund M, Esserman L, Fenton J, Heditsian D, Hiatt RA, Hogarth M, Kaplan C, Koenig B, LaCroix A, ..., NPJ Breast Cancer, 9/13/2017
  • Putting the Great Mammography Debate to rest  
    Thompson CK, Eklund M, Esserman LJ, Am J Hematol Oncol, 1/1/2015

Abstracts/Posters

  • The past, present and future of the neoadjuvant treatment of breast cancer
    Thompson CK, Grand Rounds, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2018
  • Axillary staging is associated with better outcomes in women with small, estrogen-receptor positive breast cancers
    Thompson CK, Hunter-Squires J, Carlson KA, Kim S, Amersi F, Giuliano AE, Chung A, American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2018
  • Accuracy of pre-surgical imaging to guide surgical resection in patients with invasive breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy
    Carlson KA, Siegel E, Thompson CK, Kim S, Amersi F, Giuliano A, Chung A, American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2018
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Other

  • The effects of ceftriaxone on striatal ascorbate in Huntington's disease transgenic mice 
    Kennedy C, Thesis
    Indiana University

Research History

  • UCSF Postdoctoral ScholarDesigned and operationalized a personalized screening model for a nationwide, multi-center breast cancer screening trial (WISDOM Study). Performed an international study validating a prognostic test that identifies indolent breast cancers.2013 - 2015
  • Northwestern Resident ResearcherPerformed a study that investigated the use of MRI for the diagnosis and management of DCIS.2011 - 2012
  • Washington University Medical Student ResearcherPerformed a study that determined the factors that predict the use of neoadjuvant versus adjuvant chemotherapy for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer.2009 - 2010
  • Indiana University Undergraduate ResearcherPerformed research that focused on the neurochemical and behavioral symptoms of Huntington’s Disease in transgenic mice and treatments to ameliorate those symptoms.2003 - 2006

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Hospital Affiliations