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Peter Thompson

  • Department of Surgery
    Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • pwthomp@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. Thompson earned his MD degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. During his general surgery residency and plastic surgery residency at Emory, he was formally recognized for his professionalism and dedication to patients. Dr. Thompson's unique background includes completion of a two-year research fellowship in transplant immunology, which yielded his receipt of several awards for his work dealing with pancreatic islet transplantation as a treatment for diabetes. He published regularly throughout his postgraduate years in multiple peer-reviewed journals.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from University of Virginia School of Medicine

Research

Publications

  • The Modified Frailty Index Predicts Outcomes in Immediate Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction.
    Ann Plast Surg Volume: 94 Page(s): 426 - 432
    04/01/2025 Authors: Danko D; Ash ME; Losken A; Thompson PW
  • Intraoperative Predictors of Salvage in Infected Breast Implants: A Retrospective Study.
    Aesthet Surg J Volume: 45 Page(s): 359 - 364
    03/17/2025 Authors: Ash M; Brown O; Wang J; Jean-Baptiste O; Cheng A; Carlson G; Losken A; Thompson P
  • Monitoring for Breast Cancer Recurrence Following Goldilocks Breast Reconstruction.
    Ann Plast Surg Volume: 92 Page(s): S432 - S436
    06/01/2024 Authors: Wang J; Ghanouni A; Losken A; Thompson P
  • Scalp Reconstruction With Free Tissue Transfer as a Palliative Surgical Intervention in a High-Risk Population.
    J Craniofac Surg
    05/29/2024 Authors: Merceron TK; Ash M; Razavi SA; Cheng A; Thompson PW
  • Techniques in Nipple Areolar Reconstruction: A Retrospective Analysis of Surgical Interventions and Patient-reported Satisfaction Scores.
    Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Volume: 12 Page(s): e5667
    03/01/2024 Authors: Baker NF; Marxen T; Nguyen J; Danko D; Ebunlomo T; Carlson GW; Thompson PW
  • Close the GAPS: A Standardized Perioperative Protocol Reduces Breast Reconstruction Implant Infections.
    Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 152 Page(s): 1175 - 1184
    12/01/2023 Authors: Brown OH; Danko D; Muret-Wagstaff SL; Emefiele J; Argello-Angarita M; Baker NF; Losken A; Carlson G; Cheng A; Walsh M
  • Outcomes of the Goldilocks Technique in High-Risk Breast Reconstruction Patients.
    Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 152 Page(s): 35S - 40S
    10/01/2023 Authors: Ghanouni A; Thompson P; Losken A
  • Commentary on: Stopping Traffic: An Analysis of the Number of Scrubbed Personnel and Infection in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction.
    Aesthet Surg J Volume: 43 Page(s): 1148 - 1149
    09/14/2023 Authors: Thompson PW
  • Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction in the Elderly: Complications and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Women Older Than 70 Years.
    Ann Plast Surg Volume: 91 Page(s): 55 - 61
    07/01/2023 Authors: Danko D; Ash ME; Brown OH; Losken A; Thompson PW
  • Systematic Review of Syndrome of the Trephined and Reconstructive Implications.
    J Craniofac Surg Volume: 33 Page(s): e647 - e652
    09/01/2022 Authors: Mustroph CM; Stewart CM; Mann LM; Saberian S; Deibert CP; Thompson PW
  • Preventing Infection in Implant-based Breast Reconstruction: Evaluating the Evidence for Common Practices and Standardized Protocols.
    Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Volume: 10 Page(s): e4208
    03/01/2022 Authors: Baker NF; Brown O; Hart AM; Danko D; Stewart CM; Thompson PW
  • Commentary on: Pregnancy Reverses Abdominoplasty Aesthetic Outcome: Myth or Misconception? A Cross-Sectional Study.
    Aesthet Surg J Volume: 42 Page(s): NP27 - NP28
    01/01/2022 Authors: Kawwass JF; Thompson PW
  • Commentary on: Post-Mastectomy Surgical Pocket Irrigation With Triple Antibiotic Solution vs Chlorhexidine Gluconate: A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing Surgical Site Infections in Immediate Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction.
    Aesthet Surg J Volume: 41 Page(s): NP1529 - NP1531
    10/15/2021 Authors: Thompson PW
  • An Online Plastic Surgery Nonclinical Elective: Virtual Surgical Education in the Era of Coronavirus Disease of 2019.
    Plast Reconstr Surg Volume: 147 Page(s): 726e - 727e
    04/01/2021 Authors: Mercury OA; Danko D; Pettitt BJ; Thompson PW
  • Breast Reconstruction in the Social Media Age.
    Aesthet Surg J Volume: 41 Page(s): 200 - 205
    01/25/2021 Authors: Nguyen J; Thompson P; Losken A
  • Syndrome of the Trephined Related to Inflation of a Scalp Tissue Expander.
    J Craniofac Surg Volume: 32 Page(s): 297 - 299
    01/01/2021 Authors: Stewart CM; Deibert CP; Thompson PW
  • Microencapsulated adult porcine islets transplanted intraperitoneally in streptozotocin-diabetic non-human primates.
    Xenotransplantation Volume: 25 Page(s): e12450
    11/01/2018 Authors: Safley SA; Kenyon NS; Berman DM; Barber GF; Willman M; Duncanson S; Iwakoshi N; Holdcraft R; Gazda L; Thompson P
  • Multidisciplinary Approaches to Chest Wall Recurrences of Breast Cancer.
    Oncology (Williston Park) Volume: 32 Page(s): 392 - 417
    08/15/2018 Authors: Arciero C; Thompson P; Meisel JL; Taylor CE; Torres MA; Wood WC
  • The Impact of Mesh Reinforcement with Components Separation for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction.
    Am Surg Volume: 84 Page(s): 959 - 962
    06/01/2018 Authors: Razavi SA; Desai KA; Hart AM; Thompson PW; Losken A
  • Giant Pseudocysts of the Spleen: A Rare Sequela of Traumatic Splenic Injury.
    Am Surg Volume: 83 Page(s): e26 - e27
    01/01/2017 Authors: Cormican MT; Thompson PW; Bernstein SM; Dougherty SD; Dente CJ; Morse BC
  • Giant Pseudocysts of the Spleen: A Rare Sequela of Traumatic Splenic Injury.
    Am Surg Volume: 83 Page(s): e26 - e27
    01/01/2017 Authors: Cormican MT; Thompson PW; Bernstein SM; Dougherty SD; Dente CJ; Morse BC
  • The Effect of BMI on Outcomes Following Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstructions.
    Ann Plast Surg Volume: 76 Suppl 4 Page(s): S295 - S297
    06/01/2016 Authors: Desai KA; Razavi SA; Hart AM; Thompson PW; Losken A
  • Do the Science, Own the Field. Are We Doing the Science?
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg Volume: 73 Page(s): S153 - S154
    12/01/2015 Authors: Thompson PW; Roser SM
  • The impact of mesh reinforcement with components separation for abdominal wall reconstruction
    Volume: 221 Page(s): E123 - E123
    10/01/2015 Authors: Razavi SA; Desai KA; Thompson PW; Hart AM; Losken A
  • Dual islet transplantation modeling of the instant blood-mediated inflammatory reaction.
    Am J Transplant Volume: 15 Page(s): 1241 - 1252
    05/01/2015 Authors: Martin BM; Samy KP; Lowe MC; Thompson PW; Cano J; Farris AB; Song M; Dove CR; Leopardi FV; Strobert EA
  • Resident awareness of documentation requirements and reimbursement: a multi-institutional survey.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 97 Page(s): 858 - 864
    03/01/2014 Authors: Yount KW; Reames BN; Kensinger CD; Boeck MA; Thompson PW; Forrester JD; Upchurch GR; Gauger PG; Kron IL; Lau CL
  • Defining the Effects of Transgenic Modification in Islet Xenotransplantation Using the Dual Transplant Model.
    Volume: 13 Page(s): 371 - 372
    04/01/2013 Authors: Martin B; Thompson P; Lowe M; Farris A; Song M; Strobert E; Jenkins J; Larsen C; Kirk A
  • Belatacept and sirolimus prolong nonhuman primate islet allograft survival: adverse consequences of concomitant alefacept therapy.
    Am J Transplant Volume: 13 Page(s): 312 - 319
    02/01/2013 Authors: Lowe MC; Badell IR; Turner AP; Thompson PW; Leopardi FV; Strobert EA; Larsen CP; Kirk AD
  • A novel monoclonal antibody to CD40 prolongs islet allograft survival.
    Am J Transplant Volume: 12 Page(s): 2079 - 2087
    08/01/2012 Authors: Lowe M; Badell IR; Thompson P; Martin B; Leopardi F; Strobert E; Price AA; Abdulkerim HS; Wang R; Iwakoshi NN
  • Alternative immunomodulatory strategies for xenotransplantation: CD40/154 pathway-sparing regimens promote xenograft survival.
    Am J Transplant Volume: 12 Page(s): 1765 - 1775
    07/01/2012 Authors: Thompson P; Badell IR; Lowe M; Turner A; Cano J; Avila J; Azimzadeh A; Cheng X; Pierson RN; Johnson B
  • A Novel Non-Depleting Monoclonal Antibody to CD40 Prolongs Islet Allograft Survival
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Volume: 12 Page(s): 35 - 35
    05/01/2012 Authors: Lowe MC; Badell IR; Thompson P; Martin B; Strobert E; Price AA; Abdulkerim HS; Wang R; Iwakoshi NN; Adams AB
  • Belatacept and Sirolimus Prolong Islet Allograft Survival in Nonhuman Primates
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Volume: 12 Page(s): 479 - 479
    05/01/2012 Authors: Lowe MC; Badell IR; Turner A; Thompson P; Martin B; Leopardi F; Strobert E; Larsen CP; Kirk AD
  • Novel Dual Transplant Model: In Vivo Evaluation of Gal-Deficient and Wild-Type Xenoislet Preparations within a Single Recipient
    Volume: 12 Page(s): 478 - 478
    05/01/2012 Authors: Martin B; Thompson P; Lowe M; Farris AB; Song M; Strobert E; Larsen CP; Kirk AD
  • Comparison of Viral Immunity in Stable Renal Allograft Recipients Treated with Belatacept or Tacrolimus
    Volume: 12 Page(s): 40 - 40
    05/01/2012 Authors: Suessmuth Y; Thompson PW; Breeden C; Xu H; Johnson BE; Jones RL; Stempora LA; Cheeseman J; Joseph J; Begley B
  • Nondepleting anti-CD40-based therapy prolongs allograft survival in nonhuman primates.
    Am J Transplant Volume: 12 Page(s): 126 - 135
    01/01/2012 Authors: Badell IR; Thompson PW; Turner AP; Russell MC; Avila JG; Cano JA; Robertson JM; Leopardi FV; Strobert EA; Iwakoshi NN
  • Islet xenotransplantation using gal-deficient neonatal donors improves engraftment and function.
    Am J Transplant Volume: 11 Page(s): 2593 - 2602
    12/01/2011 Authors: Thompson P; Badell IR; Lowe M; Cano J; Song M; Leopardi F; Avila J; Ruhil R; Strobert E; Korbutt G
  • CD40-specific costimulation blockade enhances neonatal porcine islet survival in nonhuman primates.
    Am J Transplant Volume: 11 Page(s): 947 - 957
    05/01/2011 Authors: Thompson P; Cardona K; Russell M; Badell IR; Shaffer V; Korbutt G; Rayat GR; Cano J; Song M; Jiang W
  • Islet Xenotransplantation Using Gal-Deficient Neonatal Porcine Donors Improves Engraftment and Function
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Volume: 11 Page(s): 80 - 80
    04/01/2011 Authors: Thompson P; Badell I; Lowe M; Cano J; Song M; Ruhil R; Strobert E; Iwakoshi N; Larsen C; Kirk A
  • Clinically Applicable Immunosuppression with LFA3-Ig and Anti-LFA-1 Prolongs Xenoislet Survival
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Volume: 11 Page(s): 107 - 107
    04/01/2011 Authors: Thompson P; Badell I; Lowe M; Azimzadeh A; Cano J; Strobert E; Song M; Rajotte R; Larsen C; Kirk A
  • Alefacept Improves Efficacy of Costimulation Blockade in Nonhuman Primate Islet Allograft Survival
    Volume: 11 Page(s): 116 - 116
    04/01/2011 Authors: Lowe M; Badel I; Turner A; Thompson P; Weaver T; Leopardi F; Strobert E; Larsen C; Kirk A
  • In Vivo Characterization of Novel Non-Depleting Anti-CD40 Monoclonal Antibodies in Nonhuman Primates.
    Volume: 11 Page(s): 474 - 474
    04/01/2011 Authors: Lowe M; Thompson P; Badel I; Reimann K; Strobert E; Iwakoshi N; Kirk A; Larsen C
  • LFA-1-specific therapy prolongs allograft survival in rhesus macaques.
    J Clin Invest Volume: 120 Page(s): 4520 - 4531
    12/01/2010 Authors: Badell IR; Russell MC; Thompson PW; Turner AP; Weaver TA; Robertson JM; Avila JG; Cano JA; Johnson BE; Song M
  • Towards a Translatable Regimen for Islet Xenotransplantation in Nonhuman Primates
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Volume: 10 Page(s): 187 - 187
    04/01/2010 Authors: Thompson PW; Badell IR; Turner AP; Avila J; Cano J; Strobert EA; Leopardi FV; Song M; Korbutt GS; Rayat GR
  • A Novel Non-Depleting Anti-CD40 Antibody Prolongs Allogeneic Islet Survival in Nonhuman Primates.
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Volume: 10 Page(s): 146 - 146
    04/01/2010 Authors: Badell IR; Thompson PW; Turner AP; Avila JG; Cano JA; Robertson JM; Leopardi FV; Johnson BE; Strobert EA; Kirk AD
  • Combination CD28/LFA-1 Blockade Promotes Islet Allograft Survival in Nonhuman Primates.
    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Volume: 10 Page(s): 91 - 91
    04/01/2010 Authors: Badell IR; Thompson PW; Turner AP; Avila JG; Cano JA; Robertson JM; Leopardi FV; Johnson BE; Strobert EA; Kirk AD
  • Intravenous lidocaine is as effective as epidural bupivacaine in reducing ileus duration, hospital stay, and pain after open colon resection: a randomized clinical trial.
    Reg Anesth Pain Med Volume: 35 Page(s): 370 - 376
    01/01/2010 Authors: Swenson BR; Gottschalk A; Wells LT; Rowlingson JC; Thompson PW; Barclay M; Sawyer RG; Friel CM; Foley E; Durieux ME
  • Do you need to clamp a patent left internal thoracic artery-left anterior descending graft in reoperative cardiac surgery?
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 87 Page(s): 742 - 747
    03/01/2009 Authors: Smith RL; Ellman PI; Thompson PW; Girotti ME; Mettler BA; Ailawadi G; Peeler BB; Kern JA; Kron IL
  • Cardiac injury during resternotomy does not affect perioperative mortality.
    J Am Coll Surg Volume: 206 Page(s): 993 - 997
    05/01/2008 Authors: Ellman PI; Smith RL; Girotti ME; Thompson PW; Peeler BB; Kern JA; Kron IL
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