Dr. Thompson is a graduate of St. Philips College (AS Radiologic Technology), Texas A&M University (BS Biochemistry), University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (Doctor of Medicine).  She completed 6 years of surgical training and research at  East Tennessee State University.  In 1987 she was the recipient of the Outstanding Young Women in America award for founding and her work with a program for medical students to address the needs of the less fortunate of San Antonio.  She is the mother of two fine sons of whom she is very proud, just ask and see what happens!

Dr. Thompson has spent the entirety of her professional career serving New Braunfels and the South Texas region.  She is now a leader in the development of a community- based breast cancer care program. She is a leader in the initiative for local cancer care providers to become certified by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers.  She wants you to know that you can receive state-of-the-art breast cancer care at home in New Braunfels.  She also sees patients from Austin, San Antonio, and the surrounding South Texas region. 

Dr. Thompson provides evaluation, diagnosis and management of benign and malignant diseases of the breast. She is a participant in The American College of Surgeon's Mastery of Breast Surgery program, a voluntary quality improvement initiative, and is working toward completing the requirements for NAPBC accreditation. She performs breast conservation, traditional mastectomy, skin sparing and nipple preserving mastectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy and works together with reconstructive surgeons.   She has certified in-office breast ultrasonography and performs evaluation and management of breast cysts, benign nodules, and FNA and core biopsies of suspicious lesions.  She performs a breast cancer risk assessment for each individual, offers chemoprevention therapy for those at high risk, can perform genetic screening, provides surveillance, and ongoing care for those at high risk as well as breast cancer patients. For 16 years Dr. Thompson has worked closely with a state of the art department of radiology, a subspecialty trained breast pathologist and with local and regional medical and radiation oncologists.