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Reid C. Thompson MD

William F. Meacham Professor & Chair, and Director, Vanderbilt Brain Tumor Center

Areas of Expertise

  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Brain Cancer
  • Brain Tumor/Cancer
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Neurologic Surgery
  • Neurological Disorders, Surgery
  • Neurological Surgery
  • Otolaryngology
  • Skull Base Surgery

Conditions and Treatments

Location

1500 21st Avenue South, The Village at Vanderbilt, Suite 1506
Nashville, TN 37212

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - Johns Hopkins University, 1989
  • Internship - Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, 1990
  • Fellowship - Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, 1995
  • Residency - Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, 1995
  • Fellowship - Stanford University Medical Center, 1997

Board Certifications

  • Neurological Surgery - American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2001

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Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
Dr Thompson has always been very informative in explaining my condition, he usually has students with him in going over my care, I have been a patient of Dr Thompson for 13 years and every time he provides me with information and always listens.
June 25, 2025
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Good
June 16, 2025
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Kind and reassuring
June 16, 2025
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I like the Dr very much and I trust his treatment proposal and decision. It was probably because they were behind schedule but I wish I had more time with Dr, especially I wanted to see MRI result in person to really understand there was no change from 6 months ago.
May 14, 2025
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Excellent patient care
May 12, 2025
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Great
March 8, 2025
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Dr. Reid Thompson is the Best Dr. I have ever seen!! He explains things so my family and myself can understand my diagnosis! He also explained his thoughts for my future health concerns and his expertise is excellent!! I am blessed to have him for my Dr. And also his caring heart and understanding feel he shoots straight with you.
March 4, 2025
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I have great confidence in Dr. Thompson.
March 4, 2025
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I truly feel blessed to have found Dr. Thompson. I saw a Neuro. In my hometown of Knoxville who, after about 30 minutes, it was a hard NO to allow him to do my surgery. Dr. Thompson explained everything to both my husband and I. I am a RN and found Dr. Thompson to be very thorough and I had a sense of comfort of which I did not have with the previous surgeon.
February 27, 2025
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