Biographical summary
Thomas Zachary Thompson, M.D., is a board certified anatomic and clinical pathologist with subspecialty training and certification in blood banking and transfusion medicine. He has further subspecialty training in conventional and novel cell therapy. Dr. Thompson carries an academic rank of Associate Professor.
Dr. Thompson attended medical school at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. He completed his pathology residency training at the Medical College of Georgia before seeking subspecialty training in Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapy at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
Dr. Thompson's clinical focuses are in bone marrow transplantation and laboratory management of novel cell therapy products. His research interests include subpopulation enumeration of cell types in conventional cell therapy grafts to improve time to engraftment and standardization of novel cell therapy collections of commercial and research drug products.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2022
FellowRST Cellular Therapy, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2021
FellowRST Transfusion Medicine, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2020
Chief ResidentMedical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- 2020
Residency - Anatomic & Clinical PathologyAugusta University
- 2019
ResidentMedical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- 2016
MDGeorgia Regents University
- 2012
BS - Neuroscience and Behavioral BiologyEmory University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2021
Blood Banking/Transfusion MedicineAmerican Board of Pathology
- 2020
Anatomic & Clinical PathologyAmerican Board of Pathology
Awards and honors
- 2019
Resident Award for Excellence in PathologyA. Bleakley Chandler, M.D. Resident Award
- 2018
Award for Excellence in ResearchStephen C. Peiper, MD, Housestaff Award
- 2016
Medical School Class considered for induction Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Chapter
- 2016
Achievement AwardDr. Walter L. Shepeard Achievement Award
Professional memberships
- 2022
Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies
- 2021 - present
Internal College of American Pathologists Inspection Team, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- 2021 - present
International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy
- 2021 - present
American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
- 2019 - present
University of Iowa
- 2019 - present
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- 2019 - present
American Society for Apheresis
- 2018 - present
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- 2018 - present
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
- 2018 - present
Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies
- 2017 - present
Memorial Health Savannah
- 2017 - present
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- 2017 - 2019
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- 2017 - present
College of American Pathologists
- 2017 - present
American Society for Clinical Pathology
- 2016 - 2019
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Publications