University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s)
Orthopaedic Surgeon

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota

Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota

Board Certifications
Orthopaedic Surgery

Sees Patients At
- University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview
- Orthopedic Clinic
- Oncology Orthopedic Clinic

Clinical Interests
Adult reconstructive surgery
Back Pain
Bone Cancer
Bone Tumors
Ewings Sarcoma
Herniated Disc
Hips
Knees
Major Joints
Musculoskeletal oncology
Neck Pain
Osteoarthritis
Pediatric Orthopaedics
Pseudogout
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sciatica
Soft Tissue Tumors
Spinal Stenosis
Tumors
Upper Extremity

Education
Medical School
University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Site of Residency
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (Surgery & Orthopaedics)

Site of Fellowship
New York Orthopaedic Hospital, New York, NY (Adult Reconstruction)

Selected Recent Publications
Thompson, R.C.; Cheng, E.Y.; Clohisy, D.R.; Perentesis, J.; Manivel, C.: Results of Treatment for Metastatic Osteo-Sarcoma with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery. Clin. Orthop 397:240-274, 2002.

Scully, S.P.; Ghert, M.A.; Zurakowski, D.; Thompson, R.C.; Gebhardt, M.C.: Pathologic Fracture in Osteosarcoma: Prognostic Significance and Treatment Implications. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 84-A, 1:49-57, 2002.

Nagarajan, R.; Weigel, B.; Thompson, R. ; Perentesis, J.: Osteosarcoma in the First Decade of Life. In preparation, 2002.

Cheng, E.Y.; Thompson, R.C.: Proximal Femoral Replacement. The American Journal of Orthopedics. 31:4:193-198, 2002.

Thompson, R.C.: The Future of Academic Medicine or is Academic Medicine to be Determined by Technology? The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal 22:116-119, 2002.