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Dr. Kyle Thompson

Intensive Care Medicine
Office
3030 Childrens Way, 
San Diego, CA 
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Lung Transplant
Office
3030 Childrens Way, 
San Diego, CA 
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Overview

Kyle Thompson is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Thompson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Leigh Syndrome, Fountain Syndrome, Hiatal Hernia, Tissue Biopsy, and Lung Transplant.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 53 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Lung Transplant.

Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Licenses
Surgery in CA
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Shield of California
  • HMO
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  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Johns Hopkins Healthcare
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Simply Healthcare
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Sunshine Health
  • EPO
  • HMO
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
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Locations

Office
3030 Childrens Way, San Diego, CA 92123
Call: 858-966-7711
Other Locations
Boston Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Call: 617-355-7800

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


53 Total Publications

Investigating the role of tripartite motif containing-21 and interleukin-6 in pro-Inflammatory symptom-associated heterogeneity within primary Sjögren's syndrome.
Investigating the role of tripartite motif containing-21 and interleukin-6 in pro-Inflammatory symptom-associated heterogeneity within primary Sjögren's syndrome.
Journal: Rheumatology and immunology research
Published: January 21, 2025
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