Charlotte E. Thompson, M.D. — Curriculum Vitae

Educational Background
Special Fellow University of Southern California - Neuromuscular Unit Los Angeles, CA	1975-1976
Certified American Board of Pediatrics	1969
Resident in Pediatrics Children's Hospital at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	1962-1963
Resident in Pediatrics University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	1960-1961
Intern Children's Hospital at San Francisco San Francisco, CA	1953-1954
M.D., Stanford University School of Medicine Palo Alto, CA	1954
B.A., Stanford University Palo Alto, CA	1950
Professional Experience
Director/Founder The Center for Handicapped Children & Teenagers *	1981-2004
* Dr. Thompson directed The Center, located at St. Mary's Medical Center, until she incorporated it as an independent nonprofit in 1985.
Director The Center for Multiple Handicaps Children's Hospital Medical Center Oakland, CA	1976-1981
Deputy Director Santa Clara County Child Health & Disability Santa Clara, CA	1974-1975
Muscle Disease Consultant U.S. Naval Hospital San Diego, CA	1970-1991
Director, Muscle Disease Clinic University Hospital University of California School of Medicine San Diego, CA	1969-1980
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics University of California San Diego, CA	1969-Present
Associate Director, Muscle Disease Clinic Children's Hospital at San Diego San Diego, CA	1965-1969
Physician, Private Practice Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine La Jolla, CA	1963-1975
Physician, Private Practice San Diego, CA (Locum Tenens)	1960-1962
Director, Muscle Disease Program University of Rochester Rochester, New York	1957-1960
Physician San Diego Public Health Department San Diego, CA	1954- 1956
Advisory Boards
National Medical Advisor Very Special Kids Program Nestle Corporation	1989-1991
Senate Subcommittee on the Disabled California Legislature San Francisco, CA	1982-1985
California League for the Handicapped San Francisco, CA	1981-1983
Executive Medical Board and Chief of Pediatrics Scripps Hospital San Diego, CA	1973-1974
Executive Board San Diego Muscular Dystrophy Association La Jolla, CA	1965-1970
Medical Advisory Board San Diego Muscular Dystrophy Association San Diego, CA	1963-1970
Professional Affiliations
World Muscle Society	1990-2003
Women's National Book Association	1993-Present
American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow	1970-Present
American Women's Medical Society	1963-1981
East Bay Pediatrics Society	1976-1983
American Academy of Pediatrics, Northern Chapter	1976-2004
American Pen Women	1994-1996
Branch President, American Women's Medical Association	1964-1965
Professional Activities
Examiner, California Board of Medical Examiners	1978-2004
Member, California Children's Service Committee Northern California Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics	1977-2004
Chairman, Physical/Occupational Therapy Committee Children's Hospital Oakland, CA	1977-1980
Member, Advisory Board Oakland Public Schools Oakland, CA	1977- 1981
Honors & Recognitions
Who's Who of American Women	1968, 1985-1999, 2005-2011
Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare	1996-2009
Who's Who in America	1996-2009
Who's Who in American Education	1968, 2003-2008
Who's Who in the West	1978, 1999-2005
International Health Professional of the Year	2003, 2005
America's Top Pediatricians	2005-2009
America's Top Pediatricians for Neuromuscular Diseases	2002-2004
Two Thousand Notable American Women	1993, 2004
Dictionary of International Biography	1999-2003
Who's Who	1994-1995, 2000-2001
International Woman of the Year	1998-1999, 2003
International Who's Who of Professionals	1997-2000
Outstanding People of the 20th Century	1999
Who's Who of Women	1997
Two Thousand Notable Women	1993, 1994
Woman of the Year	1992, 1993
Who's Who in Health and Medical Services	1990, 1991
Who's Who in California	1974, 1985, 1987-1990
The World's Who's Who of Women	1983
Notable Americans	1978
Community Leaders and Noteworthy Americans	1976-1978
Personalities of the West and Midwest	1972
Publications
Fishbein, Michael C., Seigel, Robert J., Thompson, Charlotte, E., and Hopkins, Linton C., Sudden Death of a Carrier of X-Linked Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy, Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 119, No. 9, November 1993.
Thompson, C.E., Making Wise Choices: A Guide for Women, Branden Publishing Company, Boston, 1993
Thompson, C.E., Allein leben: Ein umfassendes Handbuch fur Frauen. Econ Taschenbuch Verlag, Germany, 1993.
Thompson, C.E., Single Solutions: An Essential Guide for Single Career Women. Ivy Books, New York, 1990.
Thompson, C.E., Report of Steroid Efficacy in Duchenne Dystrophy Premature. Pediatric News, 24:9, 1990.
Thompson, C.E., Rx for Mothers of Disabled Newborns. American Baby, pg. 69, June 1990..
Thompson, C.E., Transition of the Disabled Adolescent to Adulthood. Pediatrician, 17:308, 1990
Thompson, C.E., and Larsen, L.J., Recurrent Hip Dislocation in Intermediate Spinal Atrophy. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 10:368, 1990.
Thompson, C.E., Pitfalls and Problems in the Clinical Care of Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Children and Teenagers. Chapter in Current Concepts in Childhood Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Merlini, Granata, Dubowitz, ed. Aulo Gaggi, Editore, Bologna, Italy, 1989.
Thompson, C.E., Going the Distance as a Neonatal Nurse, Neonatal Network, December 1988.
Thompson, C.E., Adapting to a Child's Disability, Mothering, 48:13-15, 1988.
Thompson, C.E., Raising A Handicapped Child: A Helpful Guide for Parents of the Physically Disabled. Books on Tape, 1988.
Thompson, C.E., Raising A Handicapped Child: A Helpful Guide for Parents of the Physically Disabled. Ballantine Books, New York, 1986.
Thompson, C.E., Raising A Handicapped Child: A Helpful Guide for Parents of the Physically Disabled. William Morrow & Company, Inc., New York, 1986.
Thompson, C.E., Pitfalls in Muscle Biopsies of Hypotonic Children. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 27:675-677, 1985.
Thompson, C.E., Infantile Myositis, Yearbook of Pediatrics, Oski/Stockman, ed. Chicago, 336, 1984.
Thompson, C.E., Hysterical Paralysis, Journal of Family Practice, 15:1169- 1173, 1982.
Thompson, C.E., Muscle Weakness in Children, Pediatric Basics, Beardsley and Co., 31: 4-8, 1982.
Thompson, C.E., Infantile Myositis: Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 24:307-313, 1982.
Thompson, C.E., Abstract No. 14, International Congress of Muscle Diseases. Montreal, Canada, September 1978.
Thompson, C.E., Reproduction in Duchenne Dystrophy. Neurology, 29:1045, 1978
Thompson, C.E., Abstract No. 215, Excerpta Medica. International Congress of Muscle Diseases, September 1974.
Thompson, C.E., Diphenylhydantoin for Myotonia Congenita. New England Journal of Medicine, 286:893, 1972.
Thompson, C.E., Polymyositis in Children. Clinical Pediatrics, 7:24, January 1968
Thompson, C.E., Muscular Dystrophy in Childhood. American Women's Medical Association, 20:457, May 1965.
Thompson, C.E., *Raising a Child with a Neuromuscular Disorder*. Oxford University Press. New York, 1999.
Thompson, C.E., Raising a Handicapped Child. Oxford University Press. New York, 2000.
Thompson, C.E., Raising a Handicapped Child. Oxford University Press. London, 2000
Thompson, C.E., *Raising a Child with a Neuromuscular Disorder*. Oxford University Press. London, 1999.
Thompson, C.E., Letter to the Editor. Contemporary Pediatrics, Vol. 18, No. 7. July 2001.
Thompson, C.E., Letter to the Editor. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 2002. Vol. 44: 283-286
Thompson, C.E., *Letters Home*, Trafford Publishing Co. Victoria, BC, 2005.
Thompson, C.E., 101 Ways To The Best Medical Care. PA, Infinity Publishing Co. 2006
Thompson, C.E., Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs, Jessica Kingsley Publishers - UK and US 2009

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