Bio
Dr. Paul D. Thompson is Chief of Cardiology and The Athletes' Heart Program at Hartford Hospital and professor of medicine at the University of Connecticut.
Dr. Thompson graduated cum laude in biology from Tufts Medical School. He served as medical intern and resident, as well as cardiology catheterization fellow, at Tufts New England Medical Center and completed his training in cardiology at Stanford Medical Center.
He previously was professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh from 1992 to 1997 and on the Brown University faculty from 1978 to 1992. He has authored more than 400 scientific articles on topics including: the effects of exercise training on preventing and treating heart disease, the risk of sudden death during exercise, the effects of exercise on lipid metabolism, the effects of statins on skeletal muscle and genetic factors affecting the exercise response.
Dr. Thompson is the editor of "Exercise and Sports Cardiology." He is past president of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Sports and Medicine: A Personal Connection:
Dr. Thompson's research and clinical interests in exercise originate from his personal interest in distance running. He qualified for the 1972 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials and finished 16th in the Boston Marathon in 1976.
Dr. Thompson has served as a television medical commentator for two Boston and five New York City Marathons and served as an analyst at the 1992 and 1993 New York City Marathon while running the race. He was NBC's sports medicine analyst at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul and served in a similar capacity for ABC's coverage of the 1991 Pan American Games in Cuba.
Professional Organizations
American College of Cardiology, Fellow
American College of Sports Medicine, Fellow and Past President