Darcy Thompson, MD, MPH/MSPH
Locations
Practice Locations
Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
720-777-1234
Provider Expertise
Clinical Interest for Patients
Dr. Thompson is a board-certified pediatrician working in the multidisciplinary Lifestyle Medicine clinic at Children’s Hospital Colorado caring for children of all ages referred for obesity and related conditions.
Specialties
- Pediatrics
Education & Training
Medical Schools
MD, Yale University School of Medicine (2000)
Undergraduate Schools
BA, Stanford University (CA) (1994)
Graduate Schools
MPH, Harvard University (2000)
Internships
University of California (San Francisco) Program (2001)
Residency Program
University of California (San Francisco) Program (2003)
Fellowships
University of Washington Program (2006)
Professional Memberships
American Pediatric Association (APA), Member
Research & Grants
Research Interests for Patients
Dr. Thompson is a board-certified pediatrician and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She also serves as Clinical Research Director for the Colorado Child Health Research Institute. Dr. Thompson’s research seeks to promote healthy growth and development in early childhood by understanding cultural and contextual contributors to early childhood lifestyle behaviors. Current work focuses on screen media use and sleep in the toddler age group. Current and past studies were funded by the National Institutes of Health (NICHD, NINR, NHLBI) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She is experienced in mixed methods and community-based participatory research approaches. Mentoring: During my career, I have mentored junior faculty, fellows, residents, graduate students, medical students, and undergraduate students. I am a faculty mentor on the Nutrition T32 program.
