Board Certified Obstetrician Gynecologist and Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner, specializing in Gynecology

Dr. Thompson is passionate about supporting health from adolescence through menopause. She is an experienced surgeon, offering advanced minimally invasive laparoscopic and vaginal surgeries as well as office procedures. Dr. Thompson is a Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner, which allows her to restore health by addressing the root causes of common gynecologic, hormonal, emotional and gastrointestinal conditions. (For more information, see her blog, “What is Functional Medicine?”) Dr. Thompson celebrates and is honored to serve the broad diversity of Vermont Gynecology’s patients. 

Dr. Thompson grew up in Western Massachusetts, frequently visiting Vermont  to spend time with her family in the Burlington area. She received her undergraduate degree from University of Massachusetts-Amherst, graduated from medical school at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri, and completed her OB/GYN residency at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts in 2008. She completed three years of training with the Institute of Functional Medicine and became a Certified Practitioner in 2020.  

During her thirteen years practicing in Western Massachusetts, Dr. Thompson was awarded Clinician of the Year by the Massachusetts Medical Society. She served in various leadership roles at Baystate Franklin Medical Center and on the Franklin County Opioid Task Force. Understanding the importance of trauma-sensitive care, she has been a leader in developing and teaching trauma-informed practice in her medical community. 

Dr. Thompson enjoys time at home and traveling with her husband Brian and two kids, Emery and Kai. She surrounds herself with opportunities to bike (mountain, road, gravel, spin or winter bike!), and stays grounded with daily meditation and yoga. She loves to cook, enjoying simple nourishing meals to preparing elaborate dinners.