Background
Thompson, John Morgan was born on February 14, 1924 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Son of Robert Hamilton and Nannie Lee (Clewis) Thompson.
Thompson, John Morgan was born on February 14, 1924 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Son of Robert Hamilton and Nannie Lee (Clewis) Thompson.
Bachelor of Science, Tulane University, 1946; Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1948.
National Research Council fellow in neurophysiology, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1948, 49; intern, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, 1949-1950; resident, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, 1950-1955; faculty department neurosurgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 1955-1956; practice neurosurgery, Bayfront Medical Center/St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, since 1956; practice neurosurgery, All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, since 1956; member of faculty, University of Southern Florida Medical School, Tampa, since 1971; clinical professor neurological surgery, University of Southern Florida Medical School, Tampa, since 1986. Consultant neurological surgery United States Veterans Administration Hospital., Tampa, since 1975.
Served to Lieutenant Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1950-1952, Korea. Member American Medical Association, Congress Neurological Surgeons (president 1969-1970), American Association Neurological Surgeons, Florida Neurosrug. Society, Pinellas County Medical Society (vice president 1988-1989), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Dorothy Georgene Kinne, June 21,1947. Children: Lauralee Ann, John Tilynn.