Dr. Thompson is Medical Director of the St. Joseph Hospital Cancer Center.  He is a Board-certified Radiation Oncologist.

Dr. Thompson is originally from Southern California. He moved to the Pacific Northwest to pursue his Residency Training at UW and began his practice in Bellingham in 1979. He is a well known and popular lay educator. He has an active interest in Prostate and Breast Cancer treatments.

Education and Training:

• College: University of Southern California, BA, Psychology 1970
• Medical School:  UCLA, MD 1974
• Residency:  University of Washington, Radiation Therapy 1974-1978
• Certified by the American Board of Radiology 1978 (Therapeutic Radiology)

Professional Activities:

• Chairman, Cancer Committee
• Secretary, St. Joseph’s Hospital Medical Staff
• Founding Board Member, Hospice of Whatcom County
• Founding Board Member, Laurendeau Cancer Fund
• Past President, WA Division, American Cancer Society
• President, NWWROA

Hospital Staff Appointments:

• St. Joseph’s Hospital, Bellingham
• Providence Everett Medical Center

Professional Organizations:

• American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
• American College of Radiology
• Washington State Medical Society
• Washington State Radiologic Society
• Whatcom County Medical Society

Dr. Taylor is a Board-certified Radiation Oncologist who cares for patients at the Cancer Center.  Special interests include: 3D-dose escalation, prostate seed implants, organ preservation through combined modality approaches, and tools to support the whole person through cancer treatment.

Dr. Taylor was born and raised in Virginia.  The lure of mountains, water, and clean air brought him to the Northwest.  He enjoys the human aspects of medicine and also takes great satisfaction from developing state of the art radiation treatment programs.   He maintains active research interests in prostate and lung cancer.

Education and Training:

• College:  University of Virginia, BS Biology 1985
• Medical School:  Medical College of Virginia, MD 1989
• Residency:   Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s, Chicago, Radiation Oncology 1989 – 1993
• Certified by the American Board of Radiology (Radiation Oncology)

Professional Activities:

• Faculty: City of Hope National Cancer Center, Duarte, California 1993 – 1994

Hospital Staff Appointments

• Providence Everett Medical Center
• St. Joseph's Hospital, Bellingham

Professional Organizations:

• American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
• American College of Radiation Oncology
• American College of Radiology
• Washington State Radiologic Society
• Whatcom County Medical Society

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