Callie M. Thompson
( out of 11 reviews )

Callie M. Thompson, MD, FACS

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University of Utah Hospital

Burn Center
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-581-3050
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Dr. Thompson is a burn and trauma surgeon by training. She specializes in the care of the thermally injured patient and other skin and soft tissue diseases that require surgical intervention. Her research is focused on implementing changes to care delivery that improve patient-centered outcomes and engaging burn patients as equitable partners in the entire research process.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Surgery (Sub: Surgical Critical Care)
American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)

Patient Rating

5.0 /5
( out of 11 reviews )

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Patient Comments

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UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Thompson has so much compassion and skill. She has a gift for remembering the tiny details about what is going on with her patients both with their burns and in their lives. With every encounter she shows how much she cares. She makes her patients and their families feel like they are the most important people in the world.

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Good

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Everyone was very professional about every single step of the procedure.

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Excellent!

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

I am a burn victim. The burn unit is the greatest, they saved my life. Special people work there

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Thompson was professional but very personable and relatable. I appreciated her manner with my daughter's reluctant attitude and the ability to visit with her where she was at to make it a comfortable discussion.

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

veryGoog

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Everything has been great

UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Thompson is an outstanding doctor. Kind, caring, respectful, intelligent and bright are the words that I would use to describe her.

Dr. Thompson is a burn and trauma surgeon by training. She specializes in the care of the thermally injured patient and other skin and soft tissue diseases that require surgical intervention. Her research is focused on implementing changes to care delivery that improve patient-centered outcomes and engaging burn patients as equitable partners in the entire research process.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Surgery -Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions General Surgery
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery (Sub: Surgical Critical Care)
American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)

Education history

Undergraduate Neurobiology - University of Washington B.S.
Professional Medical Medicine - Meharry Medical College M.D.
Residency General Surgery - University of Washington School of Medicine Resident
Fellowship T-32 Research Fellow - Harborview Medical Center Trauma Research Institute Research Fellow
Fellowship Burn, Trauma, Critical Care - University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. CODA Collaborative., Flum DR, Davidson GH, Monsell SE, Shapiro NI, Odom SR, Sanchez SE, Drake FT, Fischkoff K, Johnson J, Patton JH, Evans H, Cuschieri J, Sabbatini AK, Faine BA, Skeete DA, Liang MK, Sohn V, McGrane K, Kutcher ME, Chung B, Carter DW, Ayoung-Chee P, Chiang W, Rushing A, Steinberg S, Foster CS, Schaetzel SM, Price TP, Mandell KA, Ferrigno L, Salzberg M, DeUgarte DA, Kaji AH, Moran GJ, Saltzman D, Alam HB, Park PK, Kao LS, Thompson CM, Self WH, Yu JT, Wiebusch A, Winchell RJ, Clark S, Krishnadasan A, Fannon E, Lavallee DC, Comstock BA, Bizzell B, Heagerty PJ, Kessler LG, Talan D (2020). A Randomized Trial Comparing Antibiotics with Appendectomy for Appendicitis. The New England journal of medicine, 383(20), 1907-1919.
  2. Patil P, Russo KA, McCune JT, Pollins AC, Cottam MA, Dollinger BR, DeJulius CR, Gupta MK, D'Arcy R, Colazo JM, Yu F, Bezold MG, Martin JR, Cardwell NL, Davidson JM, Thompson CM, Barbul A, Hasty AH, Guelcher SA, Duvall C (2022). Reactive oxygen species-degradable polythioketal urethane foam dressings to promote porcine skin wound repair. Science translational medicine, 14(641), eabm6586.
  3. Tran DP, Arnold DH, Thompson CM, Richmond NJ, Gondek S, Kidd R (2022). Evaluating Discrepancies in Percent Total Body Surface Area Burn Assessments between Prehospital Providers and Burn Center Physicians. Journal of burn care & research, 43(1), 225-231.
  4. Monsell SE, Voldal EC, Davidson GH, Fischkoff K, Coleman N, Bizzell B, Price T, Narayan M, Siparsky N, Thompson CM, Ayoung-Chee P, Odom SR, Sanchez S, Drake FT, Johnson J, Cuschieri J, Evans HL, Liang MK, McGrane K, Hatch Q, Victory J, Wisler J, Salzberg M, Ferrigno L, Kaji A, Deugarte DA, Gibbons MM, Alam HB, Scott J, Kao LS, Self WH, Winchell RJ, Villegas CM, Talan DA, Kessler LG, Lavallee DC, Krishnadasan A, Lawrence SO, Comstock B, Fannon E, Flum DR, Heagerty P (2022). Patient Factors Associated with Appendectomy Within 30 Days of Initiating Antibiotic Treatment for Appendicitis. JAMA surgery, 157(3), e216900.
  5. Writing Group for the CODA Collaborative., Davidson GH, Monsell SE, Evans H, Voldal EC, Fannon E, Lawrence SO, Krishnadasan A, Talan DA, Bizzell B, Heagerty PJ, Comstock BA, Lavallee DC, Villegas C, Winchell R, Thompson CM, Self WH, Kao LS, Dodwad SJ, Sabbatini AK, Droullard D, Machado-Aranda D, Gibbons MM, Kaji AH, DeUgarte DA, Ferrigno L, Salzberg M, Mandell KA, Siparsky N, Price TP, Raman A, Corsa J, Wisler J, Ayoung-Chee P, Victory J, Jones A, Kutcher M, McGrane K, Holihan J, Liang MK, Cuschieri J, Johnson J, Fischkoff K, Drake FT, Sanchez SE, Odom SR, Kessler LG, Flum D (2022). Self-selection vs Randomized Assignment of Treatment for Appendicitis. JAMA surgery, 157, 598-608.
  6. Thompson CM, Voldal EC, Davidson GH, Sanchez SE, Ayoung-Chee P, Victory J, Guiden M, Bizzell B, Glaser J, Hults C, Price TP, Siparsky N, Ohe K, Mandell KA, DeUgarte DA, Kaji AH, Uribe L, Kao LS, Mueck KM, Farjah F, Self WH, Clark S, Drake FT, Fischkoff K, Minko E, Cuschieri J, Faine B, Skeete DA, Dhanani N, Liang MK, Krishnadasan A, Talan DA, Fannon E, Kessler LG, Comstock BA, Heagerty PJ, Monsell SE, Lawrence SO, Flum DR, Lavallee DC, Writing Group for the CODA Collaborative: (2022). Perception of Treatment Success and Impact on Function with Antibiotics or Appendectomy for Appendicitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial with an Observational Cohort. Annals of surgery, 277(6), 886-93.
  7. Writing Group for the CODA Collaborative., Talan DA, Moran GJ, Krishnadasan A, Monsell SE, Faine BA, Uribe L, Kaji AH, DeUgarte DA, Self WH, Shapiro NI, Cuschieri J, Glaser J, Park PK, Price TP, Siparsky N, Sanchez SE, Machado-Aranda DA, Victory J, Ayoung-Chee P, Chiang W, Corsa J, Evans HL, Ferrigno L, Garcia L, Hatch Q, Horton MD, Johnson J, Jones A, Kao LS, Kelly A, Kim D, Kutcher ME, Liang MK, Maghami N, McGrane K, Minko E, Mohr C, Neufeld M, Patton JH, Rog C, Rushing A, Sabbatini AK, Salzberg M, Thompson CM, Tichter A, Wisler J, Bizzell B, Fannon E, Lawrence SO, Voldal EC, Lavallee DC, Comstock BA, Heagerty PJ, Davidson GH, Flum DR, Kessler L (2022). Analysis of Outcomes Associated With Outpatient Management of Nonoperatively Treated Patients With Appendicitis. JAMA network open, 5(7), e2220039.
  8. Guidry CA, Medvecz AJ, Adams RC, Dennis BM, Eastham SC, Guillamondegui OD, Gunter OL, Peetz AB, Thompson CM, Gondek SP, Nunez TC, Sawyer RG, May AK, Patel M (2022). Prior Antibiotic Exposure Is Associated With Reoperation After Elective Non-colorectal Surgery. The American surgeon, 88(11), 2752-9.
  9. Evans CS, Hart K, Self WH, Nikpay S, Thompson CM, Ward M (2022). Burn related injuries: a nationwide analysis of adult inter-facility transfers over a six-year period in the United States. BMC emergency medicine, 22(1), 147.
  10. Labuz DR, Lewis G, Fleming ID, Thompson CM, Zhai Y, Firpo MA, Leung D (2023). Targeted multi-omic analysis of human skin tissue identifies alterations of conventional and unconventional T cells associated with burn injury. eLife, 12,
  11. Thompson CM, Phillips MH, Bessey PQ, Higginson S, Hoarle K, Hsu N, Phillips B, Weber JM, Weichmann-Murata E, Mandell S (2023). Using a National Burn Registry to Develop a Model for Risk-Adjusted Length of Stay Benchmarking. Journal of burn care & research, 44(1), 22-26.
  12. Writing Group for the CODA Collaborative, Zhang IY, Voldal EC, Davidson GH, Liao JM, Thompson CM, Self WH, Kao LS, Cherry-Bukowiec J, Raghavendran K, Kaji AH, DeUgarte DA, Gonzalez E, Mandell KA, Ohe K, Siparsky N, Price TP, Evans DC, Victory J, Chiang W, Jones A, Kutcher ME, Ciomperlik H, Liang MK, Evans HL, Faine BA, Neufeld M, Sanchez SE, Krishnadasan A, Comstock BA, Heagerty PJ, Lawrence SO, Monsell SE, Fannon EEC, Kessler LG, Talan DA, Flum D (2022). Association of Patient Belief About Success of Antibiotics for Appendicitis and Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis of the CODA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA surgery, 157(12), 1080-1087.
  13. Mandell SP, Phillips MH, Higginson S, Hoarle K, Hsu N, Phillips B, Thompson C, Weber JM, Weichmann-Murata E, Bessey P (2023). Setting the Standard: Using the ABA Burn Registry to Benchmark Risk Adjusted Mortality. Journal of burn care & research, 44(2), 240-248.
  14. Lois A, Kohler JE, Monsell SE, Pullar KM, Victory J, Odom SR, Fischkoff K, Kaji AH, Evans HL, Sohn V, Kao LS, Dodwad SJ, Ehlers AP, Alam HB, Park PK, Krishnadasan A, Talan DA, Siparsky N, Price TP, Ayoung-Chee P, Chiang W, Salzberg M, Jones A, Kutcher ME, Liang MK, Thompson CM, Self WH, Bizzell B, Comstock BA, Lavallee DC, Flum DR, Fannon E, Kessler LG, Heagerty PJ, Lawrence SO, Pham TN, Davidson G (2023). A Video-Based Consent Tool: Development and Effect of Risk–Benefit Framing on Intention to Randomize. The Journal of surgical research, 283, 357-367.
  15. Brownson EG, Wong J, Cannon C, Thompson CM, Mandell SP, Gibran NS, Muffley L, Pham T (2018). Combining store-and-forward pictures and videoconferencing for outpatient burn follow-up care. Burns open, 2(4), 199-203.
  16. Serrano E, Voldal EC, Machado-Aranda D, DeUgarte DA, Kao L, Drake T, Winchell R, Cuschieri J, Krishnadasan A, Talan DA, Siparsky N, Ayoung-Chee P, Self WH, McGonagill P, Mandell KA, Liang MK, Dodwad SJ, Thompson CM, Padilla RM, Fleischman R, Price TP, Jones A, Bernardi K, Garcia L, Evans HL, Sanchez SE, Odom S, Comstock BA, Heagerty PJ, Lawrence SO, Monsell SE, Fannon EEC, Kessler LG, Flum DR, Davidson GH, Writing Group for the CODA Collaborativ (2023). Trial Participation and Outcomes Among English-Speaking and Spanish-Speaking Patients With Appendicitis Randomized to Antibiotics: A Secondary Analysis of the CODA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA surgery,
  17. Galicia KE, Thompson CM, Lewis AE, Joyce CJ, Hill DM, Schneider JC, Nyygard RM, Harrington DM, Holmes JH, Moffatt LT, Shupp JW, Kubasiak J (2023). American Burn Association (ABA) Burn Care Quality Platform (BCQP) and Large Data Set Analysis Considerations: A Practical Guide to Investigating Clinical Questions in Burns via Large Data Sets. Journal of burn care & research,
  18. Yang FF, Monsell SE, Davidson GH, Mogal H, Voldal EC, Hutchinson F, Fannon EEC, Lawrence SO, Krishnadasan A, Talan DA, Reagan R, Bizzell B, Heagerty PJ, Comstock BA, Lavallee DC, Carter DW, Skeete DA, Alam HB, Glaser J, Mandell KA, Uribe L, Neufeld M, Guiden M, Schaetzel SM, Reiter SA, Millas SG, Winchell R, Thompson CM, Self WH, Kao LS, Dodwad SJ, Salzman D, Kaji AH, DeUgarte DA, Siparsky N, Price TP, Victory J, Jones A, Kutcher M, Liang MK, Cuschieri J, Johnson J, Odom SR, Kessler LG, Flum D (2023). Appendiceal neoplasms in patients treated with antibiotics for acute appendicitis: secondary analysis of the CODA randomized clinical trial. The British journal of surgery, 110(12), 1659-1662.
  19. Flum DR, Rosen JE, Voldal EC, Dodwad S, Hemmila M, Sangji N, Gibbons MM, Siparsky N, Villegas C, Wisler J, Victory J, Hatch Q, Holihan J, Ayoung-Chee P, Chiang W, Parsons C, Odom SR, Shapiro NI, Sanchez SE, Drake FT, Fischkoff K, Tichter A, DeUgarte DA, Kaji AH, Evans H, Cuschieri J, Johnson J, Patton JH, Sohn V, McGrane K, Carter DW, Steinberg S, Evans D, Saltzman D, Moran GJ, Foster CS, Tudor B, Price TP, Mandell KA, Ferrigno L, Salzberg M, Skeete DA, Faine BA, Park PK, Alam HB, Kutcher ME, Jones A, Kao LS, Liang MK, Davidson GH, Sabbatini AK, Thompson CM, Self WH, Wiebusch A, Yu JT, Winchell RJ, Clark S, Bizzell B, Comstock B, Fannon E, Heagerty PJ, Kessler LG, Krishnadasan A, Lavallee DC, Lawrence SO, Monsell SE, Pullar K, Talan DA, Wolff E, Weiss M, Deeney K, VanDusen H, Skopin E, Guiden M, Hernandez M, Anderson EE, Campbell DA, Fleming F, Hoyt DB, Tepas JJ, Whitten RW, Kuy SR, Lessler DS, Ballman K, Diflo T, Wolfe B, Morris A, Yealy D, O'Connor K, Owens (2023). Factors associated with recurrent appendicitis after successful treatment with antibiotics. The British journal of surgery, 110(11), 1482-1489.
  20. Thompson CM, Acton A, Alexander W, Beyene R, Brownson EG, Carrougher GJ, Christensen B, Hoarle K, Irven J, Johnson LS, Kirkham MP, Lewis GM, Lucio JX, Matagi S, Morris L, Prazak AMB, Price-Smith E, Stuchly B, Webb C, Quinn K, Burn Survivor-Centered Outcomes Research (BSCOR) Collaborativ (2024). Engaging Burn Survivors, Their Families, and the Burn Community in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: A Burn Survivor- and Burn Community Stakeholder-Generated and Prioritized Research Agenda. Journal of burn care & research, 46(2), 468-474.
  21. Stanton EW, Manasyan A, Thompson CM, Patel GP, Lacey AM, Travis TE, Vrouwe SQ, Sheckter CC, Gillenwater (2024). Venous Thromboembolism Incidence, Risk Factors, and Prophylaxis in Burn Patients: a National Trauma Database Study. Journal of burn care & research,
  22. Agoubi LL, Murphy S, McMullen K, Carrougher GJ, Mason SA, Carter DW, Thompson CM, Kowalske K, Scott JW, Stewart B (2025). Association between community distress and return to work after burn injury. Burns, 51(1), 107294.
  23. Lewis AE,Horns JJ,Fleming ID,Lewis GM,Thompson C (2023). Healthcare Utilization After Thermal Injury: An Analysis Using a Commercial Claims Database. Journal of burn care & research, 44(6), 1267-1272.
  24. Williams A, Curtis JA, Rhoads J, LaChapelle CR, Fleming ID, Lewis GM, Thompson CM, Madigan L (2025). Improving identification of SJS/TEN and its mimics across a large geographic area: Outcomes from a novel telemedicine collaboration. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology,

Book Chapter

  1. Thompson CM, Gibran NS, Isik F (2014). Wound and Soft Tissue Complications: Complications of Wound Repair. Complications in Surgery and Trauma: Second Edition, 439-448.

Letter

  1. Davidson GH, Flum DR, Monsell SE, Kao LS, Voldal EC, Heagerty PJ, Fannon E, Lavallee DC, Bizzell B, Lawrence SO, Comstock BA, Krishnadasan A, Winchell RJ, Self WH, Thompson CM, Farjah F, Park PK, Alam HB, Saltzman D, Moran GJ, Kaji AH, DeUgarte DA, Salzberg M, Ferrigno L, Mandell KA, Price TP, Siparsky N, Glaser J, Ayoung-Chee P, Chiang W, Victory J, Chung B, Carter DW, Kutcher ME, Jones A, Holihan J, Liang MK, Faine BA, Cuschieri J, Evans HL, Johnson J, Patton JH, Coleman N, Fischkoff K, Drake FT, Sanchez SE, Parsons C, Odom SR, Kessler LG, Talan D (2021). Antibiotics versus Appendectomy for Acute Appendicitis - Longer-Term Outcomes. The New England journal of medicine, 385(25), 2395-2397.