Dr. Lauren Thompson is a clinical and biochemical geneticist. She earned her medical degree from Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Dr. Thompson completed a combined residency program in pediatrics and medical genetics at University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center/Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in Ohio. She then pursued a fellowship in medical biochemical genetics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. She is board certified in clinical genetics, medical biochemical genetics, and general pediatrics.Dr. Thompson's clinical interests include inborn errors of metabolism and medical education.' She has been an active member of American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) and currently serves on the ACMG Education committee. She has hosted many different medical education lectures and is a mentor to many current and past trainees. Her work has also been published in peer-reviewed journals and she has presented at various medical conferences.