Orthopedics
Rady Children's Specialists of San Diego
CPMG/RCHN/RCSSD
The George Washington University
Northwestern University
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, AI DuPont Hospital for Children
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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Rachel Thompson is currently an associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California San Diego. She will be serving as the co-Director for the Southern Family Center for Cerebral Palsy at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego. She completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Northwestern University and fellowships in pediatric orthopaedics and neuromuscular orthopaedics at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, respectively. Prior to joining the staff at Rady Children’s Hospital, she spent seven years at UCLA, where was served as the Residency Program Director for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and held the William and Patricia Oppenheim Presidential Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine. While at UCLA, she served as the Director for the Center for Cerebral Palsy at UCLA/Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children.
Along with her research team, she has developed numerous assays to study the muscular changes that occur as a result of the spasticity and decreased mobility associated with cerebral palsy. Her team’s ultimate goal is to identify the pathways that lead to joint contracture and weakness so that they may develop biologic treatments to prevent contracture and disability. Through this work, she has developed a mouse model that has been validated for the muscular pathology associated with CP. She plans to continue to develop this model and utilize it to test current and develop future treatment modalities for CP musculoskeletal pathology. Her clinical research is focused on surgical outcomes in cerebral palsy, pain management and narcotic stewardship in the pediatric population.
Percutaneous Screw Fixation for the Management of Delayed Unions in Pediatric Lateral Humeral Condylar Fractures.
Chang E, Gajewski C, Thompson RM, Silva M
Neutralizing Antibody Immune Correlates for a Recombinant Protein Vaccine in the COVAIL Trial.
Fong Y, Dang L, Zhang B, Fintzi J, Chen S, Wang J, Rouphael NG, Branche AR, Diemert DJ, Falsey AR, Losada C, Baden LR, Frey SE, Whitaker JA, Little SJ, Kamidani S, Walter EB, Novak RM, Rupp R, Jackson LA, Yu C, Magaret CA, Molitor C, Borate B, Babu TM, Kottkamp AC, Luetkemeyer AF, Immergluck LC, Presti RM, Bäcker M, Winokur PL, Mahgoub SM, Goepfert PA, Fusco DN, Atmar RL, Posavad CM, Mu J, Makowski M, Makhene MK, Nayak SU, Roberts PC, Follmann D, Gilbert PB, Coronavirus Variant Immunologic Landscape Trial (COVAIL) Study Team
Is musical ability related to second-language acquisition? A meta-analysis.
Thompson RM, Salig LK, Slevc LR
Reliability of a Photo-Based Modified Foot Posture Index (MFPI) in Quantifying Severity of Foot Deformity in Children With Cerebral Palsy.
Georgiadis AG, Davids JR, Goodbody CM, Howard JJ, Karamitopoulos MS, Payares-Lizano M, Pierz KA, Rhodes JT, Shore BJ, Shrader MW, Tabaie SA, Thompson RM, Torres-Izquierdo B, Wimberly RL, Hosseinzadeh P, Research in Neuromuscular Orthopaedics (RINO) Study Group
Accuracy and reproducibility of bullet comparison decisions by forensic examiners.
Hicklin RA, Parks CL, Dunagan KM, Emerick BL, Richetelli N, Chapman WJ, Taylor M, Thompson RM
Actinorhizal plants and Frankiaceae: The overlooked future of phytoremediation.
Thompson RM, George D, Del Carmen Montero-Calasanz M
Multi-disciplinary team approach for pediatric hemimegalencephaly: Insights from a single institutional case series.
Edmonds B, Ngo JP, Groves A, Reyes B, Gott RA, Chia DJ, Mirbaha H, Magaki S, Khanlou N, Pineles SL, Salamon N, Thompson RM, Newman M, Rajaraman RR, Hussain SA, Fallah A, Russell B, Nariai H
Efficacy of a Multimodal Surgical Site Injection for Postoperative Pain Control in Pediatric Patients With Cerebral Palsy Undergoing Hip Reconstruction: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Greig D, Sun CA, McBride D, Young B, Klomhaus A, Swaroop VT, Thompson RM
Trauma Isn't One Size Fits All: How Online Support Communities Point to Different Diagnostic Criteria for C-PTSD and PTSD.
Wang W, Blackburn KG, Thompson RM, Bajaj K, Pedler R, Fucci K
Navigating ethical challenges in online wildlife trade research.
Morcatty TQ, Su S, Siriwat P, Andersson AA, Atoussi S, Feddema K, Henriques S, Janssen J, Karve A, Pytka J, Thompson RM, Nijman V, Wright J, Roberts DL
Online video resources pertaining to cerebral palsy: A YouTube-based quality control study.
Thomas ND, Melchor J, Carr R, Ripps S, Pham N, Golan R, Talathi N, Thompson RM, Spence D, Chambers H
Draft genome sequences of two Micromonospora strains isolated from the root nodules of Alnus glutinosa.
Thompson RM, Fox EM, Montero-Calasanz MdC
Closing-wedge Osteotomies: Can We Do and Teach Better?
Weltsch D, Juels M, Chen KY, Talathi N, Silva M, Thompson RM
Draft genome sequences of five Mycobacterium strains, isolated from Alnus glutinosa root nodules.
Thompson RM, Fox EM, Montero-Calasanz MdC
Draft genome sequence of Streptomyces poriferorum RTGN2, a bacterial endophyte isolated from Alnus glutinosa root nodules.
Thompson RM, Fox EM, Montero-Calasanz MdC
Draft genome sequence of Amycolatopsis camponoti RTGN1, a bacterial endophyte isolated from Alnus glutinosa root nodules.
Thompson RM, Fox EM, Montero-Calasanz MdC
More Than a Service: Values of Rivers, Wetlands and Floodplains Are Informed by Both Function and Feeling.
Campbell CJ, Lovett S, Capon SJ, Thompson RM, Dyer FJ
Immunogenicity of a 2-Dose Regimen of Moderna mRNA Beta/Omicron BA.1 Bivalent Variant Vaccine Boost in a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Rouphael NG, Branche AR, Diemert DJ, Falsey AR, Losada C, Baden LR, Frey SE, Whitaker JA, Little SJ, Kamidani S, Walter EB, Novak RM, Rupp R, Jackson LA, Babu TM, Kottkamp AC, Luetkemeyer AF, Immergluck LC, Presti RM, Bäcker M, Winokur PL, Mahgoub SM, Goepfert PA, Fusco DN, Atmar RL, Posavad CM, Netzl A, Smith DJ, Telu K, Mu J, McQuarrie LJ, Makowski M, Makhene MK, Crandon S, Montefiori DC, Roberts PC, Beigel JH, Coronavirus Variant Immunologic Landscape Trial (COVAIL) Study Team
Beyond a 'just add water' perspective: environmental water management for vegetation outcomes.
Campbell CJ, Lovett S, Capon SJ, Thompson RM, Dyer FJ
Nonmetallic Anterior Hemiepiphysiodesis of the Distal Femur with a Low-Profile, Pretensioned Implant: A Case Report.
Weltsch D, Talathi NS, Thompson RM
Comparison of bivalent and monovalent SARS-CoV-2 variant vaccines: the phase 2 randomized open-label COVAIL trial.
Branche AR, Rouphael NG, Diemert DJ, Falsey AR, Losada C, Baden LR, Frey SE, Whitaker JA, Little SJ, Anderson EJ, Walter EB, Novak RM, Rupp R, Jackson LA, Babu TM, Kottkamp AC, Luetkemeyer AF, Immergluck LC, Presti RM, Bäcker M, Winokur PL, Mahgoub SM, Goepfert PA, Fusco DN, Malkin E, Bethony JM, Walsh EE, Graciaa DS, Samaha H, Sherman AC, Walsh SR, Abate G, Oikonomopoulou Z, El Sahly HM, Martin TCS, Kamidani S, Smith MJ, Ladner BG, Porterfield L, Dunstan M, Wald A, Davis T, Atmar RL, Mulligan MJ, Lyke KE, Posavad CM, Meagher MA, Stephens DS, Neuzil KM, Abebe K, Hill H, Albert J, Telu K, Mu J, Lewis TC, Giebeig LA, Eaton A, Netzl A, Wilks SH, Türeli S, Makhene M, Crandon S, Montefiori DC, Makowski M, Smith DJ, Nayak SU, Roberts PC, Beigel JH, COVAIL Study Group
Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for failure of non-operative treatment of pediatric forearm fractures: Where can we do better?
Talathi NS, Shi B, Policht J, Mooney B, Chen KY, Silva M, Thompson RM
Slow-motion smartphone video improves interobserver reliability of gait assessment in ambulatory cerebral palsy.
Brodke DJ, Makaroff K, Kelly EG, Silva M, Thompson RM
The photolytic breakdown of caffeine and paracetamol residues in surface water.
Alhassen HM, Dyer FJ, Thompson RM
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