Dr. Thompson provides evaluation, diagnosis and management of benign and malignant diseases of the breast. She is a participant in The American College of Surgeon’s Mastery of Breast Surgery program, a voluntary quality improvement initiative, and is working toward completing the requirements for NAPBC accreditation.

She performs breast conservation, traditional mastectomy, skin sparing and nipple preserving mastectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy and works together with reconstructive surgeons.

She has certified in-office breast ultrasonography and performs evaluation and management of breast cysts, benign nodules, and FNA and core biopsies of suspicious lesions. She performs a breast cancer risk assessment for each individual, offers chemoprevention therapy for those at high risk, can perform genetic screening, provides surveillance, and ongoing care for those at high risk as well as breast cancer patients.

Dr. Thompson is a graduate of Texas A&M University (BS Biochemistry) and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (Doctor of Medicine). She completed six years of surgical training and research at East Tennessee State University.

In 1987, Dr. Thompson was the recipient of the Outstanding Young Women in America award for founding and her work with a program for medical students to address the needs of the less fortunate of San Antonio. She is the mother of two fine sons of whom she is very proud, ask and see what happens!

Dr. Judith Thompson is a general surgeon specializing in the diagnosis and management of diseases of the breast. She has been serving the New Braunfels community since 1996. Dr. Thompson is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a member of the American College of Surgeons and American Society of Breast Surgeons.

She is described as an advocate for patients, physicians, and others involved in healthcare delivery. Dr. Thompson is a founding member of United Physicians and Surgeons of America, a director and sponsor of Summit at the Summit: A National Grand Rounds on the State of Medicine in America, and is a founding member of the LetMyDoctorPractice movement; a movement to restore and preserve the sanctity of the patient-physician relationship.