Carlie Thompson, MD
- Breast Surgery
About
Dr. Carlie Thompson is a board-certified and fellowship-trained breast surgical oncologist and an Assistant Professor of Surgery. She uses a multidisciplinary approach to expertly manage breast cancer, benign breast disease and women at high risk of developing breast cancer. Her clinical interests include using advanced surgical techniques, such as nerve preservation for resensation, nipple-sparing mastectomy, nipple delay, aesthetic flat closure and targeted axillary dissection, treating young women with breast cancer and improving the quality of the lives of patients before, during and after breast cancer treatment. Dr. Thompson is a compassionate provider who cares deeply for her patients and their families.
Dr. Thompson obtained her medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis, where she was elected into Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. She received her surgery training at Northwestern University and the University of California, San Francisco, during which she received several awards for teaching and the prestigious Chesson Award for Compassion in Surgery. She completed a breast surgical oncology fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Dr. Thompson has well over a decade of experience performing scientific and medical research and has won several awards for her work. She has authored many peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and has presented at a variety of national meetings. Her research interests include breast cancer screening, management of DCIS, and the neoadjuvant treatment of breast cancer.
Dr. Thompson is a member of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Quality Improvement Committee for the UCLA Department of Surgery, and she is an active member of the American College of Surgeons, the Association of Women Surgeons, the Society of Surgical Oncology and the American Society of Breast Surgeons.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Fellowship
Residencies
Internship
Degree
Recognitions
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Top doctors, Los Angeles Magazine's Top Doctors 2024
- Top Doctors, Pasadena Magazine, 2023-2024
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2022-2025
- Chesson Award for Compassion in Surgery
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Locations
Burbank Breast Care
UCLA Health Westwood Cancer Care
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Medical Services
Areas of Focus
Videos
Research
Interests
Breast cancer screening, management of DCIS, and the neoadjuvant treatment of breast cancer.
Publications
- Huy T, Graham DS, Baker JL, Thompson CK, Smith C, Coste Holt A, Kapoor NS. Safety and Margin Positivity Rates of Surgeon-Performed Intraoperative Ultrasound-Guided Wire Localization for Breast Cancer. Surg Onc Insights. 2024 May 14.
- Curry J, Vadlakonda A, Kim S, Porter G, Balian J, Benharash P, Thompson CK. Impact of Safety-Net Hospital Status on Immediate Reconstruction Following Mastectomy: A Contemporary National Analysis. Am Surg. 2024 May 2:31348241250052. doi: 10.1177/00031348241250052. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38695336.
- Vadlakonda A, Curry J, Gao Z, Chervu N, Ali K, Lee H, Thompson CK, Benharash P. Current Status of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy: Investigating Structural Racial Disparity. J Am Coll Surg. 2024 Apr 11. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001089. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38602342.
- Chervu N, Darbinian K, Sakowitz S, Verma A, Bakhtiyar SS, Shuch BM, Benharash P, Thompson C. Disparate Utilization of Breast Conservation Therapy in the Surgical Management of Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Clin Breast Cancer. 2023 Jul;23(5):561-566. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2023.04.008. Epub 2023 Apr 25.PMID: 37183095
- Ye L, Rünger D, Angarita SA, Hadaya J, Baker JL, Lee MK, Thompson CK, Attai DJ, DiNome ML. Higher risk tumor features are not associated with higher nodal stage in patients with estrogen receptor-positive, node-positive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2022 Jun;193(2):429-436. doi: 10.1007/s10549-022-06581-9. Epub 2022 Apr 7. PMID: 35389189
- Baker JL, Haji F, Kusske AM, Fischer CP, Hoyt AC, Thompson CK, Lee MK, Attai D, DiNome ML. SAVI SCOUT® localization of metastatic axillary lymph node prior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for targeted axillary dissection: a pilot study. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2022 Jan;191(1):107-114. doi: 10.1007/s10549-021-06416-z. Epub 2021 Oct 15. PMID: 34652548.
- COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative. Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2021 Jun;76(6):748-758. doi: 10.1111/anae.15458. Epub 2021 Mar 9. PMID: 33690889; PMCID: PMC8206995.
- COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. Br J Surg. 2021 Mar 24. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab101. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33761533.
- COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative. Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2021 Aug 9. doi: 10.1111/anae.15560. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34371522.
- COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative. SARS-Cov-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2021 Aug. doi: 10.111/anae.15563.
- Baker JL, Dizon DS, Streja E, Wenziger CM, Thompson CK, Lee MK, DiNome ML, Attai DJ. Going flat after mastectomy: patient reported outcomes by online survey. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 May;28(5):2493-2505.
- Mandelbaum AD, Thompson CK, Attai DJ, Baker JL, Slack G, DiNome ML, Benharash P, Lee MK. National Trends in Immediate Breast Reconstruction: An Analysis of Implant-Based Versus Autologous Reconstruction After Mastectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Nov;27(12):4777-4785. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-08903-x. Epub 2020 Jul 25. PMID: 32712889.
- Angarita S, Ye L, Rünger D, Hadaya J, Baker JL, Dawson N, Thompson CK, Lee MK, Attai DJ, DiNome ML. Assessing the Burden of Nodal Disease for Breast Cancer Patients with Clinically Positive Nodes: Hope for More Limited Axillary Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 May;28(5):2609-2618. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-09228-5. Epub 2020 Oct 21. PMID: 33084993.
- Baker JL, Hegde J, Thompson CK, Lee MK, DiNome ML. Locoregional management of inflammatory breast cancer. Curr Breast Cancer Rep, in press.
- Mandelbaum A, Nakhla M, Seo YJ, Dobaria V, Attai DJ, Baker JL, Thompson CK, DiNome ML, Benharash P, Lee MK. National trends and predictors of mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction. Am J Surg. 2021 Oct;222(4):773-779. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.02.014. Epub 2021 Feb 17. PMID: 33627231.
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Recognitions
- Top Doctors, Pasadena Magazine, 2023-2024
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2022-2025
- Chesson Award for Compassion in Surgery
- Lynn Sage Scholar
- Association of Women Surgeons Outstanding Mentorship Award
- Alpha Omega Alpha