Meet our newest medical advisor!
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Charles Randall “Randy” Thompson from ‘Center for Patient Care’ in the Pensacola, Florida area has joined DINET as a medical advisors. Dr. Randy Thompson completed his Internal Medicine degree from University of Alabama-Birmingham in 1985. He then went on to complete his Internal Medicine Residency at Caraway Hospital in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Thompson moved to Pensacola, FL in 1988 to begin his residency at West Florida Clinic/Hospital. Dr. Thompson is a board certified specialist in Internal Medicine and Autonomic Disorders.
Dr. Thompson worked full time until 1997, when he began having unexplained health problems. He began fainting after standing for long periods and experiencing sever fatigue. He eventually could no longer work full time because of these health problems. Dr. Thompson had to give up his practice because of his condition. Eventually a doctor friend, whose wife had dysautonomia, told him about the disorder. Dr. Thompson went to UAB and was diagnosed with Dysautonomia in 1998.
In 2000 Dr. Thompson began working with patients that also have dysautonomia.
He returned to the University of Alabama School of Medicine to study
under Dr.Cecil Coghlan. He has been back in practice on a limited basis
for several years, treating only those with autonomic problems. Dr.
Thompson mainly treats orthostatic intolerance, POTS & NCS, although
he does see patients with other autonomic conditions. He continually
sees new patients with dysautonomia including his oldest daughter, Heather,
who was diagnosed with POTS in 2004.
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New plans
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Meet our newest medical
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Meet the Member |
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Q&A with the doctors |
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Research in Review |
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Thank You
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