Darcy Thompson, MD, MPH/MSPH
Professor, Pediatrics-Nutrition

Clinical Research Director, Child Health Research Enterprise
Core Mentor, the Surgical/subspecialists Clinical Outcomes Research (SCORE) Fellowship at the Adult & Child Consortium for Health Outcomes Research & Delivery Science (ACCORDS)
Member, Executive Committee of the University of Colorado Nutrition T32 (PI Krebs)
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Gender: Female
Languages: English
Department, Section/Division: Pediatrics-Nutrition

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234
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Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatrics, Board Certification
Clinical Interest for Patients
Dr. Thompson is a board-certified pediatrician working in the multidisciplinary Lifestyle Medicine clinic at Children’s Hospital Colorado caring for children of all ages referred for obesity and related conditions.

Public Speaking
Yes

Education & Training

Medical Schools:
  • MD, Yale University School of Medicine (2000)

Graduate Schools:
  • MPH, Harvard University (2000)

Undergraduate Schools:
  • BA, Stanford University (CA) (1994)

Internships:
  • University of California (San Francisco) Program (2001)

Residency Program:
  • University of California (San Francisco) Program, Pediatrics (2003)

Fellowships:
  • University of Washington Program, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program (2006)

Professional Memberships

  • American Pediatric Association (APA), Member

Research & Grants

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/darcy.thompson.1/bibliography/public/
Grants
  • Sleep and Obesity in Toddlers from Mexican American Families (2022)
    NIH/NHLBI, $3600000
  • Factors Influencing Screen Media Use in Low Income Mexican American Toddlers (2018)
    NIH/NINR, $3200000
Research interests for Patients:
Dr. Thompson is a board-certified pediatrician and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She also serves as Clinical Research Director for the Child Health Research Enterprise at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Dr. Thompson’s research seeks to address inequities in health among marginalized populations. In an effort to inform the development of contextually and culturally-tailored interventions to promote healthy growth and development in early childhood, her work focuses on understanding social ecological contributors to early childhood lifestyle behaviors and their relationship with child growth. Current work focuses on screen media use and sleep in the toddler age group. She also conducts health services research focused on optimizing the care of families who speak a language other than English. Current and past studies were funded by the National Institutes of Health (NICHD, NINR, NHLBI) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She is experienced in mixed methods and community-based participatory research approaches. Mentoring: During my career, I have mentored junior faculty, fellows, residents, graduate students, medical students, and undergraduate students. I am a faculty mentor on the Nutrition T32 program. Websites: Colorado profiles: https://profiles.ucdenver.edu/display/227863 Publications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/darcy.thompson.1/bibliography/public/

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Clinic Phone: (720) 777-2691