Camryn Thompson, MD
Resident Physician
Ophthalmology
School of Medicine

Camryn Thompson, MD, is an ophthalmology resident at the University of California, San Francisco. She earned both her bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry and her medical degree from Duke University, where she received the Dean’s Tuition Merit Scholarship. Her research interests span retina, ophthalmic surgery outcomes, and representation within academic ophthalmology.

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She has also presented her work at regional and national ophthalmology meetings. During medical school, Camryn held several leadership roles, including serving as co-president of Duke ASPIRES, where she organized surgical education and mentorship programming. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she helped lead a national organization that mobilized thousands of health-professions students to support hospitals and public-health departments. In residency, she is undergoing rigorous surgical and clinical education while honing her research interests.

Awards

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• Advocacy Ambassador, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2026
• CGI Fellow, Clinton Global Initiative, 2021-2022

Education & Training

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• MD Medicine Duke University School of Medicine 06/2025
• B.S. Biology and Chemistry Duke University Trinity College 06/2021

Publications (7)

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Cultural DiversityLiver TransplantationInternship and ResidencyGraft RejectionTomography, Optical CoherenceRats, Inbred ACIVisual AcuityCorneal DiseasesRats, Inbred BNTransplantation, HeterotopicRetinal DiseasesOphthalmologyVitreous BodyVitreous DetachmentRats, Inbred Lew

• Contemporary diversity trends among matched ophthalmology residents in the USA.
  BMJ leader 2026 Thompson C, Challa P, Stinnett SS, Fekrat S
• Immunological Rejection in a Heterotopic Rat Liver Transplant Model.
  Transplantation proceedings 2025 Thompson C, Verhoven B, Zhang M, Zeng W, Alderete I, Hassan A, Chlebeck P, Matkowskyj K, Jennings H, Barbas AS, Al-Adra D
• Current Practices in the Management of Surgical Pediatric Patients With Do-Not-Attempt-Resuscitation (DNAR) Directives.
  Paediatric anaesthesia 2025 Thompson C, Young KA, Howell TC, Malinzak EB, Taicher BM, Antiel RM
• Characteristics Associated With Endowed Chair Titles Among U.S. Academic Ophthalmologists.
  Cureus 2025 Choi A, Haystead A, Thompson C, Kundu A, Stinnett SS, Vajzovic L, Fekrat S
• Trends in Choroidal Vascularity Index in Cognitively Normal Individuals.
  Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2025 Thompson C, Lindeke-Myers A, Zhao W, Woo J, Konda SM, Robbins CB, Stinnett SS, Joseph S, Hemesath A, Kundu A, Allen A, Agrawal R, Grewal DS, Fekrat S
• Visual outcomes of primary keratoprosthesis implantation in transplant-naïve eyes.
  PloS one 2024 Thompson C, Robbins C, Gabriel R, Wisely CE, Daluvoy M, Fekrat S
• Complete Resolution of Vitreomacular Traction Syndrome Following External Globe Manipulation.
  American journal of ophthalmology 2024 Thompson C, Tuttle JE, Fekrat S