John Thompson

Dr. John Thompson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine. He earned his PhD in 2008 and BS in 2003, both from Florida State University. Fluent in English, he specializes in deep brain stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders, particularly Parkinson's disease, with expertise in neurophysiological signal analysis and sleep disorders.

• Education
  • PhD, Florida State University (2008)
  • BS, Florida State University (2003)
• Research Interests
  • DBS programming optimization
  • Basal ganglia neurophysiology
  • Sleep architecture in neurodegenerative diseases
  • Neurotechnology development
  • Epilepsy surgical outcomes
  • Neuromodulation ethics
• Scientific Contributions
  • 83+ peer-reviewed publications (2013-2024)
  • 2024 studies on sleep spindles in Parkinson's DBS
  • 2023 work on pediatric dystonia programming
  • 2022 technical innovations in DBS targeting
  • 2017 award-winning Boettcher Investigator research
• Professional Affiliations
  • Society for Neuroscience
  • American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
  • University of Colorado Movement Disorders Center
  • Neurotechnology Center
• Practice Locations
  • University of Colorado Hospital