Dr. SHELLY HOLDER THOMPSON, M.D.
Pediatrician
3160 Edgewood Ave W Jacksonville FL, 32209About
Dr. SHELLY THOMPSON is a pediatrician practicing in Jacksonville, FL. Dr. THOMPSON is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. THOMPSON diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. THOMPSON can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
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Univ of Fl Coll of Med, Gainesville Fl 1979
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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Shelly Holder Thompson, who serves patients in Jacksonville, Florida.
Board-certified pediatrician Dr. Thompson is affiliated with AGAPE Community Health Center in Jacksonville, Florida. AGAPE Community Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center committed to providing comprehensive medical, dental, pharmaceutical, and behavioral health services for insured, uninsured, under-insured, and medically under-served populations throughout the city of Jacksonville, Florida. The mission of the AGAPE Community Health Center is to provide comprehensive healthcare services with compassion and love to the entire community.
Additionally, Dr. Thompson is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and in the Division of Community and Societal Pediatrics at UF Health Jacksonville. UF Health Jacksonville is a teaching hospital and medical system of the University of Florida in Jacksonville, Florida.
In 1979, Dr. Thompson earned her medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. She then went on to complete her internship and residency in pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville.
Dr. Thompson is board-certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The ABP is an independent, non-profit organization that was founded in 1933. It is one of the 24 certifying boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. As a pediatrician, Dr. Thompson examines, diagnoses, and treats children of all ages with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses. She understands that children change rapidly and that they must be approached with an appreciation for their stage of physical and mental development. One of her areas of interest include generalized preventive medicine with interests in childhood obesity and asthma.
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