Dr Alexander Thompson (Gastroenterologist)
- Name
- Dr Alexander James Venn Thompson
- Qualifications
- MBBS University of Melbourne 1997
- Occupation
- Gastroenterologist
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Gastroenterology
Prof. Alex Thompson is Director of the Department of Gastroenterology at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne. He is a NHMRC Research Fellow of the University of Melbourne (St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne), Senior Research Fellow at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL) and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of the Department of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Centre. Prof. Thompson was involved in the discovery of IL28B polymorphism as a predictor of treatment outcome in HCV. His major research interest is the identification of host and viral determinants of the natural history and treatment outcomes of hepatitis B and C viruses. He has published widely in journals including Nature, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Gut and Journal of Hepatology.
- Hospital Affiliations
- St Vincent's Private Fitzroy
- Affiliated Clinics
- GastroMedicine & Endoscopy - Springvale
Practice Locations
VIC
- St Vincent's Private Fitzroy
- Address
- 59-61 Victoria Parade
Fitzroy VIC 3065
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9411 7111
- Fax
- 03 9419 6582
- GastroMedicine & Endoscopy - Springvale
- Address
- Windsor Avenue Day Surgery
17 Windsor Avenue
Springvale VIC 3171
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9548 5555
- Fax
- 03 9548 0055
