Michael P Thompson, PhD

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Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Medical School
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health
University of Michigan
Michigan Medicine, Department of Cardiac Surgery
2800 Plymouth Road, North Campus Research Complex, Building 16, Room 138E
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Michael P Thompson, PhD
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Associate Professor
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    Dr. Thompson conducts research that seeks to understand and improve cardiovascular healthcare quality, outcomes, and policy through the application of quantitative methodologies and collaborative quality improvement. He leads Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-funded projects that delve into understanding the determinants and outcomes of cardiac rehab and evaluating the impact of telemedicine adoption on ambulatory care quality, outcomes, and costs. He currently serves as Co-Director of the Michigan Value Collaborative (MVC) and the Michigan Cardiac Rehab Network (MiCR), Director of Analytic Strategy for the Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy (CHOP), and as Chair of IHPI's Early Career Faculty Advisory Council (FAC).

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    Qualifications
    • Postdoctoral Fellow
      University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Preventive Medicine, Memphis, United States
      2015 - 2017
      Postdoctoral Fellowship
    • PhD, Epidemiology
      Michigan State University, 909 Fee Road Room B601, East Lansing, MI, 48824, United States
      2011 - 2015
    • MPH, Epidemiology
      University of Michigan, School of Public Health, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States
      2009 - 2011
    • BS, History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science
      Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
      2008 - 2009
    • BS, Human Biology
      Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
      2004 - 2008

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Evaluation of equity in quality improvement for multiarterial grafting in females and patients with low socioeconomic status: retrospective analysis of a statewide collaborative database
      Wagner C, Theurer PF, Clark M, He C, Braun T, Azoury F, Qandeel HG, Magouliotis DE, Martin J, Pruitt A, Topcu AC, Ailawadi G, Likosky DS, Thompson MP, Pagani FD, Hawkins RB. BMJ Open, 2026 Apr 7; 16 (4): e103070 DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103070
      PMID: 41946546
    • Journal Article
      YIA26-004: Do Health Systems Ensure High-Quality Surgical Care? Hierarchical Analysis of Colon Cancer Quality
      Harbaugh C, Roche K, Kunnath N, Dickey C, Kamdar N, Thompson MP, Suwanabol PA, Ibrahim A, Dimick JB. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Jnccn, 2026 Mar 31; 24 (35): DOI:10.6004/jnccn.2025.7181
      PMID: 41911878
    • Journal Article
      YIA26-004: Do Health Systems Ensure High-Quality Surgical Care? Hierarchical Analysis of Colon Cancer Quality.
      Harbaugh C, Roche K, Kunnath N, Dickey C, Kamdar N, Thompson MP, Suwanabol PA, Ibrahim A, Dimick JB. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 2026 Mar 31; 24 (3.5): DOI:10.6004/jnccn.2025.7181
      PMID: 42055075
    • Journal Article
      The Association between Distressed Community Index and Failure to Rescue after Cardiac Surgery among Medicare Beneficiaries.
      Pegues JN, Ramdeen SL, Royston L, Hou H, Yang J, Thompson MP, Pagani FD, Hawkins RB, Likosky DS. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2026 Feb 2; DOI:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.01.025
      PMID: 41638554
    • Journal Article
      Measuring the Pulse of Virtual Care in Heart Failure: Are We Conserving Resources or Sacrificing Quality?
      Rubick GV, Thompson MP, Golbus JR. Circ Popul Health Outcomes, 2026 Feb; 19 (2): e013039 DOI:10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.125.013039
      PMID: 41697356
    • Journal Article
      Travel Distance, Urbanicity, and Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation in Medicare Beneficiaries
      Khan U, Yang J, Bauer TM, Fliegner MA, Sukul D, Keteyian SJ, Hawkins RB, Likosky DS, Thompson MP. Jacc Advances, 2026 Feb 1; 5 (2): DOI:10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102497
    • Journal Article
      Cost Avoidance Associated with Aspirin De-Prescribing Among Patients Receiving Warfarin.
      Falvello V, Barnes GD, Bradshaw M, Errickson J, Gu X, Li A, Ali MA, Haymart B, Kaatz S, Froehlich JB, Cheng B, Thompson MP, Schaefer JK. TH Open, 2026 10: a28333348 DOI:10.1055/a-2833-3348
      PMID: PMC13062675
    • Journal Article
      Interhospital variation in Medicare spending for infections after coronary artery bypass grafting and surgical aortic valve replacement
      Pegues JN, Kazaleh M, Hider AM, Chang CH, Fawaz RM, Kimfon KM, Alnajjar R, Zhou S, Hawkins RB, DeLucia A, Schwartz CF, Thompson MP, Braun TM, Barnes GD, Pagani FD, Likosky DS. Jtcvs Open, 2026 Jan 1; DOI:10.1016/j.xjon.2026.101801

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