THOMPSON, W. Grant

THOMPSON, W. Grant. Canadian, b. 1935. Genres: Medicine/Health. Career: Toronto General Hospital, ON, Canada, junior intern, 1960-61; general practice of medicine in Tavistock, ON, 1961; Montreal General Hospital, QC, junior assistant resident to senior assistant resident in medicine, 1962-64, resident in medicine, 1965-66, resident in gastroenterology, 1966- 67; Vancouver General Hospital, BC, Canada, assistant resident in pathology, 1964-65; Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, England, research fellow at Hammersmith Hospital, 1967-68; University of Ottawa, ON, lecturer, 1968-71, assistant professor, 1971-74, associate professor, 1974-79, professor, 1979-97, chairperson of Division of Gastroenterology, 1979-97, professor emeritus of medicine, 1997-. Ottawa Civic Hospital, physician, 1969-99, chief of Division of Gastroenterology, 1979-99. University of Bristol, Nuffield Foundation Fellowship, 1977-78, visiting professor, 1994-95, professor emeritus of medicine, 1999-; American GI Association, Jenssen Award, 2000; Ontario Medical Association, life member, 2000. Publications: The Irritable Gut, 1979; Gut Reactions, 1989; The Angry Gut: Coping with Colitis and Crohn's Disease, 1993; The Ulcer Story, 1996; (with others) Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, 1994, 2nd ed., 2000; (with others) The Irritable Bowel, 1999, 2nd ed., 2003. Contributor to medical journals. Address: 7 Nesbitt St, Ottawa, ON, Canada K2H 8C4. Online address: wgthompson@rogers.com