Born in Zimbabwe-Rhodesia and raised in the Republic of South Africa, Lester Thompson immigrated to the United States in 1978. He completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (with an emphasis in Finance) at Columbia Union College in 1984. He completed medical school at Loma Linda University in 1988 while teaching anatomy for the dental and physical therapy students and serving as the social director for the class. After an Orthopedic Surgery internship in 1989, he completed his Pathology Residency at University of California—Los Angeles in 1993. After doing advanced training in Cytopathology, he joined the United States Navy (CAPT, MC, USNR, Retired). With triple Board Certification in Pathology, Dr. Thompson worked for a decade at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, developing a specific interest and expertise in pathology of the Head and Neck and Endocrine organs. During this time, he served as Chief of the Division of Otorhinolaryngic-Head & Neck Pathology and Chief, Division of Immunopathology. He was the recipient of the John Hill Brinton Award in 2001. He has maintained a significant research effort (over 185 research papers), currently serving as the editor of Head and Neck Pathology; teaching around the world; and contributing to the World Health Organization Classification of Tumors books in Head and Neck and Endocrine organs.   Affiliations: Consultant Pathologist, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Woodland Hills, CA Amirsys Publications:

• Diagnostic Pathology: Head & Neck