Administrator Info
Name: Amy Wang
Email: ausen018@umn.edu
Summary
Dr. Heather Thompson Buum is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota. She joined the faculty in 2002 and devotes half her time to outpatient general internal medicine/primary care, the other half to various teaching and administrative roles. She formerly served as an Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency and is now a Course Director for Human Health and Disease in the Medical School and the Interim Division Director for Geriatrics, Palliative and Primary Care. She is also the author of two books: "Mirth is God's Medicine: Coping with Cancer as a Physician'' and "With Mirth and Laughter: Finding Joy in Medicine After Cancer." Dr. Thompson has won numerous awards for teaching and patient care, including Mnpls St. Paul Magazine’s “Top Docs” in 2020, Outstanding Medical School Teacher in 2016, Clinical Excellence Award in 2013, Minnesota Monthly’s “Top Doctors for Women'' in 2013 and 2011, and the Department of Medicine Award for Outstanding Resident Teaching in 2004. She is a member of the Society for General Internal Medicine and a fellow in the American College of Physicians. Her patient care interests include women's health, breast cancer survivorship, hypertension, and also consultative general medicine (the "second opinion" workup.) Dr. Thompson endorses a philosophy of using diet, exercise, and other modalities before resorting to medication or invasive procedures to promote health. Her outside interests include choral music, performing with the Oratorio Society of Minnesota for over 20 years. She also enjoys cooking, running, and an occasional round of golf.
MD, University of Minnesota
Thompson Buum, H, Dierich, M, Adam, P, Hager KD. Implementation of a Direct Observation and Feedback Tool Using an Interprofessional Approach: A Pilot Study. J Interprof Care. 2019;Jul 23:1-4. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2019.1640190. [Epub ahead of print] Impact Factor: 1.772; Sum of Times Cited: 0. Dr. Thompson Buum participated in defining intellectual content, conducting literature research and experimental studies, data acquisition, and manuscript preparation and editing.,
Thompson Buum, H. You’ve Got Mail: Being on the Receiving end of Medical Bills. J Gen Intern Med. 2019;34(8):1668-1669. Impact Factor: 4.606; Sum of Times Cited: 0. Dr. Thompson Buum was the guarantor of integrity of entire study, developed the study concept and study design, defined intellectual content, conducted literature research and experimental studies, data acquisition, manuscript preparation, editing, and review.,
Thompson Buum, H. Sharing My Diagnosis: How Much is Too Much? Annals Fam Med. 2019;17 (2):173-175. Impact Factor: 4.185; Sum of Times Cited: 1. Dr. Thompson Buum was the guarantor of integrity of entire study, developed the study concept and study design, defined intellectual content, conducted literature research and experimental studies, data acquisition, manuscript preparation, editing, and review,
Thompson Buum, HA. Out of the Mouths of Babes: A Physician Discusses Her Cancer Diagnosis With Her Two Young Children. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2019;37 (1):81-83. Impact Factor: 28.245; Sum of Times Cited: 0. Dr. Thompson Buum was the guarantor of integrity of entire study, developed the study concept and study design, defined intellectual content, conducted literature research and experimental studies, data acquisition, manuscript preparation, editing, and review.,
Buum, HAT. See One, Be One, Teach One: How Becoming a Patient Informed My Role as a Teaching Physician. American Journal of Medicine. 2019;132(2):264-266. Impact Factor: 4.760; Sum of Times Cited: 1. Dr. Thompson Buum was the guarantor of integrity of entire study, developed the study concept and study design, defined intellectual content, conducted literature research and experimental studies, data acquisition, manuscript preparation, editing, and review.,
Top Docs, Mnpls St. Paul Magazine, 2020
Outstanding Medical School Teacher Award, University of Minnesota Foundation, 2016
Top Doctors for Women, Minnesota Monthly Magazine, 2013
Clinical Excellence, Department of Medicine, 2013
Top Doctors for Women, Minnesota Monthly Magazine, 2011
Outstanding Resident Teaching, University of Minnesota Department of Internal Medicine, 2004
Educational Excellence, Department of Medicine, 2004
Best Doctors for Women, Minnesota Monthly (2011, 2014)
American College of Physicians, Fellow
Society for General Internal Medicine, Member
Alpha Omega Alpha
Phi Beta Kappa
Women's health; Preventive medicine; Consultative general medicine