BAGAMBHRINI GERACE THOMPKINS, MD

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Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician • Clinical Educator • Physician Leader

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Full-Spectrum Family Medicine | Women’s Health | Acute and Urgent Care | Prenatal and Newborn Medicine | Pain and Addiction Medicine | Medical Education | Clinical Program Development

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Diplomate, American Board of Family Medicine
Licensed in Barbados, New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado

Unrestricted DEA Registration | Fluent in Medical Spanish

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drbgerace@gmail.com | +1 (520) 390-8540

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Bagambhrini Gerace Thompkins, MD, is a board-certified Family Medicine physician, clinical educator and healthcare leader whose work spans comprehensive primary care, women’s health, urgent and inpatient medicine, newborn and pediatric care, addiction medicine, chronic pain management and office-based procedures.

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Her clinical approach combines broad medical expertise with thoughtful, relationship-centered care. She is known for creating a relaxed and welcoming environment, remembering the people she cares for, explaining complex medical information clearly and adjusting the pace of each conversation to meet the individual patient’s needs. Her practice is grounded in trauma-informed care, shared decision-making and respect for the patient’s lived experience. Dr. Thompkins brings particular strength to settings that require flexibility, efficiency and sound clinical judgment.

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In addition to direct patient care, she has extensive experience developing clinical programs, supervising physicians and learners, designing curricula, establishing quality standards and improving healthcare operations. Her leadership style combines high expectations with practical support, clear communication and a commitment to building systems that remain effective beyond her direct involvement.

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CLINICAL LEADERSHIP AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

Dr. Thompkins brings an executive and systems-level perspective to clinical practice. She has experience transforming an identified patient-care need into a functioning, measurable and sustainable clinical service.

Her leadership capabilities include:

• Clinical service-line development

• Program design and implementation

• Physician recruitment and onboarding

• Procedural training and competency assessment

• Clinical policy development

• Workflow design

• Quality assurance

• Regulatory compliance

• Clinical governance

• Documentation and coding optimization

• Performance measurement

• PDSA quality-improvement methodology

• Grant development

• Interdisciplinary team leadership

• Financial stewardship

• Change management

• Program transition and sustainability

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Statewide Vasectomy Program

As Medical Director of Vasectomy Services for Planned Parenthood Arizona, Dr. Thompkins conceived and launched a statewide procedural service in response to evolving reproductive-healthcare needs.

• Expanded access across a service area exceeding 100,000 square miles

• Recruited participating clinical sites

• Developed clinical policies and procedural workflows

• Created physician onboarding and competency-assessment processes

• Trained physicians from multiple specialties

• Established patient-selection and follow-up standards

• Oversaw clinical governance and regulatory compliance

• Led iterative quality-improvement cycles

• Co-led successful grant acquisition supporting follow-up testing

• Generated more than $100,000 in annual gross revenue during the program’s first year

• Transitioned the program into a sustainable service that continued after her leadership handoff

 

MEDICAL EDUCATION

Dr. Thompkins teaches Family Medicine residents, medical students and graduate advanced-practice nursing students in clinical, classroom, simulation and procedural settings.

Her educational work includes:

• Direct clinical supervision

• Bedside and examination-room teaching

• Case-based learning

• Problem-based learning

• Curriculum development

• Didactic lectures

• Procedure workshops

• Simulation instruction

• Journal Club facilitation

• Competency assessment

• Milestone evaluation

• Written learner feedback

• Individualized learning plans

• Remediation and advancement planning

• Resident recruitment and interviews

• Mentorship and professional development

Her teaching philosophy centers on helping learners become independent clinicians rather than relying on an attending physician for answers. She asks learners to articulate their reasoning, commit to a plan, follow patient outcomes and reflect on what those outcomes teach them.

She emphasizes:

• Clinical reasoning over memorization

• Ownership of medical decisions

• Biopsychosocial literacy

• Trauma-informed care

• Shared decision-making

• Clear patient communication

• Evidence-based practice

• Intellectual humility

• Reflection and lifelong learning

• Accountability balanced with encouragement

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SELECTED CURRICULUM AND TEACHING TOPICS

Clinical Medicine

• Starting and Managing Insulin Regimens

• Type 2 Diabetes Management

• Pyelonephritis Identification and Management

• Upper and Lower Urinary Tract Infections

• Hyperemesis Gravidarum

• Miscarriage Management

• Motivational Interviewing

• Timeliness in Medicine

Addiction, Pain and Physician Wellness

• Alcoholism and Medicine

• Substance-Use Disorder in Clinicians

• Buprenorphine Titration

• Medication-Assisted Treatment

• Buprenorphine for Chronic Pain

• Physician Wellness

Procedure and Simulation Education

• Vaginal-delivery simulation

• Neonatal-resuscitation simulation

• ACLS simulation

• Suturing and skin closure

• FAST ultrasound

• Point-of-care ultrasound-guided joint injection

• Point-of-care ultrasound for IUD management

• IUD insertion and removal

• Trauma-informed pelvic examination

• Vasectomy technique and clinical implementation

 

AREAS OF CLINICAL PRACTICE

Comprehensive Family Medicine

Dr. Thompkins provides care across the lifespan, from newborns through older adulthood. Her clinical practice integrates:

• Preventive and wellness care

• Acute and urgent medical evaluation

• Chronic disease management

• Women’s and reproductive healthcare

• Men’s health

• Pediatric and adolescent medicine

• Prenatal and postpartum care

• Newborn medicine

• Behavioral health

• Addiction medicine

• Chronic pain management

• Sexual and reproductive health

• Office-based procedures

• Patient education and health advocacy

Her Family Medicine background allows her to evaluate the whole person rather than treating each symptom in isolation. She incorporates physical health, emotional well-being, family circumstances, sexual health, metabolic health and social determinants into clinical decision-making.

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WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH

Dr. Thompkins has a longstanding commitment to comprehensive, evidence-based and patient-centered women’s healthcare throughout the lifespan.

Her experience and clinical interests include:

• Preventive gynecologic care

• Cervical cancer screening

• Contraceptive counseling and management

• IUD insertion and removal

• Contraceptive implant insertion and removal

• Colposcopy

• Endometrial biopsy

• Early-pregnancy evaluation

• Miscarriage diagnosis and management

• Prenatal care

• Postpartum care and recovery

• Trauma-informed pelvic examinations

• Menstrual concerns

• Sexual health and wellness

• Perimenopause and menopause care

• Hormone-therapy counseling and management

• Pelvic-floor health

• Postpartum and postmenopausal pelvic-floor rehabilitation

• Regenerative and energy-based women’s health technologies

• Integration of physical, sexual, emotional and metabolic health

She approaches intimate and reproductive healthcare with warmth, clarity and sensitivity. Patients are encouraged to ask questions, understand their options and participate fully in decisions about their bodies and treatment.

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Newborn Medicine

• Newborn nursery care and call

• Immediate newborn assessment

• Neonatal resuscitation

• Stabilization of ill newborns

• Routine newborn examinations

• Feeding and early-weight concerns

• Parent education

• Neonatal circumcision

• Coordination with pediatric and neonatal specialists

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EMERGENCY, URGENT AND INPATIENT MEDICINE

Dr. Thompkins has broad training in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients across the lifespan. Her experience includes urgent outpatient medicine, emergency stabilization and leadership of a medically complex adult inpatient service during residency.

Acute Assessment and Stabilization

• Rapid assessment of undifferentiated presentations

• Development of broad, clinically prioritized differential diagnoses

• Recognition of unstable patients and clinical deterioration

• Initial stabilization and evidence-based treatment

• ACLS-level emergency response

• Evaluation of chest pain and respiratory complaints

• Acute infection and sepsis recognition

• Neurologic and abdominal complaints

• Dehydration and electrolyte-related illness

• Musculoskeletal injuries

• Acute exacerbations of chronic disease

• Behavioral-health and substance-related presentations

• Acute and chronic pain presentations

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Diagnostic Interpretation

• Electrocardiograms

• Laboratory results

• Plain radiographs within clinical scope

• Rapid diagnostic testing

• Point-of-care ultrasound

• FAST examinations

• Obstetric ultrasound applications

• Ultrasound-guided procedures

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Disposition and Coordination​

• Emergency escalation and specialist consultation

• Admission and transfer decisions

• Multidisciplinary care coordination

• Safe transitions between care settings

• Clear clinical handoffs

• Patient and family communication during urgent medical decisions

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PROCEDURAL MEDICINE

Dr. Thompkins is a confident and efficient proceduralist who places equal emphasis on technical proficiency, informed consent, patient comfort and clear aftercare instructions.

Her procedural experience includes:

• Vasectomy

• Suturing and skin closure

• Wound evaluation and management

• Incision and drainage

• Skin biopsy

• Minor dermatologic surgery

• Musculoskeletal injections

• Ultrasound-guided joint injections

• Point-of-care ultrasound

• FAST examination

• IUD insertion and removal

• Nexplanon insertion and removal

• Contraceptive implant insertion and removal

• Endometrial biopsy

• Colposcopy

• Trauma-informed pelvic examination

• Neonatal circumcision

• Neonatal resuscitation

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PAIN AND ADDICTION MEDICINE

Dr. Thompkins has a special interest in compassionate, evidence-based care for patients living with chronic pain or substance-use disorders.

Her experience includes:

• Comprehensive evaluation of acute and chronic pain

• Biopsychosocial pain assessment

• Medication-based pain management

• Interventional approaches to pain

• Musculoskeletal examination and treatment

• Buprenorphine treatment for opioid-use disorder

• Buprenorphine applications in chronic pain

• Medication-management protocols

• Risk assessment and monitoring

• Trauma-informed addiction care

• Motivational interviewing

• Reduction of stigma surrounding pain and substance-use disorders

• Integration of behavioral health with medical treatment​

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Clinical and Curricular Faculty, Family Medicine

Presbyterian Healthcare Services | Santa Fe, New Mexico
January 2026–Present

Provides comprehensive Family Medicine and participates in newborn nursery call. Educates and mentors Family Nurse Practitioner students through direct supervision, case-based teaching, structured clinical discussion, competency assessment and individualized feedback.

Teaching Faculty and Family Medicine Physician

La Familia Medical Center | Santa Fe, New Mexico
June 2024–October 2026

Provides comprehensive outpatient Family Medicine in a federally qualified health center, including prenatal, newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric care. Supervises Family Medicine residents in continuity clinic, delivers didactic and procedural education, evaluates learner progression and participates in curriculum and quality-improvement initiatives.

Medical Director, Vasectomy Services

Planned Parenthood Arizona
March 2023–June 2024

Conceived, developed and implemented a statewide vasectomy service. Directed physician onboarding, training, competency assessment, policy development, clinical governance, quality improvement and program sustainability.

Lead Provider, Documentation and Compliance

TriState Pain Management, Urgent Care and Primary Care
November 2023–June 2024

Developed documentation and coding standards, medication-management protocols, clinical workflows and procedure-ordering systems. Supported safe pain care, regulatory compliance, revenue capture and team-based practice.

Family Medicine Physician

Chiricahua Community Health Centers | Sierra Vista, Arizona
September 2021–April 2024

Provided full-spectrum Family Medicine encompassing adult and pediatric care, women’s health, obstetrics, behavioral health, addiction medicine, urgent presentations, point-of-care ultrasound and outpatient procedures. Supervised third- and fourth-year medical students and participated in clinical education and quality improvement.

Family Medicine Resident and Senior Inpatient Service Leader

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, Pennsylvania
June 2018–June 2021

Completed comprehensive Family Medicine residency training across inpatient, outpatient, emergency, pediatric, obstetric and newborn settings. Led the adult inpatient service, supervised junior residents, coordinated multidisciplinary care, facilitated Journal Club and conducted medical education and quality-improvement research.

Enfolded Post-Sophomore Fellow in Pathology

Banner University Medical Center
July 2015–July 2016

Completed intensive pathology training and participated in clinical-pathology education, multidisciplinary case review and research evaluating the diagnostic performance of institutional malaria-smear interpretation.

 

EDUCATION AND EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT

Emerging Leaders Program

Presbyterian Healthcare Services
2026

Leadership development focused on organizational leadership, strategic communication, accountability and healthcare systems improvement.

Family Medicine Residency

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
2018–2021

Doctor of Medicine

University of Arizona College of Medicine
2018

Distinction in Commitment to Underserved Populations

Medical Entrepreneurship Longitudinal Program

Eller College of Management, University of Arizona
2015–2016

Executive education in strategic program design, healthcare innovation, performance measurement, quality improvement and market-responsive service development.

Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude

Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
Minor: Fine Arts and Music
University of Arizona | 2013

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

Food Insecurity Among Resident Physicians

Principal Investigator

Designed and conducted research examining food insecurity among Family Medicine resident physicians and its relationship to physician wellness and clinical performance. Findings contributed to institutional efforts to improve resident access to healthy food.

 

Evaluation of the Current Model of Stress Using Research on Transcendental Meditation

Honors Thesis Investigator

Evaluated physiologic models of stress through research on Transcendental Meditation, cortisol dynamics and physiologic adaptability.

 

Sensitivity and Specificity of Malaria Smear Interpretation

Investigator

Designed and completed a quality-improvement research project evaluating the accuracy of in-house malaria-smear interpretation against confirmatory testing.

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Gerace B. Sensitivity and Specificity of Malaria Smear at BUMC: Exercise in Self-Examination in Clinical Pathology. Medical Lab Management. 2018;7(5):16–19.

Gerace B. Subjectivity in Diagnosis of Personality Disorders: A Case for Countertransference. University of Arizona Journal of Medicine. 2017;2:7–9.

Hameroff S, et al. Transcranial Ultrasound Effects on Mental States: A Pilot Study. Brain Stimulation. 2013;6(3):409–415.

Gerace B. Evaluation of the Current Model of Stress Using Research on Transcendental Meditation. Manuscript submitted to Neuroscience and Behavioral Reviews.

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SELECTED RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

• Are Penn State Residents Food Secure? Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians Annual Meeting, 2020

• Food Insecurity in Penn State Residents. North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, 2019

• Sensitivity and Specificity of Malaria Smear at Banner University Medical Center. Arizona Society of Pathology Spring Conference, 2016

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QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

Dr. Thompkins’ quality-improvement work spans patient access, preventive care, procedural follow-up, resident wellness, documentation accuracy, regulatory compliance and clinical efficiency.

Her experience includes:

• Designing and leading PDSA cycles

• Creating measurable standards for clinical performance

• Improving documentation and coding accuracy

• Developing procedure-ordering templates

• Standardizing medication-management workflows

• Improving follow-up completion

• Supporting cervical-cancer screening

• Supporting improved diabetes outcomes

• Developing sustainable clinical services

• Aligning patient care, operational performance and regulatory requirements

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COMMITTEE SERVICE

• Quality Improvement Committee, Penn State Health Family Medicine Residency

• Clinical Education Committee, Chiricahua Community Health Centers

• Medication-Assisted Treatment Committee, La Familia Medical Center

 

HONORS AND RECOGNITION

• Magna Cum Laude, University of Arizona

• Honors Thesis, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

• Distinction in Commitment to Underserved Populations, University of Arizona College of Medicine

• Recognition for excellence in hemoglobin A1c management

• Recognition for excellence in cervical-cancer screening

 

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

• Diplomate, American Board of Family Medicine

• Barbados Medical Council Licence

• New Mexico Medical Licence

• Arizona Medical Licence

• Colorado Medical Licence

• United States Drug Enforcement Administration Registration

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support

• Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program

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LANGUAGES

English
Medical Spanish — Fluent

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PROFESSIONAL VALUES

Dr. Thompkins believes excellent healthcare should be clinically rigorous, understandable and deeply human.

Her work is guided by a commitment to:

• Treating the whole person

• Making patients feel heard and respected

• Explaining medicine clearly and without condescension

• Supporting patient autonomy

• Practicing trauma-informed and inclusive care

• Reducing stigma in reproductive health, addiction and chronic pain

• Expanding access for medically underserved communities

• Developing confident and independent clinicians

• Building efficient systems that improve care

• Creating clinical programs capable of lasting beyond their founder

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For clinical, educational, leadership or consulting inquiries: TheDrThompkins@gmail.com