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Ben Thompson, MD

Division Chief, Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Addiction Consultant
University of South Carolina / Prisma Health, South Carolina

Ben Thompson, MD, works at Prisma Health / The University of South Carolina as the director of the Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship. He is board certified in Family Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care, and Addiction Medicine. His passion is providing whole-person care to patients facing life-limiting illnesses, navigating the healthcare system and advocating for the best care possible for his patients. He is a passionate educator and was recently honored with a Palliative Care Innovation award for creating an internationally recognized virtual didactic series for hospice and palliative care professionals. His current research interest is providing optimal symptom management for patients with opioid use disorder and another life-limiting illness with the principles of harm reduction and risk mitigation.

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