David H. Thom

Who is David H. Thom?

David Thom is Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Thom received his MD from the University of California, San Diego, and his MPH and PhD from the University of Washington. He has studied patient-physician trust since 1994, when he was named as one of five national Picker Scholars. He has authored more then 60 original research papers and book chapters, many of them on the topic of doctor-patient trust.