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Dr. James Grant Thomson, MD, MSc

Accepting New Patients

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Hand Surgery and Plastic Surgery

Professional interests include: minimally invasive surgery, melanoma, peripheral nerve surgery, and more.

800 Boston Post Road Building 3
Guilford, CT 06437

1-877-925-3637

Dr. James Grant Thomson, MD, MSc is a hand surgeon in Trumbull, CT specializing in hand surgery and plastic surgery. Dr. James Grant Thomson, MD, MSc is affiliated with Yale University, Yale New Haven Health, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital and Smilow Cancer Hospital, Yale Medicine.

Office Locations

Address:

5520 Park Avenue
Trumbull, CT 06611

Address:

800 Boston Post Road Building 3
Guilford, CT 06437

Address:

800 Howard Avenue Yale Physicians Building - 4th Floor
New Haven, CT 06519

Some issues Dr. James Grant Thomson, MD, MSc can help you with:

Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction is surgery to restore the appearance of the breast, usually after a mastectomy. The choice of how to proceed after the removal of a breast is a deeply personal one, with some women opting to wear a prosthetic form in a bra, and others choosing to embrace their new breastless form as a reminder of their strength and survival. Those options are perfectly acceptable, but many women feel most comfortable with their missing breast tissue surgically replaced. Breast reconstruction can be part of a patient's return to normal after experiencing breast cancer.

There are a few different methods used to create the round shape of the breast on the chest. A flap of fat, skin, and muscle can be taken from the side, abdomen or buttock and implanted on the chest to create a breast from the patient's own tissue. Alternatively, the skin over the chest may be gradually stretched to allow for the placement of an implant. Stretching of the skin is done using expanders, which are similar to breast implants, except they increase in size when saltwater solution is injected into them. Many women also choose to combine the flap procedure with implant placement to achieve their desired result. Once the new breast shape is formed, a nipple can be created and even tattooed to match the other side.

Reconstruction may be done in a single surgery or broken up into multiple procedures:

Immediate reconstruction rebuilds the breast right after mastectomy. This method is not recommended if additional chemotherapy or radiation is needed after surgery.
Delayed reconstruction occurs after chemotherapy or radiation has been given. These treatments may decrease the volume or alter the color of the reconstructed breast, so they should be completed before the breast is rebuilt. This type of reconstruction may happen weeks, months, or even years after mastectomy.
Staged reconstruction splits the reconstructive process into two parts. The first part inserts temporary expanders to stretch the skin and is done immediately after breast removal surgery. The second part replaces the expanders with implants after chemotherapy or radiation treatments have been given.

Breast reconstruction is not perfect. The two breasts may not always look exactly identical, although they will be close. There may be small scars, and a loss of sensation in the reconstructed breast. A reconstructed breast will not produce milk, so patients may have trouble breastfeeding. Still, reconstruction is a great option for women who want that part of their appearance back.

In The News

“* J. Grant Thomson, MD, Hand Surgery.”—"New York Magazine: 74 New Haven physicians among best in NY metro area", New Haven Register, July 2017

“"It's not a small problem," said Dr. J. Grant Thomson, a plastic surgeon at Yale- New Haven Hospital.”—"Fireworks + alcohol = disaster", Newstimes, July 2014

doctor visit	218
injections	12

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	14
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

doctor visit	196
immobilization	21

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	13
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	181
immobilization	18
injections	13
minimally invasive procedures	16
nerve procedures	16
upper extremity surgery	16

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	24
Less than 65	102

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

doctor visit	195
immobilization	18

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	12
Less than 65	64

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

doctor visit	166
immobilization	10

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	43

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	207
immobilization	16
minimally invasive procedures	11
nerve procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	11

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	16
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	189
immobilization	18
minimally invasive procedures	11
nerve procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	11

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

doctor visit	90

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	61
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	275
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve procedures	14
upper extremity surgery	14

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Grant Thomson, MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Grant Thomson, MD, MSc treated as a hand surgeon in Trumbull, CT were immobilization, nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures and upper extremity surgery.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	193
immobilization	17
injections	12
minimally invasive procedures	13
nerve procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Grant Thomson, MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Female	74
Male	51

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	15
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	84
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	7
75 to 84	16
Less than 65	45
65 to 74	44

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Grant Thomson, MD, MSc From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Grant Thomson, MD, MSc treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	8
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He completed residency at Montreal General Hospital. He has a state license in Connecticut.

Residency: Montreal General Hospital

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Grant Thomson, MD, MSc is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Yale University

Yale New Haven Health

Yale New Haven Children's Hospital

Smilow Cancer Hospital, Yale Medicine

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. James Grant Thomson, MD, MSc appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, MultiPlan, Community Care Network (CCN), United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Oxford Health Plans, Medicare, Consumer Health Network, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Anthem, ConnectiCare, Focus Health Solutions, Prime Health, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), COMPWORKS, HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT, MANAGED COMP, HUSKY and PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. James Grant Thomson, MD, MSc accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel

Great-West Healthcare

WellCare

MultiPlan

Community Care Network (CCN)

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Oxford Health Plans

Medicare

Consumer Health Network

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Anthem

ConnectiCare

Focus Health Solutions

Prime Health

First Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

COMPWORKS

HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT

MANAGED COMP

HUSKY

PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James Grant Thomson, MD, MSc has a high overall rating with an average of 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James Grant Thomson, MD, MSc from all over the web to help you find the right in Trumbull, CT.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James Grant Thomson, MD, MSc. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$227 XIAFLEX $227
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$158 Spy $158
Skeletal Dynamics LLC	$152 Implate $152
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$128 MATRIXCOMBO $79	TRUMATCH $49
BIOVENTUS LLC	$95 $95
Other	$125 Cook Medical Zenapro $36	Cook Medical Biodesign $31	Reconstruction $24	KENGREAL $22	SUR - SIS $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$803
Education	$83

Research Payments

Dr. James Grant Thomson, MD, MSc has received 1 research payments totaling $81.

Biography

Dr. James Thomson sees patients in New Haven, CT, Trumbull, CT, and Guilford, CT. His medical specialties are plastic surgery and hand surgery. Areas of expertise for Dr. Thomson include wrist problems, spine problems, and wounds. He is professionally affiliated with Yale New Haven Health. His medical residency was performed at Montreal General Hospital. Anthem, ConnectiCare, and Blue California appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Thomson takes. According to Yale New Haven Health, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Thomson's office in New Haven, CT.