James Edward Thompson, MD| Obstetrics And Gynecology | MedStar Health
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James Edward Thompson

James Edward Thompson, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (1074 reviews)

Specialties: Obstetrics And Gynecology

Languages: English

855-304-5294

About me

Dr. James Thompson is a board certified OB-GYN in Perry Hall, MD. Dr. Thompson obtained his medical degree from the University of Maryland. He also completed his residency from MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.

Dr. Thompson is a gynecologist at Women's Care Honeygo where he sees patients for annual gynecology exams and gynecologic problems.  He also performs basic and advanced laparoscopic surgery.  He also sees both routine and high risk obstetric patients.  Dr. Thompson is affiliated with MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore, MD and is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Thompson conducts his appointments with the personalized care and attention that he would expect for his own family.

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Breast Imaging
  • Abnormal Products Of Conception
  • Abnormalities Of Forces Of Labor
  • Acquired Absence Of Female Genital Organs
  • Antenatal Screening Abnormalities
  • Bartholin's Gland Diseases
  • Breast And Lactation Disorders In Pregnancy
  • Breast Disorders
  • Breast Lump
  • Candidiasis
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Cervix Uteri Disorders
  • Complications Of The Puerperium
  • Congenital Malformations Of Uterus And Cervix
  • Cystitis
  • Diabetes In Pregnancy
  • Disorders Of Amniotic Fluid And Membranes
  • False Labor
  • Female Genital Pain
  • Female Genital Tract Polyp
  • Female Infertility
  • Female Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  • Fetal Stress
  • Genitourinary Symptoms
  • Gestational Edema And Proteinuria Management
  • Gestational Hypertension
  • Herpes
  • High Risk Pregnancy
  • Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
  • Labor Complications And Umbilical Cord Problems
  • Late Pregnancy
  • Late Pregnancy Complications
  • Leiomyoma Of Uterus
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Cervix Uteri
  • Maternal Care For Fetal Problems
  • Maternal Diseases
  • Menstrual Disorders
  • Multiple Gestations
  • Obstetric Trauma
  • Obstructed Labor
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
  • Ovarian Dysfunction
  • Ovary, Fallopian Tube And Broad Ligament Disorders
  • Perineal Laceration During Delivery
  • Placental Disorders
  • Polyhydramnios
  • Postpartum Hemorrhage
  • Pregnancy Hemorrhage
  • Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
  • Pregnancy Nausea
  • Pregnant State
  • Premature Placenta Separation
  • Premature Rupture Of Membranes
  • Preterm Labor
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Spontaneous Abortion
  • Tubal Pregnancy
  • Uterine And Vaginal Bleeding Abnormalities
  • Uterine Infections
  • Uterus Problems
  • Uti (URINARY TRACT INFECTION) During Pregnancy
  • Vagina And Vulva Inflammation And Infections
  • Vulva And Perineum Disorders
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Procedures I perform

  • Adhesiolysis
  • Amniocentesis
  • Birth Control Implant Removal
  • Breast Biopsy
  • Breast Exam
  • Cervical Biopsy
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Cervical Cerclage Removal
  • Cesarean Delivery
  • Chorionic Villus Sampling
  • Cold Laser Therapy
  • Colposcopy
  • Cone Biopsy
  • Contraceptive Device Insertion
  • C-Section
  • Cystometrogram
  • Delivery With Forceps
  • Delivery With Vacuum Extraction
  • Ectopic Pregnancy Surgery
  • Electrodesiccation And Curettage
  • Endometrial Ablation
  • Endometrial Biopsy
  • Episiotomy
  • Fetal Monitoring
  • Gynecologic Cancer Treatment
  • Gynecological Examination
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • In Vitro Fertilization
  • Intestinal Reconstruction
  • Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
  • Mammography
  • Menstrual Disorder Treatment
  • Oophorectomy
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Ovarian Cyst Removal
  • Pap Smear
  • Pelvic Exam
  • Placenta Percreta Management
  • Pregnancy Test
  • Pregnancy With Uterine Rupture
  • Prenatal Care
  • Recurrent Miscarriage Treatment
  • Salpingo-Oophorectomy
  • Sonohysterography
  • Uterine Ablation
  • Uterine Cancer
  • Uterine Fibroid Embolization
  • Vaginal Contraceptive Ring Removal
  • Vulvar Cancer
  • Yeast Infection Treatment
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Practice locations

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12 MedStar Blvd
Ste 235
Bel Air, MD, 21015

410-877-8088

Fax 410-877-8082

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9103 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 305
Baltimore, MD, 21237

443-777-7608

Fax 855-550-5301

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1576 Merritt Blvd
Ste 16
Baltimore, MD, 21222

410-650-2191

Fax 410-288-4567

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Insurance

MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Medicare Direct
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • First Health PPO
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • OA Plus
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • HighMark
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Aetna HMO
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • CIGNA PPO
    • CareFirst EPO
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • IH-POS
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • POS OA
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • IH-Open POS II
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • First Health PPO
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • United Student Resources
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Network OA
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Beech Street PPO
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • Medicare FFS
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Choice POS II
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • TRICARE East Select
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • Navigate
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Sentara Health
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • IH-HMO
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • IH-PPO
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Choice POS
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Aetna Basic
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • Optimum Choice
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • UHC Passport

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Residency: Franklin Square Hospital Center (1994)

Medical School: University Of Maryland Baltimore (1990)

Awards

  • Baltimore Magazine Top Doc 2011, 2012

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Apr 29, 2026

    Dr. Thompson is top notch! He is a great listener, answers my questions without judgement. Very caring while still professional.

  • Apr 7, 2026

    I had questions about my delivery from three months ago, and my provider made no scuff about going through my chart to referencing what my questions were about. He took the time to explain it made me feel comfortable. I left my appointment, happy and well informed.

  • Mar 18, 2026

    Dr. Thompson took my concerns very seriously and explained to me all of the tests to figure out what is going on. I really appreciate his compassion.