Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Thompson was born in Wichita and raised on a family farm north of the city. He graduated from Wichita Heights High School in 1967. He attended Friends University and received a bachelor's degree in biology from Kansas State University in 1971. He received a doctorate in veterinary medicine from KSU in 1975. He is a member of Phi Zeta, the honor society for veterinary medicine. After practicing in animal hospitals in Chicago, Illinois, and Salina, Kansas, he founded CTAH in 1979. He has served as president of the Wichita Veterinary Medical Association and on the intervention committee for the Kansas Veterinary Medical Association. He is a member of the Wichita Crime Commission. Dr. Dan has appeared weekly (Tuesdays at noon) on Newstalk for KWCH-TV, channel 12, since 1984, answering pet-related questions. He also appears Thursday mornings on the KSCW-TV, channel 5. He and his wife, Jill have three adult children and four grandchildren. His favorite past-times include reading, music, travel, horticulture and home-brewing. He gets a kick out of the antics of the family's cat, Mathias (A.K.A. Tuffy).
