Ronald Gary Tompkins, MD, SCD
Division Chief, Division of Burns
- Phone: 617-726-3447
- Departments
- Burns Service
- Department of Surgery
Specialties
- MassGeneral Hospital for Children
- Burn Services
- Locations
- Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Medical Education
- SCD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- MD, Tulane University School of Medicine
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Board Certifications
- Surgery, American Board of Surgery
- Gender
- Male
- Patient Age Group
- Adult and pediatric
- Accepting New Patients
- No
Microfluidic device allows collection, analysis of hard-to-handle immune cells
A team led by MGH scientists has developed a new microfluidic tool for quickly and accurately isolating neutrophils – the most abundant type of white blood cell – from small blood samples, an accomplishment that could provide information essential to better understanding the immune system's response to traumatic injury.
Traumatic injury sets off a "genomic storm" in immune system pathways
Serious traumatic injuries, including major burns, set off a "genomic storm" in human immune cells, altering around 80 percent of the cells' normal gene expression patterns.
Mouse models fail to reproduce inflammatory genomic response to serious injuries
Existing mouse models do not appear to accurately reproduce the human genomic response to serious traumatic injury, including major burns.
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114-2696
Phone: 617-726-3447
Fax: 617-367-8936
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114-2696
Phone: 617-726-3447
Fax: 617-367-8936
Request a new patient appointment 
Call the Massachusetts General Hospital physician referral service at 800-711-4644.
Insurance plans - what you need to know
Mass General accepts most health insurance plans. Find out what you need to know before coming to Mass General.
Directions to Mass General
Driving to Mass General? Get driving directions or locate a parking lot on the hospital's main campus.
- © 2013 Massachusetts General Hospital
- 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
- Maps & Directions
- 617-726-2000
- TDD: 617-724-8800
