The physician's office encourages new patient inquiries. Call the office at (760) 942-1390.

A neurologist, Thomas Chippendale, MD, has been practicing medicine in San Diego’s North County since 1984. He has a special interest in stroke care and the diagnosis and treatment of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Dedicated to training future health care providers, he is the recipient of the Clinical Teaching Award at the University of California, San Diego—where he is an assistant clinical professor of neurology. Dr. Chippendale is a member of the San Diego Neurologic Society and the American Academy of Neurology. Prior to medical school, he completed a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and a Master of Science degree in pharmacology at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). Afterward, he earned a Master of Arts degree in psychology and a Ph.D. in neuroscience and behavior from Princeton University, where he was a Spencer Fellow.

Board Certification

American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine, Holistic Medicine, 2007

American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology, 1989

Medical Education

University of California at Irvine School of Medicine, MD, 1980

Internships

University of California, San Diego, Internal Medicine, 1981

Residencies

University of California, San Diego, Neurology, 1984