Daniel Thompson, MD

Dr. Daniel Thompson was born in Rose Canyon, near Herriman, Utah with the Oquirrh mountains for a back yard. He is the second oldest of nine children. His brother Jeremy has a dental practice in the same building as Riverton Family Health.

Dr. Thompson graduated with honors from Bingham High School in 1987. He then attended the University of Utah on a Presidential Scholarship, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 1992. He was then accepted to the University of Utah School of Medicine and graduated in 1996. He then moved to Pocatello, Idaho, and completed his Family Medicine Residency at Idaho State University in 1999. Since then, he moved back home to work at Riverton Family Health Center. He loves the communities of South Salt Lake and is looking forward to meeting all the folks south of Camp Williams at the new Zenith office. He particularly loves the family friendly atmosphere here. He claims to have the best patients a doctor can ask for and he especially loves the children and young adults that come with our great families here in this area. Dr. Thompson asserts, “I’ve found the right job and I’ve found the right place to work!”