Monica Thoms, M.D. is a board certified ophthalmologist. After graduating magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1978, she received training at the University of Illinois Medical School. She completed her residency at Michael Reese Hospital/University of Chicago.

Dr. Thoms is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a medical staff member at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois. She has received the highest patient satisfaction rating on an independent survey comparing ophthalmologists in the Chicago area. According to Castle Connilly Guide, her peers recognize her as "one of the best doctors in the Chicago Metropolitan area."