Heath C. Thornton, MD
- Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
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Heath C. Thornton, MD
Research Interests
- Disease Management
- Athletes
- Concussion in Sports
- Biologic Therapies for Osteoarthritis
- Heat Illness in Athletes
- Injury Prevention in Sports
- Education
- MD, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, 2000
- Residency
- Family Medicine, Riverside Family Practice, 2003
- Fellowship
- Sports Medicine Fellowship, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 2004
- Board Certifications
- American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine
- American Board of Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
- Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Departments and Affiliations
- Family and Community Medicine
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Office of Global Health
Research
- Diagnosis and management of an asymptomatic intraneural fibular cyst. Stone SL, Thornton HC, Cartwright MS. Muscle Nerve. 2014 Jan; 49(1):143-4.