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Heath C. Thornton, MD

Heath C. Thornton, MD

  • Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine

Research Interests

  • Disease Management
  • Athletes
  • Concussion in Sports
  • Biologic Therapies for Osteoarthritis
  • Heat Illness in Athletes
  • Injury Prevention in Sports
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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

  • Publications
  • Diagnosis and management of an asymptomatic intraneural fibular cyst. Stone SL, Thornton HC, Cartwright MS. Muscle Nerve. 2014 Jan; 49(1):143-4.

Research Interests

  • Athletes
  • Biologic Therapies for Osteoarthritis
  • Concussion in Sports
  • Disease Management
  • Heat Illness in Athletes
  • Injury Prevention in Sports
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