HeathCrumplerThorntonMD
Family Medicine • Winston Salem, NCSports Medicine (Non-Surgical)
Associate Professor, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine and Dept. of Orthopedics
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Office
Medical Center Blvd
Winston Salem, NC 27157Phone+1 336-716-4479Fax+1 336-716-0071- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Heath Thornton is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Family and Community Medicine and Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He practices family medicine and sports medicine in Winston Salem, NC and is affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. He received his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and has been in practice 20 years. He is experienced in concussion, ortho-biologics, preventive medicine, ultrasonography, fracture care, exercise stress testing, and pediatric sports medicine. He also speaks Spanish.
Education & Training
Wake Forest University School of MedicineFellowship, Sports Medicine (Family Medicine), 2003 - 2004
VCU/Riverside Regional Medical CenterResidency, Family Medicine, 2000 - 2003
Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2003 - 2024
VA State Medical License 2001 - 2004- American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
- American Board of Family Medicine Sports Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2014
- Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Performance and Interpretation of Office Exercise Stress TestingHeath C. Thornton, Fadi Hanna, Kiran Mullur> ;Primary Care. 2021 Oct 8
- Diagnosis and management of an asymptomatic intraneural fibular cystSarah L. Stone, Heath C. Thornton, Michael S. Cartwright> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2014 Jan 1
Journal Articles
- Effects of Simulation-Based Training for High School Sports Medicine Personnel on Emergency Response Confidence and Teamwork BehaviorsRosenbaum DA, Thornton HC, Johnson JE, Saunders I, Fitch MT, Athletic Training and Sports Health Care, 5/1/2012
- Heat Cramps: Treatment and PreventionPoynter DJ, Thornton H, Athletic Training and Sports Health Care, 9/1/2010
Books/Book Chapters
Professional Memberships
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- North Carolina Medical SocietyMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
Atrium Wake Forest BaptistWinston Salem, North Carolina
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