Melvin Thornton MD

Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility

Physician

161 Madison Ave Suite 4swNew York, NY 10016
Phone+1 646-737-2470
Fax+1 718-253-8117

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Summary

Dr. Melvin H. Thornton, II is double board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology andReproductive Medicine. He has been helping families realize their dreams of having children for over 18 years. Dr. Thornton completed his OB/GYN internship and residency as well as his Reproductive Medicine fellowship at the University of Southern California. He received additional training in advanced reproductive surgery at The Cleveland Clinic before joining the faculty at Columbia University.
While at Columbia, Dr. Thornton was the Medical Director and Director of the Egg Donation Program at the Center for Women’s
Reproductive Care (CWRC) at Columbia University Medical Center. He has an extensive research background in the treatment of HIV sero-discordant couples and the relationship to infertility and fertility treatment. Additionally, while at Columbia he served on the Institutional Review Board for five years. He has published more than 50 papers, written several book chapters and presented over 100 abstracts at professional conferences on topics related to women’s
health, infertility and third party reproduction.
Dr. Thornton had dedicated many years and countless hours teaching and mentoring medical students, residents and fellows. He is currently an Associate Professor at Quinnipiac University and provides lectures in reproductive medicine and infertility to OB/GYN residents at New York Medical College.
Although his interests include all aspects in the treatment of infertility, he is particularly recognized as being has one of the world’s leading experts in egg donation and surrogacy. His patients describe him as a reassuring, caring, and personable physician. He has been a member of the ACGME Clinical Competency Committee for Obstetrics and
Gynecology at Columbia and currently sits on the ASRM Undergraduate, Graduate, Medical and Postgraduate
Education Committee

Fertility | Dr. Melvin Thornton | United States

Dr. Melvin H. Thornton, II specializes in IVF, egg donation and surrogacy

Education & Training

University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Fellowship, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, 1994 - 1996
Cleveland Clinicgyn pelvic surgery, 1993 - 1994
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1989 - 1993
WashU MedicineClass of 1989

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2000 - 2028
CA State Medical License 2021 - 2027
CT State Medical License 2001 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2020 - 2025
OH State Medical License 1993 - 1999
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Castle Connolly Top Doctor 2017-2020

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
A Case of Asthenozoospermia Following COVID-19 Infection.
Serin Seckin, Hadi Ramadan, Marco Mouanness, Ariel Gidon, Melvin Thornton
Reproductive Sciences. 2022-09-01
Reprint of: Assessing the clinical utility of in vitro fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm injection in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 serodiscordant couple...
Joseph E Peña, Melvin H Thornton 2nd, Mark V Sauer
Fertility and Sterility. 2019-10-01
6 citations
Amniotic fluid levels of phospholipase A2 in fetal rats with retinoic acid induced myelomeningocele: the potential "second hit" in neurologic damage.
Ravi Agarwal, Matthew E. Thornton, Alfred N. Fonteh, Michael G. Harrington, Ramen H. Chmait
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2016-09-01

Press Mentions

Inside the U.S.'s Largest Maximum-Security Prison, COVID-19 Raged. Outside, Officials Called Their Fight a SuccessJune 24th, 2020
CT Fertility Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary with the Opening of New a Fertility Center in Trumbull, CT and New Office in Barcelona, Spain, and Expands Services DesignedJune 8th, 2016