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James Thornton, M.D., F.A.C.S.

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James Thornton
Name:
  James F. Thornton, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Academic Title:
  Associate Professor
Primary Appointment:
  Plastic Surgery
School:
  Southwestern Medical School
Affiliations:
  Children's Medical Center of Dallas
Plastic Surgery
The James W. Aston Clinical Building
Department Website:
  Department of Plastic Surgery
Lab Website:
  Plastic Surgery Research
Physician Profile:
  James Thornton, M.D., F.A.C.S.

EDUCATION
 
  1982   Austin College
BA Math and Science
  1989   University Of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr Dallas
M.D.
 
RESIDENCIES
 
  1993 - 1997   UT Southwestern
General Surgery
  1989 - 1990   UT Southwestern
General Surgery
 
FELLOWSHIPS
 
  1997 - 1999   Emory University
Plastic Surgery
 
HONORS AND AWARDS
 
  2003   Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
Department of the Navy
  2003   National Defense Medal
Department of the Navy (2003, 1990)
  2003   Armed Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M Device
Department of the Navy
  2001   Top Doctor - Plastic Surgery
Listed in Redbook Magazine, October
 
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
 
American Board of Plastic Surgery
 
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / AFFILIATIONS
 
American Medical Association; Texas Medical Association; Dallas County Medical Society
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Board Certified Plastic and Cosmetic Surgeons of Dallas; Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
AO North America Maxillofacial Faculty; American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
Jurkiewicz Society; Parkland Surgical Society