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Heath C. Thornton, MD

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Conditions and Treatments

Achilles Tendon InjuryAnkle Ligament TearAnkle SprainBiceps TendonitisBrachial PlexopathyCastingCompartment SyndromeConcussionCorticosteroid InjectionElbow Pain and ProblemsFemoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)Fifth Metatarsal InjuriesFoot FractureFoot PainFracturesFrozen ShoulderHamstring InjuriesHip ProblemsIliotibial Band Friction Syndrome (ITB)Knee DislocationsKnee Ligament InjuriesKnee ProblemsLateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) InjuryLateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)Little League ElbowMedial Collateral Ligament (MCL) InjuryMedial Epicondylitis (Golfer's Elbow)OrthobiologicsOsgood-Schlatter's DiseaseOsteolysisPatellar Tendonitis (Jumper's Knee)Patellofemoral Pain SyndromePosterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) TearProphylactic BracingQuadriceps ContusionsQuadriceps TearsQuadriceps TendonitisShin SplintsShoulder DislocationShoulder Impingement SyndromeShoulder InstabilityShoulder Pain and ProblemsShoulder TendonitisSnapping Hip SyndromeSports HerniasSprains and StrainsSternoclavicular Joint Injuries/ProblemsStress FractureSynvisc injectionsTendinitisTendonosisThrowing InjuriesTurf Toe

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Credentials

Board Certifications

American Board of Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family Medicine, Sports Medicine

Residencies

Riverside Family Practice, Family Medicine, 2003

Fellowships

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Sports Medicine Fellowship, 2004

Positions

Family and Community Medicine, Associate ProfessorWake Forest School of Medicine, Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Research Interests

AthletesBiologic Therapies for OsteoarthritisConcussion in SportsDisease ManagementHeat Illness in AthletesInjury Prevention in Sports

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