Steven J. Thornton, M.D.

Credentials           
Board certified in Orthopedic Surgery

Honors           
Clinical Assistant Professor at Southwestern Medical Center

Magna Cum Laude, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Society, University of
  Mississippi Medical Center
The Donald Imrie Award for Most Outstanding Performance in
  Orthopaedic Surgery by a Senior Medical Student, University
  of Mississippi Medical Center
Medical Alumni Scholarship, University of Mississippi
  Medical Center
Academic Excellence Scholarship, University of Mississippi
  Medical Center

Training                                   
Undergraduate
University of Mississippi, Jackson MS; 1989 - 1993
Degree – BA in Chemistry

Graduate
University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson MS; 1994 - 1998
Degree – Doctor of Medicine                                  

Internship
Parkland Memorial Hospital, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas, TX; 1998 - 1999
General Surgery

Residency
Parkland Memorial Hospital, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas, TX; 1999 - 2003
Orthopaedic Surgery

Elective Rotation
Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Norwich, England; 2002
Orthopaedic Surgery

Fellowship
Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; New York, NY; 2003 – 2004

Sports Medicine, Knee and Shoulder Surgery

Research
SELECTED ARTICLES/BOOK CHAPTERS:
Thornton SJ. Meniscus Repair. AAOS Resident’s E-Letter. Vol. 1, No. 10, Oct 2003.

Thornton SJ, Dunn WR, Allen AA, Hannafin JA. Treatment of Recalcitrant Lateral Epicondylitis with Suture Anchor Repair.  AJSM 2005;33(10):1558-64.

Willis AA, Nikhil NV, Thornton SJ, Morrissey NJ, Warren RF. Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis after Anterior Shoulder Dislocation & Closed Reduction: A Case Report. J Bone Joint Surg. 2005;87-A:2086-2090.

Thornton SJ, Cheleuitte D, Ptaszek AJ, Early JS. Treatment of Open Intra-articular Calcaneal Fractures: Evaluation of the Soft Tissue Complication Rate for a Treatment Protocol Based on Wound Location and Size. Foot Ankle Int. 2006 May;27(5):317-23.

Thornton SJ, Allen AA, Wickiewicz TL, Altchek DW, Warren RF. Outcome of ACL Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Athletes. (Submitted to AANA)

Thornton SJ, Willis AA, Altchek DW. Mini-incision Medial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction of the Elbow. In Scuderi GR, Tria AJ, Berger RA (ed): Manual of MIS Techniques in Orthopedics. Springer-Verlag; Fall 2005.

Willis AA, Thornton SJ, Altchek DW. Reconstruction of Elbow Ligaments in Athletes. In Plancher KD (ed): Atlas of Hand Clinics. Elsevier Inc; Fall 2005.

Current Research
Thornton SJ, Warner K, Williams RJ. Preservation of Material Properties in Stored Fresh Osteochondral Specimens.

Thornton SJ, Maher SA, Torzelli P, Rodeo SA, Warren RF. Stabilizing Cartilage Defects with Synthetic Hydrogel Plugs.

Verma NV, Thornton SJ, Warren RF. ACL Fixation Using Synthetic Cement (Kryptonite)