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Dr. Thomas Leon Thornton MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
2801 N Gantenbien Legacy Emanuel Hospi Portland OR, 97227About
Dr. Thomas Thornton is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Portland, OR. Dr. Thornton specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Thornton can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Thornton can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
Or Hlth Sci Univ Sch of Med, Portland Or 1961
University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine 1961
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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