Experienced in Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)

Dr. John Thornton

Cardiology
Wellstar MCG Health
1120 15th St, 
Augusta, GA 
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Wellstar MCG Health
1120 15th St, 
Augusta, GA 
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Overview

John Thornton is a Cardiologist in Augusta, Georgia. Dr. Thornton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Septal Defect (ASD). His top areas of expertise are Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, His Bundle Tachycardia, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Atrial Septal Defect (ASD).

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in GA
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Wellstar MCG Health
1120 15th St, Augusta, GA 30912
Call: 706-721-2426
Other Locations
Office
1499 Walton Way Ste 1400, Augusta, GA 30901
Call: 706-721-2426

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


2 Total Publications

Circulating T-Cell Subsets, Monocytes, and Natural Killer Cells in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Results From the Multicenter IPAC Study.
Circulating T-Cell Subsets, Monocytes, and Natural Killer Cells in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Results From the Multicenter IPAC Study.
Journal: Journal of cardiac failure
Published: March 21, 2017
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    • Distinguished
    • Arrhythmias
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    • Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
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    • Coronary Heart Disease
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    • Familial Ventricular Tachycardia
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    • His Bundle Tachycardia
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    • Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
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    • Atherosclerosis
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    • Cardiomyopathy
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    • Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
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    • Heart Failure
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    • Hypertensive Heart Disease
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    • Experienced
    • Aortic Valve Stenosis
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    • Apoplexy
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    • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
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    • Arterial Embolism
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    • Atrial Fibrillation
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    • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
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