Overview
"Dr. Thornton is originally from Boulder, Colorado. She earned her bachelor's degree in Biology at the University of Colorado in Denver followed by her medical degree at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado. Following her medical education, she moved to Sacramento, California to complete an Internal Medicine residency and a Pulmonary Critical Care fellowship at the University of California Davis. Dr. Thornton had an affinity for science at a young age but initially had a career in Business. Her desire to help others and intense interest in medicine brought her into the medical field.
""I believe it is still a privilege to serve others as a physician. As a critical care physician.
Dr. Thornton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. Her top areas of expertise are Collapsed Lung, Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
2635 North 7th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501
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.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Advanced BronchoscopyDr. Thornton isExperienced. Learn about Advanced Bronchoscopy.
- Atypical PneumoniaDr. Thornton isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Pneumonia.
- BullaeDr. Thornton isExperienced. Learn about Bullae.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Collapsed LungDr. Thornton isExperienced. Learn about Collapsed Lung.
- EmphysemaDr. Thornton isExperienced. Learn about Emphysema.