- Dr. Robert S Thornton, MD
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Dr. Robert S Thornton, MD
Otolaryngology
- Louisiana, Shreveport
Overview
Dr. Robert S Thornton, MD works in Shreveport, Louisiana is a specialist in Otolaryngology and graduated Emory Grady Meml Med Hospital in 1974. Dr. Thornton is affiliated with CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System and practicing for 53 years
Specialties
- Otolaryngology
Conditions
• Acute Myeloid Leukaemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes Related to Topoisomerase Type II Inhibitor• Aortic-Iliac Occlusive Disease
• Appendiceal Tumor
• Arterial Puncture
• Aspiration or Injection of Thyroid Cyst
• Axillary Lymphadenopathy
• Blindness
• Bronchitis
• Cancer Treatment
• Congenital Mitral Stenosis
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• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 1
• da Vinci® Gynecologic Procedure
• Familial Polyposis
• Food Allergy - Cumin
• Food Allergy - Frog
• Hepatitis
• Influenza (Flu)
• Insomnia With Sleep Apnea
• Lung Spirometry
• Marsh Elder Allergy
• Mitochondrial Myopathy - Lactic Acidosis
• Monoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance
• Nerve Conduction Disorders
• Pediatric Urodynamics
• Perlane® Injection
• Psychoanalysis
• Reverse Total Shoulder and Total Shoulder Replacement
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Sinus Augmentation
• Skin Biopsy
• Stitches
• Thyroid Scan
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Procedures
• Acute Laryngitis• Acute Sinusitis
• Allergic Rhinitis
• Antrostomy and Antrotomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Chronic Sinusitis
• Dacryocystorhinostomy
• Deafness
• Deviated Septum
• Diagnostic Nasal and-or Sinus Endoscopy
• Dizziness
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• Dysphagia
• Ear Ache
• Ear Tube Placement
• Earwax Buildup
• ENT Cancer
• Ethmoidectomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
• Excision of Parotid, Sublingual, or Submandibular Gland
• Excision or Destruction of Pharynx Lesion
• Excision or Destruction of Tongue Lesion
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Head or Neck Lump or Swelling
• Headache
• Hoarse Voice (Dysphonia)
• Intranasal or Sinus Procedure
• Laryngitis
• Laryngoscopy - Laryngotomy - Laryngectomy - Pharyngolaryngectomy - Pharyngectomy
• Laryngoscopy and Laryngotomy
• Leukoplakia
• Lip, Excision or Resection
• Loss of Smell and-or Taste
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Nasal Septum Surgery (Septoplasty)
• Nosebleed
• Otitis Media
• Outer Ear Infection
• Parathyroid (Gland) Tumor: Other than Malignant
• Parathyroidectomy
• Perforated Eardrum
• Perforated Eardrum Repair (Tympanoplasty)
• Postnasal Drip
• Salivary Gland Stones and Inflammation
• Sleep Apnea
• Sphenoidotomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Thyroid Cancer
• Thyroid Lobectomy
• Thyroidectomy
• Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy
• Tonsillectomy
• Tracheal Surgery
• Vertigo
• Vocal Cord Nodule
• Vocal Cord Paralysis
• Vocal Cord Polyp
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology
Years Since Graduation
- 53
State License
- Louisiana
Education & Training
Residency Hospitals
Emory Grady Meml Med Hospital
Atlanta, GA, USA
Year completed: 1974
Atlanta, GA, USA
Year completed: 1974
Internship Hospital
Tulane Charity Hospital
New Orleans, LA, USA
Year completed: 1971
New Orleans, LA, USA
Year completed: 1971
Medical School
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine
Little Rock, AR, United States
Graduated: 1970
Little Rock, AR, United States
Graduated: 1970
Awards
1 AAFPRS
2 ACS
3 AMA
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Office Locations
Primary location
Ear Nose and Throat Center, AMC
2121 Line Avenue
Louisiana (LA)
Shreveport
71104
Phone:(318) 798-0759
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 55 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? Yes
Year Dr. Thornton Joined Practice: 1977
Year Dr. Watkins Joined Practice: 2000
Year Established: 1951
Other Office Locations
The Ear, Nose & Throat Center, AMC
8575 Fern Avenue Suite 103
Louisiana (LA)
Shreveport
71105
Phone:(318) 798-0759
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 55 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? Yes
Year Dr. Gurley Joined Practice: 2007
Year Established: 1951
Accepting New Patients
- No
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Assurant Health
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
- BlueConnect HMO
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- GEHA
- Golden Rule
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System
1 Saint Mary Place
Louisiana LA,
Shreveport,
71101
CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System is a non-profit hospital located in Shreveport, LA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 13 of 13 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 11 of 13 procedures.
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