Paul Thornton, MBBS

Medical Director, Endocrine and Diabetes Program

Paul Thornton, MBBS

Medical Director, Endocrine and Diabetes Program

Cook Children's Endocrinology - Dodson Specialty Clinics

1500 Cooper St
Fort Worth, TX 76104

Main Phone Number Icon 682-885-7960

4.9 out of 5

Read 33 Verified Patient Reviews

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Meet Dr. Paul Stephen Thornton

I was born in Dublin, Ireland, and completed my medical school education there (hence the funny looking MD degree). After medical school, I moved to London and did some pediatric training there. Then, I moved to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where I completed my residency and a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology. I stayed on staff at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for several years before returning to Ireland in 1996 to run the National Center for Inherited Metabolic Diseases. In 1999, I moved back to Philadelphia and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to become the clinical director of the Congenital Hyperinsulinism Center, working closely with Dr. Charles Stanley. In 2003, I moved to Cook Children's Medical Center where I am very happy to continue working and hope to retire.

I knew I wanted to become a doctor at the age of 12 and never had plans to do anything else with my life, except perhaps become a chef. Once I got into medical school at 18, I very quickly realized I wanted to be a pediatrician. However, I didn't decide to become a pediatric endocrinologist until I started my training at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (where I was fortunate to work with the world's experts in hypoglycemia who taught me everything they knew and were responsible for fostering my love for helping babies and children with hypoglycemic disorders).

As the director of Cook Children's Endocrinology department, I have focused my energy on running the Congenital Hyperinsulinism Center and participating in the congenital adrenal hyperplasia, differences of sexual differentiation and Silver Russel clinics. I continue to see a few of my patients with general endocrine disorders that I have treated over the last 13-15 years so I can help transition them to adulthood.

My passion is for clinical medicine, making children comfortable at their medical visits and about their medical conditions, making the correct diagnosis and implementing the right treatment, while doing the least amount of testing and incurring the least amount of cost for families and yet providing the best quality of care. I like to approach my interactions with families with humor, while at the same time demonstrating empathy and understanding of the difficulties they are faced with on a daily basis managing a complex medical condition. I love to do research and travel around the world educating doctors about the rare diseases I treat. I especially love this now that my wife can travel with me because at the end of the day work is not just about taking care of patients, but also being able to spend time with and enjoy family.

We go above and beyond by providing a huge amount of knowledge and support to families. – Paul Thornton, M.D.

After our baby didn't grow (height or weight) for over 6 months, we switched to Dr. Thornton and her growth has been right on target for years- she is now 5 years old and thriving! We adore Dr. Thornton and the whole Endocrinology care team. We have been incredibly blessed by them. They are top notch. - Patient family

Services

Disease treatment and care
State-of-the-art testing and diagnostics
Precision medicine for the treatment of congenital hyperinsulinism

Reviews

Average rating:

4.9

Questions were addressed	4.9 4.9 (43)
Provider explained things clearly	4.9 4.9 (43)
Likelihood of recommending this provider	4.9 4.9 (43)
Trust/confidence in physicians	5 5 (43)

September 23, 2023

Everyone was wonderful!
September 07, 2023

Very grateful to Dr. Thorton
August 07, 2023

Dr. Thornton and his entire staff are the absolute best!! They always treat my child and myself with the utmost care, are so attentive, and fully invested in providing the best care and the most support.
July 20, 2023

The hospitality and advice from Eliza, in charge of international patient management is of high quality, Thank you for making this visit as human and enjoyable as possible.
July 20, 2023

Experience with the special endocrinologist Thornton is very helpful, Thank you for the quality of being Human and professionalism.
July 07, 2023

Dr. Thornton is always amazing. So is Nurse Katie. The radiologist and the blood lab were also very nice.
June 21, 2023

The MA that took us back, I didn't catch her name, but she was so patient with (patient) and all her quirkiness and took the extra time to get things right without stressing her out.
May 16, 2023

I loved being able to see the growth charts on the TV!
May 16, 2023

Dr. Thornton is amazing! I know he was put in our lives for a reason. He literally saved my older daughter's life and is now also treating my younger daughter, they have a rare genetic syndrome. Neither one of my daughters follows the book so to speak but Dr. Thornton is not one to shy away from a challenge. Because of him they are both not just living but thriving.
April 27, 2023

Excellent
April 27, 2023

The attention is impeccable
April 20, 2023

Dr Thorton is so great. He is knowledgeable and takes the time to answer all our questions thoroughly
April 07, 2023

Nothing but good
April 07, 2023

Everyone that we came in contact with was amazing!!!
February 22, 2023

It is a pleasure seeing him interact with (patient) at every visit.
February 22, 2023

Dr. Thornton
February 21, 2023

Wonderful
February 21, 2023

Dr. Thornton, His staff, The lab staff, Radiology staff
February 18, 2023

He listened to and addressed all my concerns and came up with a plan of treatment for my daughter that we were very happy with.
February 18, 2023

Dr. Thornton
February 03, 2023

We love Dr. Thornton! He knows and cares for our son, and always listens to our concerns. He takes time to answer and address all of our questions and concerns.
January 21, 2023

Dr. Thornton at Dodson
January 21, 2023

He is an excellent doctor and excellent specialist I loved the attention my daughter I congratulate him
January 17, 2023

All good
January 17, 2023

The entire staff was great!Personal and very professional
December 22, 2022

Everyone is exceptional
December 10, 2022

Larry and Dr Thornton
December 10, 2022

Awesome
October 29, 2022

We got lost finding the office and the staff was still very kind and understanding
October 12, 2022

Dr. Thornton, his nurse
October 11, 2022

Nothing negative at all.
October 11, 2022

Kuddos to the CAH staff!
October 11, 2022

Nothing negative at all.

Education

Medical School:
University College, Dublin, Ireland
Residency:
Medicine: St. Luke's Hospital and St. Vincent's Hospital
Pediatrics: Temple Street Children's Hospital, The National Maternity Hospital, Guys Hospital, The Hospital for Sick Children, and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Board Certifications:
American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Endocrinology

Affiliations

Pediatric Endocrine Society,Endocrine Society,European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology,American Diabetes Association,Cook Children's Physician Network

Paul Thornton, MBBS

Medical Director, Endocrine and Diabetes Program

Paul Thornton, MBBS

Medical Director, Endocrine and Diabetes Program

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