Medical Director Endocrinology and Diabetes
Cook Children's Medical Center
Paul Thornton, MB BCh MRCPI is Medical Director of the Endocrinology/Diabetes Clinic and the Hyperinsulinism Center at Cook Children's Medical Center, in Fort Worth, Texas.
In 2012 received the Cook Children's Health Care System Endowed Chair Award for Congenital Hyperinsulin and in 2021 the Cook Childrens Hyperinsulinism center was recognized as 1 of 6 Centers of Excellence in the world by Congenital Htyperinsulinism International.
Dr. Thornton received a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from University College, in Dublin, Ireland. He interned at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, with residencies at the Children's Hospital, Dublin, the Hospital for Sick Children Great Ormond Street, London, England, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Thornton was a fellow in endocrinology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He then became Asst Professor of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and subsequently moved to Texas.. He is board certified in Pediatric Endocrinology.
As an expert in the evaluation and management of congenital Hyperinsulinism, Dr. Thornton is frequently invited to lecture on congenital hyperinsulinism and hypoglycemia in infants and children. He has coauthored more than a dozen book chapters and over 70 journal articles. He presents his research at international and national meetings. Paul is the lead author of the recent Pediatric Endocrine Society's Recommendations and Management of Persistent Hypoglycemia in Neonates, Infants, and Children. He also leads the Pediatric Endocrine Society’s Rare Disease working group on Hyperinsulinism.
Dr. Thornton is a board member of the Pediatric Endocrine Society and a member of The Endocrinology Society.
Disclosure: No financial relationships or conflicts of interest
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
10:35 AM – 11:05 AM CDT