Overview
Paul Thornton is a Pediatric Endocrinologist and an Endocrinologist in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Thornton and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Pancreatectomy. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Hyperinsulinism, Low Blood Sugar, Newborn Low Blood Sugar, Pancreatectomy, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Dr. Thornton is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 44 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Friday Health
- Scott and White Health
- Humana
Locations
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 Clinical Trials
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas
Zehra Tekin is an Endocrinologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Tekin and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Pancreatectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Milk-Alkali Syndrome, Pancreatectomy, and Islet Cell Transplantation.
Healthtexas Provider Network
Shumei Meng is an Endocrinologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Meng and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pancreatectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Hypoparathyroidism, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Pancreatectomy, and Islet Cell Transplantation.
Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the 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.
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- Elite
- Congenital Hyperinsulinism
- Low Blood Sugar
- Newborn Low Blood Sugar
- Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Distinguished
- Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)
- Experienced
- Acromicric Dysplasia
- Donohue Syndrome
- Familial Short Stature (FSS)
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
- Hypophosphatemia
- Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis