Dr. Richard Rollin Thornton M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
713 Halstead Court Huntsville AL, 35803About
Dr. Richard Thornton is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Thornton specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Thornton can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Thornton can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
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Harvard Medical School 1960
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