Dr. Katherine Boyle Thornton MD
Anesthesiologist
5323 Harry Hines Blvd Dallas TX, 75390About
Dr. Katherine Thornton is an anesthesiologist practicing in Dallas, TX. Dr. Thornton ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Thornton also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School 1990
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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