Male 78 years


Dr. Robert S Thornton, MD



Otolaryngology   -  Louisiana,  Shreveport

 Overview

Dr. Robert S Thornton, MD works in Shreveport, Louisiana is a specialist in Otolaryngology and graduated Emory Grady Meml Med Hospital in 1974. Dr. Thornton is affiliated with CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System and practicing for 53 years

 Specialties

  • Otolaryngology

 Conditions

• Acute Myeloid Leukaemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes Related to Topoisomerase Type II Inhibitor
• Aortic-Iliac Occlusive Disease
• Appendiceal Tumor
• Arterial Puncture
• Aspiration or Injection of Thyroid Cyst
• Axillary Lymphadenopathy
• Blindness
• Bronchitis
• Cancer Treatment
• Congenital Mitral Stenosis
  ...
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 1
• da Vinci® Gynecologic Procedure
• Familial Polyposis
• Food Allergy - Cumin
• Food Allergy - Frog
• Hepatitis
• Influenza (Flu)
• Insomnia With Sleep Apnea
• Lung Spirometry
• Marsh Elder Allergy
• Mitochondrial Myopathy - Lactic Acidosis
• Monoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance
• Nerve Conduction Disorders
• Pediatric Urodynamics
• Perlane® Injection
• Psychoanalysis
• Reverse Total Shoulder and Total Shoulder Replacement
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Sinus Augmentation
• Skin Biopsy
• Stitches
• Thyroid Scan
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 Procedures

• Acute Laryngitis
• Acute Sinusitis
• Allergic Rhinitis
• Antrostomy and Antrotomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Chronic Sinusitis
• Dacryocystorhinostomy
• Deafness
• Deviated Septum
• Diagnostic Nasal and-or Sinus Endoscopy
• Dizziness
  ...
• Dysphagia
• Ear Ache
• Ear Tube Placement
• Earwax Buildup
• ENT Cancer
• Ethmoidectomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
• Excision of Parotid, Sublingual, or Submandibular Gland
• Excision or Destruction of Pharynx Lesion
• Excision or Destruction of Tongue Lesion
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Head or Neck Lump or Swelling
• Headache
• Hoarse Voice (Dysphonia)
• Intranasal or Sinus Procedure
• Laryngitis
• Laryngoscopy - Laryngotomy - Laryngectomy - Pharyngolaryngectomy - Pharyngectomy
• Laryngoscopy and Laryngotomy
• Leukoplakia
• Lip, Excision or Resection
• Loss of Smell and-or Taste
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Nasal Septum Surgery (Septoplasty)
• Nosebleed
• Otitis Media
• Outer Ear Infection
• Parathyroid (Gland) Tumor: Other than Malignant
• Parathyroidectomy
• Perforated Eardrum
• Perforated Eardrum Repair (Tympanoplasty)
• Postnasal Drip
• Salivary Gland Stones and Inflammation
• Sleep Apnea
• Sphenoidotomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Thyroid Cancer
• Thyroid Lobectomy
• Thyroidectomy
• Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy
• Tonsillectomy
• Tracheal Surgery
• Vertigo
• Vocal Cord Nodule
• Vocal Cord Paralysis
• Vocal Cord Polyp
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology

 Years Since Graduation

  • 53

 State License

  • Louisiana

 Education & Training

Residency Hospitals

Emory Grady Meml Med Hospital

Atlanta, GA, USA

Year completed: 1974

Internship Hospital

Tulane Charity Hospital

New Orleans, LA, USA

Year completed: 1971

Medical School

University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine

Little Rock, AR, United States

Graduated: 1970

 Awards

1   AAFPRS
2   ACS
3   AMA

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Ear Nose and Throat Center, AMC
2121 Line Avenue
Louisiana (LA)
Shreveport
71104
 Phone:(318) 798-0759
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center?    No
Office Volume:    55 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site?    Yes
Year Dr. Thornton Joined Practice:    1977
Year Dr. Watkins Joined Practice:    2000
Year Established:    1951

Other Office Locations

 The Ear, Nose & Throat Center, AMC
8575 Fern Avenue Suite 103
Louisiana (LA)
Shreveport
71105
 Phone:(318) 798-0759
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center?    No
Office Volume:    55 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site?    Yes
Year Dr. Gurley Joined Practice:    2007
Year Established:    1951

Accepting New Patients

  • No
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 Map & Directions



Ear Nose and Throat Center, AMC, 2121 Line Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana (LA), 71104




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
  • Assurant Health
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
  • BlueConnect HMO
  • Choice Care PPO
  • Choice Plus POS
  • Choice Plus POS II
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna PPO
  • Commercial Insurance Company
  • Coventry Health Care
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • GEHA
  • Golden Rule
  • Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • HealthSmart
  • Humana
  • Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
  • Medicare
  • Medicare MCR
  • MultiPlan
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • Navigate HMO
  • Navigate POS
  • Open Access Plus
  • Options PPO
  • PHCS Network PPO
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthCare

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 Affiliated Hospitals


CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System photo


CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System

1 Saint Mary Place Louisiana LA, Shreveport, 71101

CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System is a non-profit hospital located in Shreveport, LA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 13 of 13 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 11 of 13 procedures.



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