Background
Thornton, George Fred was born on March 8, 1933 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Fred Francis and Hilda Josephine (Valentine) Thornton.
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George Fred Thornton
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AB, Harvard University, 1955; Doctor of Medicine, Boston University, 1959.
Career
Intern, Grace New Haven Hospital, 1959-1960;
resident, Grace New Haven Hospital, 1960-1962;
fellow, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, Allergy Infectious Disease, Baltimore, 1962-1964;
chief resident, West Haven Veterans Administration Hospital., 1964-1965;
instructor, Yale University, New Haven, 1964-1965;
instructor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1965-1967;
assistant professor school medicine, Yale University, New Haven, 1967-1970;
assistant clinical professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1970-1971;
associate clinical professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1971-1978;
clinical professor medicine, Yale University, New Haven, since 1978. Senior investigator Johns Hopkins ICMRT Meningitis Research Project, Calcutta, India, 1965-1967. Chief West Haven Veterans Administration Hospital.
Medical Svc. infectious disease section, 1967-1971, assistant chief Medical Svc., 1968-1971, attending physician, since 1971. Director division medicine Waterbury Hospital, since 1971, attending physician, since 1971. Associate clinical professor medicine U. Connecticut, 1975-1981, clinical professor medicine, since 1981.
Consultant St. Mary's Hospital, since 1971, Yale-New Haven Hospital, since 1971, Danbury Hospital, since 1972, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, since 1972, Milford Hospital, since 1976, Sharon Hospital, since 1983.
Achievements
Membership
Surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1962-1964. Fellow American College of Physicians (governor Connecticut chapter since 1989), Infectious Disease Society American (chairman clinical affairs 1985-1989, county 1988-1991). Member American Medical Association, American Society Microbiology, American Federation for Clinical Research, Connecticut State Medical Society, New Haven County Medical Society, Waterbury Medical Society, National Association Program Dirs.
InternalMedicine (county 1981-1984), Connecticut Infectious Disease Society (president 1985-1987), Begg Society, Leo F. Rettger Society, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Roberta Yuskiewicz, May 18, 1964. Children: Pamela M., G. Eric.
