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Dr. Thornton is a double-Board certified specialist in obstetrics, gynecology and maternal-fetal medicine. Dr. Thornton is the first black woman in the United States to be Board-certified in High-Risk Obstetrics. Presently, she is Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York Medical College in New York.
She graduated with distinction from Monmouth College (now Monmouth University) in New Jersey and received her medical degree with honors from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and is a former Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cornell University Medical College.
Dr. Thornton and her husband volunteered for active military duty and she was commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy at The National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda (Hospital of The President)
She is the author of the beloved national bestselling memoir, "The Ditchdigger's Daughters", which was first published in 1995, was featured on the "Oprah Winfrey Show", and has never been out of print. This family biography is a tribute to her parents and was condensed in The Reader's Digest, translated into 19 languages, adapted into an award-winning World Premiere Movie and nominated for the CableACE Award for Best Picture. The American Library Association named "The Ditchdigger's Daughters" as one of the Best Books for Young Adults and in 2006, her book was selected as "One Book" New Jersey to spearhead the state's literacy campaign.
Dr. Thornton's television appearances as a medical consultant have included: "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "The Today Show", and "Good Morning, America". She has also written a contemporary women's health book entitled "Inside Information for Women".
Dr. Thornton's newest memoir, "Something To Prove" was the Grand Prize Winner of the 2011 New York Book Festival.
