Birth: Beckley, West Virginia
Children:
Lawrence Franklin Thorne
Stephen Scott Thorne
Susan Janel Thorne
Adam Lawrence Thorne
DEGREES
A.B. - Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, June 17, 1954
M.D. - Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, June 2, 1958
POST GRADUATE EDUCATION
Internship - U.S. Naval Hospital, National Naval Medical Center,
Bethesda, Maryland, July l, 1958 - June 30, 1959
Residency - (Pediatrics) U.S. Naval Hospital, NNMC,
Bethesda, Maryland, August 19, 1960 - August 18, 1962
Fellowship - (Allergy and Immunology) Texas Allergy Research Foundation and
McGovern Allergy Clinic, Houston, Texas - July 1, 1972 - June 30, 1974
CERTIFICATION
North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners, June 19, 1958
American Board of Pediatrics, February 28, 1965
American Board of Allergy and Immunology, October 21, 1975
LICENSURES FOR MEDICAL PRACTICE
North Carolina, June 19, 1958
Tennessee, May 22, 1965
Texas, August 21, 1972
HOSPITAL AND CLINIC APPOINTMENTS
U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland, 1958-59 (Internship)
U.S. Naval Dispensary (Pediatric Clinic), Washington, DC, 1959-60
U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland, 1960-62 (Residency)
U.S. Naval Hospital, Charleston, SC, 1962-65.
Acting Chairman of Pediatrics Department, 1963-65
Memorial Hospital, Inc., Johnson City, Tennessee, 1965-72
Chairman of Pediatric Service, 1966-67 and 1971-72
Johnson City Eye Hospital, Johnson City, TN
Pediatric Consultant, 1965-72
McGovern Allergy Clinic, Houston, TX, 1972-1986
McGovern Allergy Clinic, P.A., Houston, TX, 1986-1995
McGovern Allergy and Asthma Clinic, P.A., Bellaire, TX, 1996-
Texas Allergy Research Foundation, Houston, TX, 1972-
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Courtesy Staff, 1972-87
Active Staff, l987-
Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX
Courtesy Staff, 1980-l997
Affiliate Staff, 1997-
St. Joseph Medical Center, Houston, TX
Courtesy Staff, l990-2004
Consulting Staff, 2004-
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
U.S. Naval Hospital, Charleston, SC
Preceptor of Clinical Clerks (Medical students on active duty for training),
and Intern Advisor, 1963-65
Medical College of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Instructor in Pediatrics, 1963-65
The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Lecturer (and Seminar co-chairman) 1972
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, 1976-2003
MILITARY SERVICE
Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy
Active Duty, 1958-65
Naval Reserve, 1955-58
Duty Stations:
U.S. Navy Hospital, NNMC., Bethesda, MD (twice)
U.S. Navy Dispensary, Washington, DC
U.S. Navy Hospital, Charleston, SC
Extra Duty Faculty, National War College, Latin American Tour, 1960
Assignments: Officer in Charge, Special U.S. Navy Medical Mission to Honduras, 1962
Medical Officer Recruiting, Sixth Naval District, 1962-65
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Medical Association, 1958-
Duke University Medical Alumni Association, 1958-
Southern Medical Association, 1965-
Allergy Section, 1972-
Secretary-Elect, Allergy Section, 1987-88
Secretary, Allergy Section, 1988-89
American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow, 1972-
Harris County Medical Society, 1972-
Texas Medical Association, 1972-
Pediatric Section, 1972-
Texas Pediatric Society, 1972-
Texas Allergy Research Foundation, 1972-
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 1972-
Fellow, 1978-
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 1973-
Nutrition Today Society, Founding Member, 1974-1985
Greater Houston Allergy Society, Founding Member, 1973-
Secretary, 1991-1992
Texas Allergy and Immunology Society, Founding Fellow, 1985-2000
MISCELLANEOUS
Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 1985-
Boy Scouts of America - Registered Adult Leader
Various unit, district, council and region positions, 1970-
Council Board of Directors, 1977-
Chairman, Council Health and Safety Committee, 1978-83
Vice-President, Council Division, 1985-87
Century Club, Platelet Phoresis Donations, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute,
The University of Texas System Cancer Center
SCIENTIFIC PAPERS AND ESSAYS
Salicylism, Metabolic Abaration and Repair (unpublished address), 1956
Retinoblastoma, Historical and Genetic Aspects (unpublished address), 1958
Neuroblastoma, A Report of Series Involving Direct Extension intoSpinal Canal (address before Greater Washington, DC Pediatric Society, Walter Reed Army Medical Center), 1961
Report of Special USN Medical Mission to Honduras (Clinical and Microbiological Studies in Gastroenteritis Epidemic), 1962
Causes of Congenital Abnormalities (unpublished address), 1962
Childhood Lupus Erythematosis (address before South Carolina Pediatric Society Meeting), 1964
Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, Case Report and Review (address before Pediatric Section,
South Carolina Medical Society), 1965
Community Hospital Continuing Education Program (Memorial Hospital, Inc.,
Johnson City, Tennessee), address every six months on various subjects, 1965-72
Overview of Pharmacology of Drugs Used to Modify the Allergic State (seminars on the Immunophysiology of Allergy Diseases - Sponsored by The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and McGovern Allergy Clinic), 1972-73
Physiologic Aspects of the Allergic State (seminars on the Immunophysiology of Allergy
Diseases - Sponsored by The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and McGovern Allergy Clinic), 1974
Address and Co-Chairman of the series, l974, 1975
McGovern, J.P., Thorne, L.G., Peirce, K.E. and Lee, R.E., Jr.: Allergy as a School Health Problem, School Health Problems, Charles C Thomas, publishers, Springfield, IL,
pp 174-211, 1975
McLerran, C.J., Thorne, L.G., and McGovern, J.P.: The Radioallergosorbent Test (RAST) in Clinical Allergy: Applications and Limitations, Southern Medical Journal, 1976
Food Allergy, "Handbook for the Allergic Patient", McGovern Allergy Clinic, in press, 1986
Allergy Treatment: Present Throughout Recorded History, Texas Health letter, Spring, 1987
Bronchodilators and Other Treatment for Asthma, Texas Health Letter, Summer, 1987
Hay Fever: How to Escape, McGovern Allergy Clinic Newsletter, Fall, 1987
Food Allergy, McGovern Allergy Clinic Newsletter, Summer, 1988
Food Allergy: Diagnosis and Treatment, McGovern Allergy Clinic Newsletter, Spring, 1989
Food Allergy: Jewish Herald-Voice, July, l992