Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Breast Augmentation, Reduction & Liposuction

     
 

Biographical:

    Charles Hedges McKinstry Thorne, M.D.
    Born: 1952; Oakland, California


Dr. Charles H. Thorne Manhattan Plastic Surgery

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Address/Phone Numbers:

    Dr. Charles H. Thorne, MD. LLC
    812 Park Avenue
    New York, NY 10021
    (212) 794-0044
    FAX (212) 772-1326


    Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
    NYU. Medical Center
    550 First Avenue
    New York, NY 10016
    (212) 794-0044
    FAX (212) 772-1326


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Education/Residency Training:

    Yale College, BA, Biophysics and Biochemistry
    1970-1974

    UCLA School of Medicine, MD
    1976-1981

    Research Fellowship, UCLA
    1979-1980

    Massachusetts General Hospital, Surgery Residency
    1981-1986

    New York University, Plastic Surgery Residency
    1986-1988

    New York University, Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship
    1988-1989


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Academic Appointment:

    Associate Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery) with Tenure, NYU School of Medicine


Offices/Positions Held:

    Board of Directors, American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
    2007-2010

    Parliamentarian, American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
    2006-2007

    Trustee, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
    2004-2007

    President, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
    2003-2004

    Vice President/President-Elect, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
    2002-2003

    Board Member-At-Large, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
    2001-2003

    American Board of Plastic Surgery, Senior Examiner
    2002-Present

    Parliamentarian, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
    2000-2001

    American Board of Plastic Surgery, Guest Examiner
    1997-2001

    Program Chairman, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons
    September 2000

    President, Forum for Academic Plastic Surgery
    1996-1997


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Administrative Positions:

    Director, Center for Ear Anomalies, NYU Medical Center
    1990-present

    Chief, Plastic Surgery Service, Bellevue Hospital
    1992-2003

    Program Director, Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
    1998-1999

    Director, Plastic Surgery Residency Program, NYU Medical Center
    1989-1998


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Hospital Appointments:

  • Associate Attending Surgeon, NYU Medical Center
  • Associate Attending Surgeon, Bellevue Hospital Center
  • Associate Attending Surgeon, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital


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Professional Committees:

    Membership Comm., Co-Chair, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
    2007-present

    Annual Meeting Program Comm, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
    2005-present

    Public Education Comm., Co-chair, American Society. for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
    2006-present

    ASPS, Task Force on Maintenance of Certification
    2005-2007

    American Board of Plastic Surgery Advisory Council, Cosmetic Surgery
    2005-present

    Symposium Committee, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation
    2003-present

    Symposium Committee, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
    1996-2000

    New Technology Committee, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
    1996-1998

    Nominating Committee, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
    1996

    Young Plastic Surgeons Committee, American SocietyPlastic Surgeons
    1991-1995

    Instructional Course Committee, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation.
    1991-1995


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Professional Associations:

  • American Association of Plastic Surgeons
  • American Cleft Palate Association
  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
  • American Society of Craniofacial Surgery
  • American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • Forum for Academic Plastic Surgeons
  • International Society for Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons
  • Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons


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Hospital Committees:

    Board of Surgeon Directors, Manhattan Eye & Ear Hospital
    2000-2003

    Institutional Review Board, Manhattan Eye & Ear Hospital
    2000-2003

    Curriculum Committee, NYU School of Medicine
    2002

    LCME Faculty Committee, NYU School of Medicine
    1999

    Quality Assurance Committee, Manhattan Eye & Ear Hospital
    1998-1999

    Credentials Committee, Manhattan Eye & Ear Hospital
    1998-1999

    Executive Committee, NYU Association of Attending MD's
    1995-1998

    Bellevue Hospital Operating Room Committee
    1993-1998

    NYU Operating Room Committee
    1990-1998

    NYU Surgical House Staff Committee
    1989-1997

    Executive Committee of NYU Medical Board
    1994-1996


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Other Work Experience:

    Peace Corps Volunteer, Ghana, West Africa
    1974-1976


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School/Residency Honors:

    Captain, Yale Freshman Baseball Team
    1971

    Magna Cum Laude, Yale College
    1974

    Alpha Omega Alpha, UCLA
    1980

    Executive Chief Resident, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
    1987-1988


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Licensure:

    New York State, 1986, #164952


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Board Certification:

    American Board of Plastic Surgery
    1991

    American Board of Surgery
    1987


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Clubs:

  • The River Club
  • Lawrence Beach Club
  • Rockaway Hunting Club
  • South Conway Club


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Fundraising:

    Yale Class of 1974, 30th Reunion Gift Committee
    2004

    Yale Class of 1974, 25th Reunion Gift Committee
    1999


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Awards:

    Teacher of the Year Award, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, NYU Medical Center
    • 1999-2000
    • 1997-1998
    • 1993-1994
    • 2003-2004
    • 2006-2007

    First Prize, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons Award for best clinical paper of 1992
      McCarthy, Schrieber, Karp, Thorne and Grayson; "Lengthening the Human Mandible by Gradual Distraction,"
      Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 89(1):1, 1992
    First Prize, Annual Competition, New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgery
      Karp, Thorne and McCarthy; "Bone Lengthening in the Canine Mandible,"
      New York, NY, 1990
    First Prize, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons Award for best paper of 1990
      McCarthy, Karp, LaTrenta and Thorne; "The Effect of Early Fronto-Orbital Advancement on Frontal Sinus Development and Forehead Esthetics,"
      Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 86(6):1078, 1990


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Editorial and Advisory Boards:

    Section Editor, Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
    2005-2011

    Association Editor, Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
    2002-2008

    Associate Editor, The Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Trauma Advisory Board, Forward Face, The Charity for Children with Craniofacial Conditions
    1995-2001


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Publications:

Textbooks
  • Editor in Chief, Grabb and Smith's PLASTIC SURGERY, 6th Edition, Thorne (Editor-in-Chief), Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PA, 2007
  • Co-Editor, Grabb and Smith's PLASTIC SURGERY, 5th Edition, Aston, Beasley and Thorne (Editors), Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA, 1997


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Journal Articles:
  • Thorne, C; Book Review: Beauty Junkies: Inside our $15 Million Obsession with Cosmetic Surgery, PRS 119 (4): 1367-1364, April '07

  • Bauer, B; Brent, B; Reinisch, J; and Thorne, C: Panel Discussion-"Ear Reconstruction", PRS Abstract Supplement 188 (4), Supplement 32, September '06

  • Thorne, C; Book Review: The Art of Aesthetic Surgery: Principles and Techniques. PRS 118 (1): 261, July '06

  • Thorne, C; Discussion of Margulis, A ; Bauer, B; and Alizadeh, K: "Ear Reconstruction after Auricular Chondritis Secondary to Ear Piercing", PRS 111 (2):898, February 2003

  • Thorne; Discussion of "Common Craniofacial Anomalies: The Facial Dysostoses" by Hunt and Hobar. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2002

  • Thorne; Discussion of "The Midface Sling: A New Technique to Rejuvenate the Midface" by Yousif and Summers. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 110(6):1556, November 2002

  • Thorne; Discussion of "3-Histomorphometric Analysis of Distraction Osteogenesis Using an Implanted Device for Mandibular Lengthening in Sheep" by Ploder, Oliver, et al. Accepted for publication, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2002

  • Angrigiani, Grilli, and Thorne; "The Adductor Flap: A New Method of Transferring Posteromedial Thigh Skin." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 107(7): 1725, June 2001

  • Thorne, Brecht, Bradley, et al; "Auricular Reconstruction: Indications for Autogenous and Prosthetic Reconstruction." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 107(5): 1241, April 2001

  • Turk, McCarthy, Nichter, and Thorne; "Moebius Syndrome. The New Finding of Hypertrophy of the Coronoid Process." Accepted for publication, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 1999

  • Greer, Kasabian, and Thorne; "The Use of a Subatmospheric Pressure Dressing to Salvage a Gustilo Grade IIIB Open Tibia Fracture with Concomitant Osteomyelitis and Avert a Free Flap." Annals of Plastic Surgery, 41(6): 687, 1998

  • Cutting, Grayson, McCarthy and Thorne, et al; "A Virtual Reality System for Bone Fragment Positioning in Multi-segment Craniofacial Surgical Procedures," Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 102:2436, 1998

  • Brecht and Thorne; "Osseointegrated Craniofacial Implants in Pediatric Auricular Reconstruction: Indications and Contraindications," Proceedings of the VIIth International Congress of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, Monduzzi Editore, Bologna, Italy, 1998

  • Turk, McCarthy and Thorne; "The 'Back to Sleep Campaign' and Deformational Plagiocephaly: Is there cause for concern?", Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 7(1):12, 1996

  • Gosain, Steele, McCarthy and Thorne; "A Prospective Study of the Relationship between Strabismus and Head Posture in Patients with Frontal Plagiocephaly." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 97(5):881, 1996

  • McDonald, Zagzag and Thorne; "Frontonasal Encephalocele and Associated Congenital Brain Tumor." Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 6(5): 386, 1995

  • Angrigiani, Grilli, Siebert and Thorne; "A New Musculocutaneous Island Flap from the Distal Thigh for Recurrent Ischial and Perineal Pressure Sores." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 96(4): 935, 1995

  • McCarthy, Wood..., Thorne, "Introduction of an Intraoral Bone-Lengthening Device." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1996(4): 978, 1995

  • McCarthy, Glasburg, Cutting, Thorne et al, "Twenty-year Experience with Early Surgery for Craniosynostosis: I. Isolated Craniofacial Synostosis - Results & Unsolved Problems." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 96(2):272, 1995

  • McCarthy, Glasburg, Cutting, Thorne et al, "Twenty-year Experience with Early Surgery for Craniosynostosis: II. The Craniofacial Synostosis Syndromes and Pansynostosis - Results and Unsolved Problems." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 96(2):284, 1995

  • Breitbart, Staffenberg, Thorne, et al, "Tricalcium phosphate and Osteogenin: A bioactive onlay bone graft substitute." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 96(3):699, 1995

  • Thorne; "Craniofacial Clefts," Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 20(4): 803, 1993

  • McCarthy, Karp, Schreiber, Thorne, Grayson; "Lengthening of the Mandible by Gradual Distraction: Experimental and Clinical Studies." In Craniofacial Surgery - Proceeding of the Fourth Meeting of the International Society of Cranio-Maxilo-Facial Surgery, Ed. Montoya, Monduzzi Editore, Bologna, Italy, 1992

  • Thorne; "Gunshot Wounds to the Face," Clinics of Plastic Surgery, 19(1):233, 1992

  • McCarthy, Schrieber, Karp, Thorne and Grayson; "Lengthening the Human Mandible by Gradual Distraction," Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 89(1): l, 1992

  • Karp, McCarthy, Sissons and Thorne; "Membranous Bone Lengthening: A serial histologic study," Annals of Plastic Surgery, 29:2, 1992

  • Abbott, Cutting, Wisoff, Thorne, and Epstein; "Aplasia cutis congenita of the Scalp: Issues in Its Management," Pediatric Neurosurgery, 17:182, 1991-1992

  • McCarthy, Karp, LaTrenta and Thorne; "The Effect of Early Fronto-orbital Advancement on Frontal Sinus Development and Forehead Esthetics," Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 86(6):1078, 1990

  • Karp, Thorne, and McCarthy; "Bone Lengthening in the Craniofacial Skeleton," Annals of Plastic Surgery 24:231, 1990

  • Thorne, Karp and McCarthy; "Bone Expansion in the Craniofacial Skeleton," II International Congress of the International Society of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Florence, Italy 1989, Ed. Caronni, Monduzzi Editore, Bologna, Italy, Page 83-88, 1991

  • Ulich, Thorne, et al; "Chronic Active Hepatitis... Immuno-peroxidase staining of HBsAg," American Journal of Surgical Pathology 6(1):33, 1982

  • Thorne, et al; "Histologic Comparison of Hepatitis B with non-A, non-B Chronic Active Hepatitis," Arch Path, 106:433, 1982


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Book Chapters:
  • Thorne, "Facelift," in Grabb and Smith's PLASTIC SURGERY; 6th Edition, Thorne (Ed-in-Chief), Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, 2007
  • Thorne, "Otoplasty and Ear Reconstruction," in Grabb and Smith's PLASTIC SURGERY, 6th Edition, Thorne (Ed-in-Chief), Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, 2007
  • Thorne, "Principles of Plastic Surgery," in Grabb and Smith's PLASTIC SURGERY, 6th Edition, Thorne (Ed-in-Chief), Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, 2007

  • Thorne and Steinbrech; "Facelift and Browlift," in Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery; McCarthy, Boutros, Galiano (Eds.), Elsevier Science, Philadelphia, PA, 2006

  • Thorne; "The External Ear," in Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery; McCarthy, Boutros, Galiano (Eds.), Elsevier Science, to be published in 2004

  • Thorne, Kaban and Longaker, "Craniofacial Malformations," in Gellis and Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy, 16th Edition; Berg, et al (Eds.), Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1997

  • Thorne and Aston; "Aesthetic Surgery of the Aging Face." In Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surgery; 5th Edition; Aston, Beasley, Thorne (Eds.), Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA, 1997

  • Thorne, Kaban and Longaker; "Craniofacial Malformations." in Gellis and Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy, 15th Edition, Burg, et al. (Eds.) Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1995

  • Aston, Thorne and Rees; "History of Facelifting," in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rees and La Trenta (Eds.), Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1994

  • Aston, Thorne and Rees; "Anatomy and Pathogenesis of the Aging Face," in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rees and LaTrenta (Eds.), Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1994

  • Aston, Thorne and Rees; "Pre-operative Preparation and Evaluation," in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rees and LaTrenta (Eds.), Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1994

  • Aston and Thorne; "Contemporary Rhytidectomy," in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rees and LaTrenta (Eds.), Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1994

  • Aston and Thorne; "The Forehead and Brow," in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rees and LaTrenta (Eds.), Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1994

  • Rees, Aston and Thorne, "Post-operative Considerations and Complications," in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rees and LaTrenta (Eds.), Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1994

  • Thorne, et al; "Lower Extremity Reconstruction," in Plastic Surgery, Ed. McCarthy, Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1990

  • McCarthy, Thorne, and Wood-Smith; "Principles of Craniofacial Surgery: Orbital Hypertelorism," in Plastic Surgery, Ed. McCarthy, Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1990

  • Rees, Aston, and Thorne; "Blepharoplasty and Facialplasty," in Plastic Surgery, Ed. McCarthy, Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1990

  • Aston and Thorne; "Aesthetic Surgery of the Aging Face," in Plastic Surgery, Eds. Smith and Aston, third edition, Little Brown and Co., Boston, MA, 1990


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Presentations:
  • Thorne, "Anatomy of the Tear Trough," Perspectives in Plastic Surgery Meeting, Vail, Colorado, March '07

  • Thorne, "Controlling Length in Rhinoplasty," Perspectives in Plastic Surgery Meeting, Vail, Colorado, March '07

  • Thorne, "Otoplasty-Keeping Your Eye on the Ball," Perspectives in Plastic Surgery Meeting, Vail Colorado, March '07

  • Thorne, "What I learned from Last Year's Meeting," New Horizon's in Cosmetic Surgery Meeting, Indian Wells, California, Jan '07

  • Thorne, "Anatomy and Treatment of the Tear Trough Deformity of the Lower Eyelids," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Symposium, New York, Nov '06

  • Thorne, "Technique of Upper Blepharoplasty-State of the Art," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Symposium, New York, Nov '06

  • Thorne, "Complications of Facelifting," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Symposium, New York, Nov '06

  • Thorne, "Ear Reconstruction in Microtia," American Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting, San Francisco, Oct 2006

  • Thorne, "Rejuvenation of the Difficult Neck," Current Perspectives in Plastic Surgery, Washington DC, June 2006

  • Thorne, "Comprehensive Facial Rejuvenation," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium," Indian Wells, CA, Jan 2006

  • Thorne, "Complications in Cosmetic Surgery," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Indian Wells, CA, Jan 2006

  • Thorne, "Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty, Standard Technique", New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Indian Wells, CA, Jan 2006

  • Thorne, "Anatomy of the Facial Nerve in Facelifting," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Indian Wells, CA, Jan 2006.

  • Thorne, "Anatomy of the Lower Eyelid Tear Trough," Manhattan Eye and Ear Symposium, New York, NY, Nov 2005

  • Thorne, "Otoplasty", Manhattan Eye and Ear Symposium, New York, New York, Nov, 2005

  • Thorne, "The Facial Nerve in Facelifting," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, PSEF, Indian Wells, CA, Jan 2005

  • Thorne, "Honesty in Photographic Documentation in Cosmetic Surgery Presentations," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, PSEF, Indian Wells, CA, January 2005

  • Thorne, "My Approach to Total Facial Rejuvenation," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, PSEF, Indian Wells, CA, 2005

  • Thorne, "My Ten Consecutive Cases of Facial Rejuvenation," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Indian Wells, CA, Jan 2005

  • Thorne, "Complications in Facelifting," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Indian Wells, CA, Jan 2005

  • Thorne, "High Extended SMAS vs. Traditional SMAS dissection in Facelifting," Manhattan Eye and Ear Symposium, New York, New York, Nov 2005

  • Thorne; "The Ear in Cosmetic Surgery," American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, April 2004

  • Thorne; "My Approach to the Aging or Unattractive Neck," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, Indian Wells, CA, January 2004

  • Thorne; "How to Shorten the Nose Predictably," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, Indian Wells, CA, January 2004

  • Thorne; Moderator of "Live Surgery," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Symposium, "Aesthetic Surgery of the Aging Face," New York, NY, November 2003

  • Thorne; "Otoplasty," Core Curriculum Course, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting, Boston, MA, May 2003

  • Thorne; "Otoplasty," Core Curriculum Course, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, April 2002

  • Thorne; Moderator, "Live Surgery," Aesthetic and Reconstructive Rhinoplasty Meeting, New York, NY, October 2001

  • Thorne; Moderator of panel, "Facial Rejuvenation, Clinical Pearls," Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, October 2001

  • Thorne; Moderator of panel, "What's New in Otoplasty," American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting, New York, NY, May 2001

  • Thorne; "Ear Reconstruction in Patients with Hemifacial Microsomia," Panel on State-of-the-Art in Congenital Deformities of the Face, Craniofacial Surgery: The New Millennium meeting, New York, NY, March 2001

  • Thorne; "Ear Reconstruction," Grand Rounds in Plastic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, March 2001

  • Thorne; Moderator of "Live Surgery," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Symposium, "Advances in Aesthetic Surgery: The Cutting Edge III," New York, NY, November 2000

  • Thorne; "Cosmetic Surgery in the Year 2000," presentation to the Forum Club, New York, NY, November 2000

  • Thorne; Moderator of "Rhinoplasty Panel," Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting, Burlington, VT, October 1999

  • Thorne; Moderator of "Live Surgery," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Symposium, "Advances in Aesthetic Surgery: The Cutting Edge II," New York, NY, November 1999

  • Thorne; Moderator of "Live Surgery," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Symposium, "Advances in Aesthetic Surgery: The Cutting Edge I," New York, NY, November 1998

  • Thorne; "Facial Anatomy," Core Curriculum Course in Plastic Surgery, Chicago, IL, August 1998

  • Thorne, Brecht, Hammerschlag; "Indications for Autogenous vs. Prosthetic Ear Reconstruction: The NYU Experience," Ear Reconstruction Meeting, Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, March 1998

  • Brecht, Thorne, Grayson; "Molding of Ear Deformities in the Newborn Period," Ear Reconstruction Meeting, Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, March 1998

  • Hammerschlag, Thorne, Roland, et al; "Aural Atresia: Surgical Outcome in a Multidisciplinary Center," American Laryngological and Otology Society, New York, NY, January 1998

  • Thorne; Moderator of "Live Surgery," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Symposium, "Rhinoplasty Symposium," New York, NY, November 1997

  • Thorne; "Anatomy of the Facelift," Core Curriculum Course in Plastic Surgery, Chicago, IL, October 1997

  • Brecht, Thorne, McCarthy; "Osseointegrated Craniofacial Implants in Pediatric Auricular Reconstruction: Indications & Contraindications," Santa Fe, NM, September 1997

  • Thorne; "Anatomy of the Facelift," Core Curriculum Course in Plastic Surgery, Chicago, IL, November 1996

  • Thorne; "Avoiding Complications in Orbitozygomatic Fractures," PSEF State-of-the-Art Craniofacial Symposium, New York, NY, March 1996

  • Thorne; "Prosthetic Reconstruction of the Craniofacial Patient Using Extra-Oral Osseointegrated Implants," North Shore Hospital, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Manhasset, New York, NY, January 1996

  • Thorne; "Anatomy of the Facelift," Core Curriculum Course in Plastic Surgery, Chicago, IL, November 1995

  • Thorne; "Management of Difficult Facial Wounds Following Trauma and Mohs' Therapy," Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Boston, MA, November 1995

  • McCarthy, Turk, Thorne, et al; "A Six Year Experience with Mandibular Distraction," Sixth Meeting of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, St. Tropez, France, October 1995

  • Thorne; "Anatomy of the Facelift," Core Curriculum Course in Plastic Surgery, Chicago, IL, November 1994

  • Thorne; "Cleft Lip Nasal Reconstruction," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Symposium on Aesthetic and Reconstructive Rhinoplasty, New York, NY, November 1993

  • Thorne, "Complications in Thigh Lifting," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Symposium on Breast Surgery and Body Contouring, New York, NY, June 1993

  • Breitbart, Staffenberg, Glat, Cunningham, Reddi, McCarthy and Thorne, "Tricalcium Phosphate and Osteogenin: A Bioactive Onlay Bone Graft Substitute," Plastic Surgery Research Council, Houston, TX, April 1993

  • Thorne; "Soft Tissue Reconstruction: Hemifacial Microsomia," International Society of Craniofacial Surgeons Symposium, Chicago, IL, October 1992

  • Thorne; "Maxillofacial Surgery," American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses, New York, NY, March 1992

  • Grilli, Thorne, Angrigiani, Siebert; "The Anatomy and Surgical Complications of the Frontal Branch of the Facial Nerve: Further Clarification," American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Seattle, WA, September 1991

  • McCarthy, Schreiber, Karp, Thorne and Grayson; "Bone Lengthening of the Human Mandible by Gradual Distraction," International Society of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, June 1991

  • McCarthy, Thorne, Karp, Cutting, Zide and LaTrenta; "Early Fronto-orbital Advancement Revisited: Unsolved Problems," American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Boston, MA, October 1990

  • Karp, Schrieber, Thorne and McCarthy; "Membranous Bone Lengthening: A serial histologic study," American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Boston, MA, October 1990

  • Thorne, Grilli, Angrigiani, and Siebert; "Avoiding the Frontal Branch of the Facial Nerve: Further Clarification," Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Lake George, NY, September 1990

  • Angrigiani, Siebert, Grilli and Thorne; "A New Myocutaneous Island Flap from the Distal Thigh for Recurrent Ischial Pressure Sores," American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Hot Springs, VA, May 1990

  • Karp, McCarthy, Sissons and Thorne; "Membranous Bone Lengthening: "A serial histologic study," Plastic Surgery Research Council, Washington, DC, April 1990

  • Thorne; "Soft Tissue Reconstruction in Hemifacial Microsomia," Symposium on Maxillofacial Surgery sponsored by the American Cleft Palate Association and the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, New York, NY, March 1990

  • Thorne, Karp, and McCarthy; "Bone Lengthening in the Craniofacial Skeleton," American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, October 1989

  • Thorne, Karp, and McCarthy; "Bone Expansion in the Craniofacial Skeleton," International Society of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Florence, Italy, June 1989

  • Karp, Thorne, and McCarthy; "Bone Lengthening in the Canine Mandible," Plastic Surgery Research Council, Atlanta, GA, April 1989


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Visiting Professorships/Special Invitations:
  • Thorne, "Otoplasty," Department of Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, LSU/Tulane New Orleans, LA, April 2005

  • "Rhinoplasty and Facelifting," Department of Plastic Surgery, Grand Rounds, St. Barnabas Hospital, Livingston, NJ, April 2004

  • "Otoplasty and Reconstruction of Microtia," Institute of Aesthetic Surgery, Northern Westchester Hospital Center, Mount Kisco, NY, November 2002

  • "New Techniques in Microtia Reconstruction," Pan-Arab Society, Amman, Jordan, April 2001

  • "Comprehensive Care of the Patient with Microtia," Visiting Professor, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Division of Plastic Surgery, Newark, NJ, March 1999

  • Visiting Professor, Yale University Division of Plastic Surgery, New Haven, CT, April 1998

  • "Hemifacial Microsomia," NYU Dental School Lecture to Prosthodontic graduate students, January 1998

  • "Distraction Osteogenesis"; Symposium on Loading of Bone, Nobel Forum, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, October 1997

  • "Distraction Osteogenesis in the Pediatric Mandible," Symposium on Comprehensive Management of Craniofacial Asymmetries, Royal Dental College, Aarhus, Denmark, 1996

  • "Craniofacial Trauma," Brooklyn Hospital Center, Department of Surgery, Grand Rounds, Brooklyn, NY, February 1996

  • "Craniofacial Malformations," Maimonides Department of Pediatrics, Grand Rounds, Brooklyn, NY, January 1995

  • "Bone Lengthening in the Human Mandible," American Association of Orthodontics, Orlando, FL, April 1994


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Meetings organized/ Meeting programs chaired
  • Program Co-Chair, "New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium," Indian Wells CA, Jan 2005

  • Program Co-Chair, "New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium," Indian Wells CA, Jan 2006.

  • Program Co-Chair, "Suture Suspension Techniques in Facial Rejuvenation," Symposium of California Society of Plastic Surgeons, Indian Wells, CA, Jan 2006.



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Grants:
    McDonald Foundation. $15,000.
    Maxillofacial Prosthetics, 1996

    W. Lorenz Corporation. $10,000.
    Bone cement in the rabbit model, 1995

    Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation. $4,000.
    Tricalcium Phosphate and Osteogenin: A Bioactive Onlay Bone Graft Substitute, 1995

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