About Dr. Thorn
Dr. Thorn

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Dr. Thorn is a non-invasive cardiologist with an interest in prevention, wellness, and weight loss. Real food based nutrition, physical fitness, and balanced lifestyle are the cornerstones of cardiovascular prevention. Through healthy living combined with strategic and appropriate use of diagnostic technology, medications, and more invasive procedures, he helps his patients achieve optimal cardiovascular health.

Dr. Thorn graduated from medical school from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2001. He trained in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 2001 - 2004. He then returned to the University of Maryland for his cardiology training. He is board certified in cardiology, internal medicine, nuclear cardiology, and obesity medicine. In the Spring of 2012, he founded the Center for Cardio-metabolic Health and Weight Loss, an intensive, medically supervised program of nutritional rehabilitation.

Dr. Thorn is currently not taking patients. However, he will be starting a new practice in early 2015. Until then, please keep informed about his status through this page or...

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Specialty

Special Interests  

  • Bariatric Medicine/Weight Loss Medicine
  • Cardiology
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Disease
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Nuclear Cardiology (Board Certified)
  • Preventative Medicine

Education & Training  

Medical School

  • University of Maryland School of Medicine
    MD • Alpha Omega Alpha, Bader Scholarship Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Theodore E. Woodward Prize in Internal Medicine, Milton S. Sacks Award in Hematology • 2001

Residency

  • Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD
    Residency in Internal Medicine • 2001 - 2004

Fellowships

  • National Institutes of HealthBethesda, MD
    Fellowship in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMR) • 2007 - 2007

  • University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD
    Fellowship in Cardiology • 2004 - 2007

Languages Spoken  

  • English