Professional Bio
Dr. Thornburg completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and her fellowship in Maternal fetal medicine at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. She received the Ward L Ekas, the George C. Trombetta, the Obstetrical Perinatology, Dr. Curtis J. Lund, and the Creog Awards for leadership and teaching during the course of her residency, and theTodd Faculty Fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine Award during her fellowship, and the CREOG award for teaching as a junior faculty member. She is a board-certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Research Bio
Dr. Thornburg's research interest include obesity and impact on ultrasound visualization, accuracy and birth weight prediction. Addition areas of interest include maternal diabetes, expecially in the obese patient, and the impact on pregnancy outcomes as well as preterm PROM. She currently is engaged in research in prediction of chorioamniotis in patients with preterm PROM and the use of vaginal ultrasound for fetal anatomic evalution in obese women.
| George W. Corner Dean's Teaching Fellowship |
2010 - 2012 |
| Best Outside Speaker Award | Given to the highest rated speaker for ED residency education | Rochester, NY |
2010 - 2011 |
| CREOG national faculty teaching award | ACOG/CREOG |
2009 |
| Todd Faculty Fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine | University of Rochester |
2008 |
| Roy M. Pitkin Award | ACOG | San Diego |
2007 |
| Medical Student Teaching Appreciation Award | University of Rochester |
2007 |
| Ward L. Ekas Award | University of Rochester |
2005 |
| George C. Trombetta Award | University of Rochester |
2005 |
| The Obsteterical Perinatology Award | University of Rochester |
2005 |
| Dr. Curtis J. Lund Award | Most meritorious scientific paper presented on Resident's Day | University of Rochester |
2004 |
| Administrative Chief Resident Appointment | University of Rochester |
2004 - 2005 |
| Medical Student Teaching Appreciation Award | University of Rochester |
2004 |
| OrthoMcNeil Award | First year resident with highest result on CREOG inservice exam | University of Rochester |
2002 |
| David S. Diamond Memorial Award: | Student distinguishing themselves above all others in Ob/gyn | Wayne State University |
2001 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha | Wayne State University |
2001 |
2012 Oct
Murphy LA, Thornburg LL, Glantz JC, Wasserman EC, Stanwood NL, Betstadt SJ. "Complications of surgical termination of second-trimester pregnancy in obese versus nonobese women." Contraception. 2012 Oct 0; 86(4):402-6. Epub 2012 Mar 23. |
2012 Sep
Thornburg LL, Linder MA, Durie DE, Walker B, Pressman EK, Glantz JC. "Risk factors for wound complications in morbidly obese women undergoing primary cesarean delivery." The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official
journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of
Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal
Obstetricians. 2012 Sep 0; 25(9):1544-8. Epub 2012 Feb 13. |
2012 Jun
Knight KM, Pressman EK, Hackney DN, Thornburg LL. "Perinatal outcomes in type 2 diabetic patients compared with non-diabetic patients matched by body mass index." The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official
journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of
Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal
Obstetricians. 2012 Jun 0; 25(6):611-5. Epub 2011 Jul 05. |
2012 Jun
Knight KM, Thornburg LL, McNanley AR, Hardy DJ, Vicino D, Glantz JC. "The effect of intrapartum clindamycin on vaginal group B streptococcus colony counts." The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official
journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of
Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal
Obstetricians. 2012 Jun 0; 25(6):747-9. Epub 2011 Jul 22. |
2012
Gillespie, S; Thornburg, L; Caprio, T; Medina-Walpole, A. "Love Letters: An anthology of constructive relationship advice shared between junior mentees and their mentors." Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2012; 4(3): 287-289. |
