KarlaThorntonMD

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine

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2211 Lomas Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone+1 505-272-2111

Fax+1 505-272-2240

University of New Mexico School of MedicineFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1997 - 1999
University of New Mexico School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1996
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1992

Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014
Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014

PubMed

Meeting People Where They Are: The Roles of Peer Navigation and Telemedicine for HCV Elimination.
Matthew J Akiyama, Karla Thornton, Nick Voyles, Louise Vincent
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2024-11-27
Expanding Hepatitis C Virus Treatment in the New Mexico State Prison System: Using the ECHO Model for Provider and Prison Peer Education.
Karla A Thornton, Paulina D Deming, Gaelyn R D Archer, Juan A Ceniceros, Laura E Tomedi
Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 2024-11-01
5 citations
Training the healthcare workforce: the global experience with telementorship for hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
Maria A Corcorran, Karla Thornton, Bruce Struminger, Philippa Easterbrook, John D Scott
BMC Health Services Research. 2023-08-02

‘You Need a Whole Team’: How a Virtual Mentoring Program Has Helped Bring Care Closer to Rural PatientsNovember 11th, 2021