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Office
333 N. Santa Rosa
San Antonio, TX 78207Phone+1 210-704-2474
Summary
- Dr. Thornton Mu is a neonatologist with Pediatrix Medical Group primarily at Christus Children's Hospital in San Antonio affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine. He retired from the US Army and most recently was assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center as the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education. He received his medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and has been in practice for over 20 years. His research interests include ECMO, neonatal simulation, and cord blood use.
Education & Training
- University of HawaiiFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2008 - 2011
- San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 2003 - 2006
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 2003
- University of California, BerkeleyBA, Biochemistry, 1992 - 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- HI State Medical License 2010 - 2026
- TX State Medical License 2013 - 2025
- IN State Medical License 2005 - 2011
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
- Society for Simulation in HealthcareCertified Healthcare Simulation Educator
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsRates of Preeclampsia and Post-preeclamptic Cardiovascular Disease Among US Military Servicewomen: A Retrospective Case-cohort Study.Thornton S Mu, Amelia Duran-Stanton, Emily A Stone, Lee Ann Zarzabal, Andrea Loewendorf
Military Medicine. 2024-05-18 - 2 citationsThe association of regional perinatal risk factors and neonatal intensive care capacity for Military Health System-insured newborns.David C Goodman, Celeste J Romano, Clinton Hall, Anna T Bukowinski, Thornton S Mu
Journal of Perinatology. 2023-06-01 - Prior Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Experience and Performance in High-Fidelity Simulation Scenarios.Emma Prichard, Amanda M Staudt, Tricia Garcia-Choudary, Thornton Mu
Cureus. 2022-09-01
Journal Articles
- Simulation vs. live tissue training randomised trial for ECMO proficiency: is one better than the other?Thornton Mu, Tricia Garcia-Choudary, Amanda Staudt, Melissa Tyree, Krystal Valdez-Delgado, Nicole Caldwell, Nicholas Carr, Matthew Borgman, Heather Delaney, BMJ STEL, 9/4/2020
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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