Biographical:

    Charles Hedges McKinstry Thorne, M.D.
    Born: 27 October 1952; Oakland, California

Address/Phone Numbers:

      812 Park Avenue
      New York, NY  10021
      (212) 794-0044
      FAX (212) 772-1326
 
      Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
      N.Y.U. Medical Center
      550 First Avenue
      New York, NY  10016
      (212) 794-0044
      FAX (212) 772-1326
 

Education/Residency Training:

    Yale College, BA, Biophysics and
    Biochemistry
    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
 

Academic Appointment:

    Associate Professor of Surgery  (Plastic Surgery)
    with Tenure, N.Y.U. School of Medicine
 

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Offices/Positions Held:

    Director, American Board of Plastic Surgery,
    2008-2014

    Member-at-Large, Amer. Soc. For Aesthetic
    Plastic Surgery   
    2007-2010    

    Parliamentarian, Amer. 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

Administrative Positions:

    Director, Center for Ear Anomalies,  N.Y.U.
    Medical Center
    1990–present
     
    Chief, Plastic Surgery Service, Bellevue
    Hospital
    1992-2003
     
    Program Director, Cosmetic Surgery
    Fellowship, MEETH
    1998–1999
     
    Director, Plastic Surgery Residency Program,
    N.Y.U. Medical Center
    1989–1998
      

Hospital Appointments:

• Associate Attending Surgeon, N.Y.U. Medical Center
• Associate Attending Surgeon, Bellevue Hospital Center
• Associate Attending Surgeon, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital

Professional Committees:
 
    Membership Comm., Co-Chair Amer Soc for
    Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
    2007-present

    Annual Meeting Program Comm Amer Soc for
    Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
    2005-present

    Public Education Comm., Co-chair Amer. Soc.
    for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
    2006-present            

    ASPS, Task Force on Maintenance of
    Certification
    2005-2007

    Amer. 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, Amer 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
 
 

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

 

Hospital Committees:

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

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

    Curriculum Committee, N.Y.U. School of
    Medicine
    2002

    LCME Faculty Committee, N.Y.U. School of  
    Medicine
    1999

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

    Credentials Committee, Manhattan Eye &
    Ear Hospital 
    1998-1999

    Executive Committee, N.Y.U. Association of
    Attending MD's
    1995-1998

    Bellevue Hospital Operating Room
    Committee
    1993-1998

    N.Y.U. Operating Room Committee
    1990-1998

    N.Y.U. Surgical House Staff Committee,
    1989-1997

    Executive Committee of N.Y.U. Medical
    Board,
    1994-1996

Other Work Experience:

    Peace Corps Volunteer, Ghana, West Africa
    1974-1976 


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
     

Licensure:

      New York State, 1986, #164952
 

Board Certification:

     American Board of Plastic Surgery
     1991

     American Board of Surgery
     1987

•     1999-2000
•     1997-1998
•     1993-1994
•     2003-2004
  

    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, Thorneand 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
     

Editorial and Advisory Boards:

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

    Assoc. Editor, Journal of Plastic and Recon.
    Surgery
    2002-2008

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