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

Advisory Board, Forward Face
The Charity for Children with Craniofacial Conditions

Publications:

Textbooks

• Editor in Chief, Grabb and Smith's PLASTIC SURGERY, 6th Edition, Thorne (Editor-in-Chief), Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PA, 2007
• Co-Editor, Grabb and Smith's PLASTIC SURGERY, 5th Edition, Aston, Beasley and Thorne (Editors), Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA, 1997

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Journal Articles:

• Thorne, C; Book Review: Beauty Junkies: Inside our $15 Million Obsession with Cosmetic Surgery, PRS 119 (4): 1367-1364, April '07

• Bauer, B; Brent, B; Reinisch, J; and Thorne, C: Panel Discussion-"Ear Reconstruction", PRS Abstract Supplement 188 (4), Supplement 32, September '06

• Thorne, C; Book Review: The Art of Aesthetic Surgery: Principles and Techniques. PRS 118 (1): 261, July '06

• Thorne, C; Discussion of Margulis, A ; Bauer, B; and Alizadeh, K: "Ear Reconstruction after Auricular Chondritis Secondary to Ear Piercing", PRS 111 (2):898, February 2003

• Thorne; Discussion of "Common Craniofacial Anomalies: The Facial Dysostoses" by Hunt and Hobar. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2002

• Thorne; Discussion of "The Midface Sling: A New Technique to Rejuvenate the Midface" by Yousif and Summers. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 110(6):1556, November 2002

• Thorne; Discussion of "3-Histomorphometric Analysis of Distraction Osteogenesis Using an Implanted Device for Mandibular Lengthening in Sheep" by Ploder, Oliver, et al. Accepted for publication, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2002

• Angrigiani, Grilli, and Thorne; "The Adductor Flap: A New Method of Transferring Posteromedial Thigh Skin." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 107(7): 1725, June 2001

• Thorne, Brecht, Bradley, et al; "Auricular Reconstruction: Indications for Autogenous and Prosthetic Reconstruction." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 107(5): 1241, April 2001

• Turk, McCarthy, Nichter, and Thorne; "Moebius Syndrome. The New Finding of Hypertrophy of the Coronoid Process." Accepted for publication, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 1999

• Greer, Kasabian, and Thorne; "The Use of a Subatmospheric Pressure Dressing to Salvage a Gustilo Grade IIIB Open Tibia Fracture with Concomitant Osteomyelitis and Avert a Free Flap." Annals of Plastic Surgery, 41(6): 687, 1998

• Cutting, Grayson, McCarthy and Thorne, et al; "A Virtual Reality System for Bone Fragment Positioning in Multi-segment Craniofacial Surgical Procedures," Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 102:2436, 1998

• Brecht and Thorne; "Osseointegrated Craniofacial Implants in Pediatric Auricular Reconstruction: Indications and Contraindications," Proceedings of the VIIth International Congress of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, Monduzzi Editore, Bologna, Italy, 1998

• Turk, McCarthy and Thorne; "The 'Back to Sleep Campaign' and Deformational Plagiocephaly: Is there cause for concern?", Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 7(1):12, 1996

• Gosain, Steele, McCarthy and Thorne; "A Prospective Study of the Relationship between Strabismus and Head Posture in Patients with Frontal Plagiocephaly." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 97(5):881, 1996

• McDonald, Zagzag and Thorne; "Frontonasal Encephalocele and Associated Congenital Brain Tumor." Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 6(5): 386, 1995

• Angrigiani, Grilli, Siebert and Thorne; "A New Musculocutaneous Island Flap from the Distal Thigh for Recurrent Ischial and Perineal Pressure Sores." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 96(4): 935, 1995

• McCarthy, Wood..., Thorne, "Introduction of an Intraoral Bone-Lengthening Device." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1996(4): 978, 1995

• McCarthy, Glasburg, Cutting, Thorne et al, "Twenty-year Experience with Early Surgery for Craniosynostosis: I. Isolated Craniofacial Synostosis - Results & Unsolved Problems." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 96(2):272, 1995

• McCarthy, Glasburg, Cutting, Thorne et al, "Twenty-year Experience with Early Surgery for Craniosynostosis: II. The Craniofacial Synostosis Syndromes and Pansynostosis - Results and Unsolved Problems." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 96(2):284, 1995

• Breitbart, Staffenberg, Thorne, et al, "Tricalcium phosphate and Osteogenin: A bioactive onlay bone graft substitute." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 96(3):699, 1995

• Thorne; "Craniofacial Clefts," Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 20(4): 803, 1993

• McCarthy, Karp, Schreiber, Thorne, Grayson; "Lengthening of the Mandible by Gradual Distraction: Experimental and Clinical Studies." In Craniofacial Surgery - Proceeding of the Fourth Meeting of the International Society of Cranio-Maxilo-Facial Surgery, Ed. Montoya, Monduzzi Editore, Bologna, Italy, 1992

• Thorne; "Gunshot Wounds to the Face," Clinics of Plastic Surgery, 19(1):233, 1992

• McCarthy, Schrieber, Karp, Thorne and Grayson; "Lengthening the Human Mandible by Gradual Distraction," Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 89(1): l, 1992

• Karp, McCarthy, Sissons and Thorne; "Membranous Bone Lengthening: A serial histologic study," Annals of Plastic Surgery, 29:2, 1992

• Abbott, Cutting, Wisoff, Thorne, and Epstein; "Aplasia cutis congenita of the Scalp: Issues in Its Management," Pediatric Neurosurgery, 17:182, 1991-1992

• 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

• Karp, Thorne, and McCarthy; "Bone Lengthening in the Craniofacial Skeleton," Annals of Plastic Surgery 24:231, 1990

• Thorne, Karp and McCarthy; "Bone Expansion in the Craniofacial Skeleton," II International Congress of the International Society of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Florence, Italy 1989, Ed. Caronni, Monduzzi Editore, Bologna, Italy, Page 83-88, 1991

• Ulich, Thorne, et al; "Chronic Active Hepatitis... Immuno-peroxidase staining of HBsAg," American Journal of Surgical Pathology 6(1):33, 1982

• Thorne, et al; "Histologic Comparison of Hepatitis B with non-A, non-B Chronic Active Hepatitis," Arch Path, 106:433, 1982

Book Chapters:

• Thorne, "Facelift," in Grabb and Smith's PLASTIC SURGERY; 6th Edition, Thorne (Ed-in-Chief), Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, 2007

• Thorne, "Otoplasty and Ear Reconstruction," in Grabb and Smith's PLASTIC SURGERY, 6th Edition, Thorne (Ed-in-Chief), Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, 2007

• Thorne, "Principles of Plastic Surgery," in Grabb and Smith's PLASTIC SURGERY, 6th Edition, Thorne (Ed-in-Chief), Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, 2007

• Thorne and Steinbrech; "Facelift and Browlift," in Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery; McCarthy, Boutros, Galiano (Eds.), Elsevier Science, Philadelphia, PA, 2006

• Thorne; "The External Ear," in Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery; McCarthy, Boutros, Galiano (Eds.), Elsevier Science, to be published in 2004

• Thorne, Kaban and Longaker, "Craniofacial Malformations," in Gellis and Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy, 16th Edition; Berg, et al (Eds.), Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1997

• Thorne and Aston; "Aesthetic Surgery of the Aging Face." In Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surgery; 5th Edition; Aston, Beasley, Thorne (Eds.), Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA, 1997

• Thorne, Kaban and Longaker; "Craniofacial Malformations." in Gellis and Kagan's Current Pediatric Therapy, 15th Edition, Burg, et al. (Eds.) Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1995

• Aston, Thorne and Rees; "History of Facelifting," in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rees and La Trenta (Eds.), Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1994

• Aston, Thorne and Rees; "Anatomy and Pathogenesis of the Aging Face," in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rees and LaTrenta (Eds.), Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1994

• Aston, Thorne and Rees; "Pre-operative Preparation and Evaluation," in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rees and LaTrenta (Eds.), Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1994

• Aston and Thorne; "Contemporary Rhytidectomy," in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rees and LaTrenta (Eds.), Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1994

• Aston and Thorne; "The Forehead and Brow," in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rees and LaTrenta (Eds.), Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1994

• Rees, Aston and Thorne, "Post-operative Considerations and Complications," in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Rees and LaTrenta (Eds.), Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1994

• Thorne, et al; "Lower Extremity Reconstruction," in Plastic Surgery, Ed. McCarthy, Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1990

• McCarthy, Thorne, and Wood-Smith; "Principles of Craniofacial Surgery: Orbital Hypertelorism," in Plastic Surgery, Ed. McCarthy, Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1990

• Rees, Aston, and Thorne; "Blepharoplasty and Facialplasty," in Plastic Surgery, Ed. McCarthy, Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1990

• Aston and Thorne; "Aesthetic Surgery of the Aging Face," in Plastic Surgery, Eds. Smith and Aston, third edition, Little Brown and Co., Boston, MA, 1990

• Thorne, "Anatomy of the Tear Trough," Perspectives in Plastic Surgery Meeting, Vail, Colorado, March '07

• Thorne, "Controlling Length in Rhinoplasty," Perspectives in Plastic Surgery Meeting, Vail, Colorado, March '07

• Thorne, "Otoplasty-Keeping Your Eye on the Ball," Perspectives in Plastic Surgery Meeting, Vail Colorado, March '07

• Thorne, "What I learned from Last Year's Meeting," New Horizon's in Cosmetic Surgery Meeting, Indian Wells, California, Jan '07

• Thorne, "Anatomy and Treatment of the Tear Trough Deformity of the Lower Eyelids," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Symposium, New York, Nov '06

• Thorne, "Technique of Upper Blepharoplasty-State of the Art," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Symposium, New York, Nov '06

• Thorne, "Complications of Facelifting," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Symposium, New York, Nov '06

• Thorne, "Ear Reconstruction in Microtia," American Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting, San Francisco, Oct 2006

• Thorne, "Rejuvenation of the Difficult Neck," Current Perspectives in Plastic Surgery, Washington DC, June 2006

• Thorne, "Comprehensive Facial Rejuvenation," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium," Indian Wells, CA, Jan 2006

• Thorne, "Complications in Cosmetic Surgery," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Indian Wells, CA, Jan 2006

• Thorne, "Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty, Standard Technique", New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Indian Wells, CA, Jan 2006

• Thorne, "Anatomy of the Facial Nerve in Facelifting," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Indian Wells, CA, Jan 2006.

• Thorne, "Anatomy of the Lower Eyelid Tear Trough," Manhattan Eye and Ear Symposium, New York, NY, Nov 2005

• Thorne, "Otoplasty", Manhattan Eye and Ear Symposium, New York, New York, Nov, 2005

• Thorne, "The Facial Nerve in Facelifting," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, PSEF, Indian Wells, CA, Jan 2005

• Thorne, "Honesty in Photographic Documentation in Cosmetic Surgery Presentations," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, PSEF, Indian Wells, CA, January 2005

• Thorne, "My Approach to Total Facial Rejuvenation," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, PSEF, Indian Wells, CA, 2005

• Thorne, "My Ten Consecutive Cases of Facial Rejuvenation," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Indian Wells, CA, Jan 2005

• Thorne, "Complications in Facelifting," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Indian Wells, CA, Jan 2005

• Thorne, "High Extended SMAS vs. Traditional SMAS dissection in Facelifting," Manhattan Eye and Ear Symposium, New York, New York, Nov 2005

• Thorne; "The Ear in Cosmetic Surgery," American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, April 2004

• Thorne; "My Approach to the Aging or Unattractive Neck," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, Indian Wells, CA, January 2004

• Thorne; "How to Shorten the Nose Predictably," New Horizons in Cosmetic Surgery Symposium, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, Indian Wells, CA, January 2004

• Thorne; Moderator of "Live Surgery," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Symposium, "Aesthetic Surgery of the Aging Face," New York, NY, November 2003

• Thorne; "Otoplasty," Core Curriculum Course, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting, Boston, MA, May 2003

• Thorne; "Otoplasty," Core Curriculum Course, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, April 2002

• Thorne; Moderator, "Live Surgery," Aesthetic and Reconstructive Rhinoplasty Meeting, New York, NY, October 2001

• Thorne; Moderator of panel, "Facial Rejuvenation, Clinical Pearls," Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, October 2001

• Thorne; Moderator of panel, "What's New in Otoplasty," American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting, New York, NY, May 2001

• Thorne; "Ear Reconstruction in Patients with Hemifacial Microsomia," Panel on State-of-the-Art in Congenital Deformities of the Face, Craniofacial Surgery: The New Millennium meeting, New York, NY, March 2001

• Thorne; "Ear Reconstruction," Grand Rounds in Plastic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, March 2001

• Thorne; Moderator of "Live Surgery," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Symposium, "Advances in Aesthetic Surgery: The Cutting Edge III," New York, NY, November 2000

• Thorne; "Cosmetic Surgery in the Year 2000," presentation to the Forum Club, New York, NY, November 2000

• Thorne; Moderator of "Rhinoplasty Panel," Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting, Burlington, VT, October 1999

• Thorne; Moderator of "Live Surgery," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Symposium, "Advances in Aesthetic Surgery: The Cutting Edge II," New York, NY, November 1999

• Thorne; Moderator of "Live Surgery," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Symposium, "Advances in Aesthetic Surgery: The Cutting Edge I," New York, NY, November 1998

• Thorne; "Facial Anatomy," Core Curriculum Course in Plastic Surgery, Chicago, IL, August 1998

• Thorne, Brecht, Hammerschlag; "Indications for Autogenous vs. Prosthetic Ear Reconstruction: The NYU Experience," Ear Reconstruction Meeting, Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, March 1998

• Brecht, Thorne, Grayson; "Molding of Ear Deformities in the Newborn Period," Ear Reconstruction Meeting, Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, March 1998

• Hammerschlag, Thorne, Roland, et al; "Aural Atresia: Surgical Outcome in a Multidisciplinary Center," American Laryngological and Otology Society, New York, NY, January 1998

• Thorne; Moderator of "Live Surgery," Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Symposium, "Rhinoplasty Symposium," New York, NY, November 1997

• Thorne; "Anatomy of the Facelift," Core Curriculum Course in Plastic Surgery, Chicago, IL, October 1997

• Brecht, Thorne, McCarthy; "Osseointegrated Craniofacial Implants in Pediatric Auricular Reconstruction: Indications & Contraindications," Santa Fe, NM, September 1997

• Thorne; "Anatomy of the Facelift," Core Curriculum Course in Plastic Surgery, Chicago, IL, November 1996

• Thorne; "Avoiding Complications in Orbitozygomatic Fractures," PSEF State-of-the-Art Craniofacial Symposium, New York, NY, March 1996

• Thorne; "Prosthetic Reconstruction of the Craniofacial Patient Using Extra-Oral Osseointegrated Implants," North Shore Hospital, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Manhasset, New York, NY, January 1996

• Thorne; "Anatomy of the Facelift," Core Curriculum Course in Plastic Surgery, Chicago, IL, November 1995

• Thorne; "Management of Difficult Facial Wounds Following Trauma and Mohs' Therapy," Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, Boston, MA, November 1995

• McCarthy, Turk, Thorne, et al; "A Six Year Experience with Mandibular Distraction," Sixth Meeting of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, St. Tropez, France, October 1995