- Clinician Scientist, Canada Research Chair in Injury Prevention and Physical Activity for Health, Sport Medicine Physician, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
Dr. Jane Thornton MD PhD CCFP (SEM) Dip Sport Physician (IOC) Dip. Sport Med OLY
Dr. Jane Thornton is a Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician and Clinician Scientist specializing in long-term athlete health and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease. She is a Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, with cross appointments in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Department of Kinesiology at Western University in London, Canada.
She is President of the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM), and a senior Editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM). She is also a member of the Board of Directors for ParticipACTION.
Dr. Thornton represented Canada for over a decade in the sport of rowing, becoming both a World Champion (2006) and Olympian (2008). She now treats athletes and active individuals of all ages and abilities and advocates for movement as medicine.
Experience
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–presentClinician Scientist, Sport Medicine Physician, Western University
Education
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2014University of Toronto , MD
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