Courtney D. Thornburg, MD

Co-Director, Duke Comprehensive Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center
Director, Duke Pediatric Sickle Cell Clinic

Department / Division:
Pediatrics / Hematology-Oncology

Address:
DUMC 2916
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
(919) 684-3401

Office Telephone:
(919) 684-3401

Fax Telephone:
(919) 681-7950

• M.D., Duke University School of Medicine, North Carolina, 1998

• Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina, 1998-2001

• Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, 2001-2004
• National Hemophilia Foundation Clinical Fellowship in Hemostasis and Thrombosis, University of Michigan, 2003-2005

• M.S., Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis, University of Michigan, 2005

Clinical Interests:
Bleeding and thrombotic disorders in children; hematologic disorders in children; Director, Duke Pediatric Sickle Cell Clinic; Co-director, Duke Comprehensive Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center

Research Interests:
Pediatric Thrombosis
-CDC Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center Pilot Sites Registry
-Transfusion Medicine and Clinical Trials Network

Hemophilia
-Hemophilia Inhibitor Genetics Study

ITP
-North American Chronic ITP Registry

Sickle Cell Anemia
-Toddler Hydroxyurea Group Study
-Phase III Pediatric Hydroxyurea Clinical Trial (BABYHUG)
-Adherence with Hydroxyurea in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia

Representative Publications:
Thornburg CD. Physicians' perceptions of adherence to prophylactic clotting factor infusions. Haemophilia. 2008 Jan;14(1):25-9. (2008) Abstract

Thornburg CD, Smith PB, Smithwick ML, Cotten CM, Benjamin DK Jr. Association between thrombosis and bloodstream infection in neonates with peripherally inserted catheters. Thromb Res. 2007 Nov 9. (2007) Abstract

Thornburg C, Pipe S. Neonatal thromboembolic emergencies. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2006 Jun;11(3):198-206. (2006) Abstract

Thornburg CD, Pipe SW. Adherence to prophylactic infusions of factor VIII or factor IX for haemophilia. Haemophilia. 2006 Mar;12(2):198-9. (2006) Abstract

Thornburg CD, Dixon N, Paulyson-Nuñez K, Ortel T. Thrombophilia screening in asymptomatic children. Thromb Res. 2008;121(5):597-604. (2008) Abstract