Kim Thornton's Online Review Report Card

Do not go to Dr. Thornton. I was in treatment with her for one year and had no results. At my last consultation appointment with her she said she did not know why my treatment had not worked. I sought a second opinion from another doctor within the practice as I was satisfied with Boston IVF. The other doctor looked at my past treatments under Dr. Thornton and explained that she had me insufficiently medicated to support implantation. I resumed treatment with my new doctor who added progesterone shots to my plan. Both embryos implanted that cycle and I am now pregnant with twins. While I am thankful for my second doctor and for Boston IVF, Dr. Kim Thornton was terrible. I hate to think that some may go through all of their covered treatments under her care, insufficiently medicated and then never have children. Please seek a different doctor or at least a second opinion if she is your current provider.

While Boston IVF is an excellent facility, Dr. Thornton is horrible. I was under her care for a year with no success. At a consult appointment she told me she didn't know why my treatment wasn't working. I then sought a second opinion from another doctor within the practice. That doctor looked at my treatment plan and explained that I was insufficiently medicated to support implantation to the point that we wouldn't even count one of my treatment cycles as a "trying-to-get-pregnant" cycle. I resumed treatment under the care of the new doctor who added progesterone shots to my medical regiment. I got pregnant (with twins!) on the first treatment cycle under the new doctor's care. While I realize this may in part be luck, I found it asinine of Dr. Thornton to not put me on the progesterone shots as, in retrospect, such shots seem to be standard protocol for infertility treatment. Please do not trust your fertility with her!

I didn't feel like just another number with Dr. Thornton, but I did feel like she wasn't prepared for our meeting,and then abruptly sent us to speak with her nurse. I thought her nurse Sonia was nice during our initial meeting, but since dealing with her on the phone over the summer, I felt like she treat us as just a number. Eventually Dr. Thornton told us we should to IVF with my one opened tube, so fingers crossed we get good news soon! I do recommend Dr. Thornton overall for infertility!

I didn't feel like just another number with Dr. Thornton, but I did feel like she wasn't prepared for our meeting,and then abruptly sent us to speak with her nurse. I thought her nurse Sonia was nice during our initial meeting, but since dealing with her on the phone over the summer, I felt like she treat us as just a number. Eventually Dr. Thornton told us we should to IVF with my one opened tube, so fingers crossed we get good news soon! I do recommend Dr. Thornton overall for infertility!

My wife and I felt like just another referral in her office. The meeting felt unprepared and superficial, it was also an oven in her office to the point that her med student was falling asleep. My wife was furious, like our case didn’t matter to them. She describes it as she felt that they were bored by our situation and didn’t care about our story. Then the meeting abruptly and awkwardly ended with her passing us to her nurse for next steps...in our heads we thought we haven’t even decided.

Very knowledgeable with good bed side manners, very little doctor have bed side manners these days.

While Dr. Thornton may be very qualified in her field, I did not feel supported by her or her team. The 3 times I was supposed to talk to her on the phone with my questions, she called 1-3 hours after our scheduled time. I understand that things come up, but someone should have called to update me. Whenever I talk to her or her team I feel rushed off the phone. I don't feel as though they have my best interest in mind. This whole process is already so stressful, I wish I felt more supported.

Dr. Thornton was caring - easy to talk to - and the best.. i'm pregnant! My husband and I always felt confident that she was running the correct protocol with meds. We were so lucky to have found Dr. Thornton and Boston IVF. Her nurse was fantastic and communicated everything to us. I never found myself waiting to hear from her. As difficult as this process is, the staff as Boston IVF made every thing "easy".

This doctor is terrible. Infertility is already a sensitive and difficult situation. She practices with no compassion or feeling; she's cold. Each time I saw her for an appointment, I felt like she was meeting me for the first time. She made me feel like I was just a uterus. After a rather traumatic appointment, I switched facilities. Terrible bedside manner.

I would not recommend this doctor at all. Infertility is such a sensitive issue, and she showed no sensitivity toward my challenges. Upon leaving her office she cavalierly instructed me to "call the office to discuss IVF options" once determining my tubes are blocked. I felt like just a uterus. Each time I saw her she made me feel like she was meeting me for the first time. Bypass her, and find someone else.