Dennis Thornton, PhD
Attending Psychologist
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry
Office Location
Headache Center
Pain Center
Cushing Neuroscience Institute
North Shore-LIJ Medical Group
611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150
Great Neck, NY 11021
Headache Center
Pain Center
Cushing Neuroscience Institute
North Shore-LIJ Medical Group
611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150
Great Neck, NY 11021
Phone: (516) 325-7070
Fax: (516) 325-7001
Special Interests
- Health Psychology
- Behavioral Medicine
- Adaptation to Chronic Pain/Illness
- Psychological Interventions To Promote Pain/Stress Management
- Acquisition of Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies
- Individual Psychotherapy
- Hypnosis
Doctoral Education
- PhD in Philosophy, Ferkauf School of Professional Psychology, Yeshiva University/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 1984
Internship
- Behavioral Medicine, International Center for the Disabled, New York, NY, 1983-1984
Fellowship
- Cognitive Rehabilitation, Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY 1984-1985
Board Certifications
- Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, 1988
Memberships
- American Psychological Association
- American Pain Society
- American Association for the Study of Headache
- International Association for the Study of Pain
Primary Hospital Affiliations
- North Shore University Hospital
- Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Joined North Shore-LIJ Health System: 1990