Tom Milhorn grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee. In 1955 he graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School where he played football and ran track. He  now resides in Meridian, Mississippi.
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Tom graduated magna cum laude from Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) in 1960 with majors in mathematics and physics and a minor in chemistry. At LMU he participated in intramural softball and basketball and twice was elected to the Intramural All Star basketball team. At the end of his freshman year he received an award for having the highest academic average in that class. On graduation he received an award for having the highest academic average in scientific subjects.

In 1964 he received a PhD in physiology and biophysics from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. This was followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in biomathematics at North Carolina State University.
 
In 1975 he obtained his MD from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and subsequently completed a family medicine residency. In 1987 Dr. Milhorn was certified in addiction medicine by the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

His wife, Kay, is a former neurological/neurosurgical nurse specialist. Their son, Toby, now lives in Meridian after a career in graphic design. A stepson, Steve Pope, lives in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Dr. Milhorn retired from the faculty of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1992 with the ranks of Professor of Family Medicine, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior.

Moving to Meridian, Dr. Milhorn did private practice for five years, followed by four years of Addiction Medicine and General Medicine at East Mississippi State Hospital.

In 2004 he and Kay completed a four-year (2-1/2 class hours per week) Education for Ministry course by extension from The School of Theology at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.

In 2005 Dr. Milhorn was inducted into the Lincoln Memorial University Hall of Fame. In 2016 he was inducted into the Dobyns-Bennett High School Hall of Fame.

In 2014 Dr. Milhorn joined the faculty of  E. C. Healthnet Family  Medicine Residency Program as Director of Education.. 

The H. Thomas Milhorn Education Center in Rush Foundation Hospital was named after him by EC Healthnet Family Medicine Residency Program.

Dr. Milhorn retired from the faculty of the the  EC-Healthnet Family Medicine Residency Program in Meridian, Mississippi on July 1, 2024. 

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Dr. Milhorn's curriculum vitae

Dr. Milhorn is the author of 13 books and monographs, 12 chapters in books, and over a 160 CME and medical research publications.

2016. Drug and Alcohol Abuse: The Authoritative Guide for Parents, Teachers and Counselors was chosen as the required text for The Heritage Institute's corse Drug Education for Today's Teachers.

2009. Writing Genre Fiction: A Guide to the Craft was listed at number 11 on Tower Books' Top 100 Book Bestsellers in the category of Composition and Creative Writing.

2009. In an interview by Richard Mabry, best-selling author Michael Palmer recommended Writing Genre Fiction: a Guide to the Craft for non-physicians wishing to write a medical thriller.

2008. Named a distinguished alumnus of Lincoln Memorial University

2008. At the Surrey International Writers’ Conference, best-selling novelist Robert Dugoni recommended Writing Genre Fiction: A Guide to the Craft as "one of your absolute must-read writing resources."

j2007. Writing Genre Fiction: A Guide to the Craft was chosen as the recommended reading for SEAK's annual course, Advanced Legal Fiction Writing.

2006. Writing Genre Fiction: A Guide to the Craft was chosen as the recommended reading by New York Times best-selling authors Michael Palmer and Tess Gerritsen for their annual course, Medical Fiction Writing For Physicians.

2005 Inducted into the Lincoln Memorial University alumni Literary Hall of Fame.

2004. Drug and Alcohol Abuse: The Authoritative Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors was named by Questia Librarians to the list of 12 Best Books and Articles on Teenage Drug Abuse.

2003. Listed in Mississippi Writers and Musicians.

1998 Caduceus Awry was a finalist in the novel competition of the Eudora Welty Film and Fiction Festival. 

1994 Drug and Alcohol Abuse: The Authoritative Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors made the Academic Top-twenty Best Seller List.

1989. Nicotine Dependence” was selected by the American Academy of Family Practice as one of the top four articles written by a family physician.