William E G Thomas MS FRCS

Consultant Surgeon - Clinical Interests


Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Glossop Road
Sheffield S10 2JF
Tel: 0114 2713142
Mobile: 07771 771953
Email: wegthomas@btinternet.com
Web: www.wegthomas.com

Qualifications

BSc (Lond)                         1969
MRCS, LRCP                        1972
MB, BS (Lond)                     1972
ECFMG                               1972
FRCS (Eng)                         1976
MS (Lond)                         1980
GMC Registration No: 1543715        1972

Present Appointment        
Consultant Surgeon and Clinical Director
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield

Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Surgery
University of Sheffield

Member of Council and Chairman of Education
Royal College of Surgeons of England

Experience
Major clinical referral practice in general surgery with large tertiary referral practice in hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery and endocrine surgery. Author of 10 books and over 200 published papers in peer reviewed journals. Over 120 personal presentations both nationally and internationally, including guest lectures and visiting professorships. Responsible for delivery of Surgical Skills Courses throughout the UK and in Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa, Holland, Australia, Sweden, Portugal, Greece and Switzerland. Provider of over 1000 medico-legal reports and attended courses on single joint expert witness. Lecturer on management courses and appraisal courses for clinicians throughout the UK.


Clinical Interests

General Surgery, Surgical Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Abdominal Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Medical Management

Awards and Distinctions
Hare Prize for Human Biology 1969
Rabbeth Scholarship                                                               1969
Webb Prize for Bacteriology                                                     1972
Glass Prize for Pathology                                                       1972
Kate Charles Prize for Obstetrics and Gynaecology                       1972
Royal Humane Society Award for Bravery                                   1974
Bernard Sunley Fellowship, Royal College of Surgeons of England     1977
European Society for Surgical Research Prize                             1981
Arris and Gale Lecturer, Royal College of Surgeons of England         1982
British Journal of Surgery Society Travelling Fellowship                   1982
Moynihan Fellowship, Association of Surgeons of Gt Britain and Ireland        1982
Doctor of the Year Award, BUPA Medical Foundation                   1985
State of the Art Lecturer, British Society of Gastroenterology         1986
Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons of England
1987
Medical Manager of the Year, British Association of Medical Managers

1995
BMA Film Competition Award ‘Basic Surgical Skills Course Video'       1998
Allgower Lecturer International Society of Surgery                       2005
Zachary Cope Lecturer, Royal College of Surgeons of England       2006

Membership of Societies
British Medical Association        
British Society of Gastroenterology        
Surgical Research Society        
European Society for Surgical Research        
Pancreatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland        
Fellow of Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
Royal Society of Medicine        
Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
British Association of Endocrine Surgeons        
Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
European Association for Endoscopic Surgeons
Society of Expert Witnesses
Law Society Directory of Expert Witnesses
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers database