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Asset Name:
E001857 - Thomas, Andrew Philip (1951 - 2009)
Title:
Thomas, Andrew Philip (1951 - 2009)
Author:
Sarah Gillam
Identifier:
RCS: E001857
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-01-12

2014-04-09
Description:
Obituary for Thomas, Andrew Philip (1951 - 2009), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Thomas, Andrew Philip
Date of Birth:
1951
Date of Death:
12 August 2009
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MB BChir Cambridge 1976

FRCS 1980

FRCS Edin 1986
Details:
Andrew Philip Thomas was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Wolverhampton. He was educated at Dulwich College, where his father was a housemaster, and then Selwyn College, Cambridge, and St Thomas' Medical School. After qualifying in 1976, he trained in surgery, mainly at St Mary's Hospital, London. He subsequently went to the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham, as a registrar and a senior registrar. He then spent six months in Toronto, Canada. In 1990 he was appointed as a consultant surgeon in Wolverhampton, concentrating on upper limb surgery. He also taught postgraduates, introducing teaching sessions and supervising audit and research projects. He retired early, in 2007, due to ill health. Outside medicine, he was interested in sports, initially hockey and then golf. Andrew Philip Thomas died on 12 August 2009 from motor neurone disease. He was survived by his wife Marianne and children Arthur and Florence.
Sources:
*BMJ* 2010 340 1552 [https://www.bmj.com/content/340/bmj.c1552](https://www.bmj.com/content/340/bmj.c1552)
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E001000-E001999/E001800-E001899
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