Thomas, Huw Owen (1941 - 2015)
by
Sarah Gillam
Asset Name
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E006797 - Thomas, Huw Owen (1941 - 2015)
Title
:
Thomas, Huw Owen (1941 - 2015)
Author
:
Sarah Gillam
Identifier
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RCS: E006797
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
:
2015-02-16
2017-06-20
Subject
:
Medical Obituaries
Description
:
Obituary for Thomas, Huw Owen (1941 - 2015), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
:
English
Source
:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
:
Thomas, Huw Owen
Date of Birth
:
1 January 1941
Date of Death
:
4 January 2015
Occupation
:
Orthopaedic surgeon
Trauma surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
:
MB BCh Wales 1966
FRCS Edin 1971
FRCS 1972
MCh Liverpool 1973
Details
:
Huw Owen Thomas was an orthopaedic surgeon at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge hospitals on the Wirral. He was born in 1941 into a medical family. He gained his MB BCh in Cardiff in 1966 and was a house surgeon in the accident unit at Cardiff Royal Infirmary.
He went on to train in orthopaedic surgery in Liverpool, as his father had done before him. He was a senior registrar and senior lecturer in orthopaedics at Liverpool Royal Infirmary and Wrightington Hospital, Appley Bridge. He also spent some time as a captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
Outside medicine, he was interested in classical music. Huw Owen Thomas died on 4 January 2015. He was survived by his widow, Judith (who is also a doctor), two sons and a granddaughter.
Sources
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*BMJ* 2015 351 4073 www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h4073 - accessed 9 June 2017
Rights
:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection
:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format
:
Obituary
Format
:
Asset
Asset Path
:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E006000-E006999/E006700-E006799
URL for File
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378980
Media Type
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Unknown