Emeritus William EG Thomas

Consultant Surgeon Emeritus at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Surgery at the University of Sheffield, past Council Member and Senior Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and past Dean of the Academy, International Society of Surgery. He has been a Member of International Board of Directors for Gastrointestinal Workshop, Davos, Series Editor and Chairman of the Editorial Board of the journal ‘SURGERY’ and referee for the British Journal of Surgery and edited the Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

He has a busy medico-legal practice with currently over 200 new referrals a year. I have provided over 2500 medico-legal reports with the occasional court attendance. I have attended several medico-legal conferences and undergone training in ‘single joint witness’.  My current work load is approximately 5% Single Joint Witness, 45% Claimant and 50% Defendant.

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Previous Appointments ‍

- President, Surgical Section of Royal Society of Medicine, 2000-01

- Clinical Director of Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, 1988-2008

- Phase 2 Assessor for the General Medical Council, 1999-2003

- Chairman and Executive Editor of ‘Current Practice in Surgery’, 1988–97

- Member of Court of Examiners, Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1992-2000

- Examination Appraiser Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2000-2004

- Surgical Skills Tutor, Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1994-2004

- Editor of the ‘BULLETIN’ of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2002-2009

- Member of Intercollegiate Panel of Examiners, General Surgery, UK, 1995-2002

- Editorial Board of the journal ‘Hospital Doctor’, 1987-2001

- Vice President of the Surgical Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1995-98

- Member of the Surgical Committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology, 1991-95

- External Examiner for Bristol University, 1991-94

- Scientific Committee of the European Society for Surgical Research, 1985-91

- Honorary Secretary of East Midlands Surgical Society, 1994-99

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Experience

Major clinical referral practice in general surgery and hernia repair with a tertiary referral practice in hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery and endocrine surgery. Author of 14 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, Sweden, Portugal, Australia, Laos, Switzerland, Borneo, Zambia, Tanzania, Barbados and Trinidad. I have a busy medico-legal practice with currently over 200 new referrals a year. I have provided over 2500 medico-legal reports with the occasional court attendance. I have attended several medico-legal conferences and undergone training in ‘single joint witness’.  My current work load is approximately 5% Single Joint Witness, 45% Claimant and 50% Defendant.

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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

Awards and Distinctions

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 Congress of Surgery, 2005

Zachary Cope Lecturer, Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2006

BMA Medical Book Competition First Prize 2006

‘Introduction to the Symptoms and Signs of Surgical Disease’

Honorary Fellow -

Australasian College of Surgeons GI Faculty , 2005

South African College of Surgeons, 2006

German Surgical Society, 2010

    Swiss Surgical Society, 2015

Adjunct Professor of Surgery, University of Malaysia Saba, 2018

Life-Time Achievement Award – Zenith Global Health, 2019

Most Pioneering Surgical Education Specialist – Global Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards, 2020

Sir Clement Price Thomas Medal, Royal College of Surgeons, 2023

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