Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 11:43 AM
American College of Surgeons in 100 year Time Line
Dr. Abraham G. Thomas, Director of Christian Medical College & Ludhiana and also Professor of Plastic Surgery, has done Punjab and India proud by being recognized by the American College of Surgeons in its Time line of 100 years of unique achievements in the history of surgical firsts which contributed to the development of Surgery in the world.
He gets the distinction as being the only one from India featuring in these 100 years of pioneering events in Surgery.
Dr. Thomas, after his training in CMC, Ludhiana, USA and Europe, started Microsurgery in Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, in 1983. Since then, he and his doctors whom he trained has reattached numerous amputated parts of the body like fingers, hand, arm, scalp, foot, leg and even penis and testes.
Dr. Thomas and team reattached a totally avulsed off face and scalp in a girl, 9 years old from Malerkotla, Punjab, in July 1994 which was a landmark event in the world, of reattaching the face. Following this, surgeons in other parts of the world embarked on transplantation.
The American College of Surgeons has completed 100 years from 1913 to 2012 and has compiled pioneering events in the world in the field of Surgery and Dr. Thomas’ work in Face replantation has been listed in the decade 1991-2000.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Abraham G. Thomas was the pioneer in reattachment of amputated parts in Punjab, having done all the work at CMC, Ludhiana. He has trained over 50 surgeons in this speciality who are doing excellent work in India and abroad.
Dr. Thomas’ work also features in Limca Book of Records for the first replant in Scalp and Penis.
Dr. Thomas is also the recipient of Dr. B.C. Roy Award in 2000
American College of Surgeons in 100 year Time Line
Dr. Abraham G. Thomas, Director of Christian Medical College & Ludhiana and also Professor of Plastic Surgery, has done Punjab and India proud by being recognized by the American College of Surgeons in its Time line of 100 years of unique achievements in the history of surgical firsts which contributed to the development of Surgery in the world.
He gets the distinction as being the only one from India featuring in these 100 years of pioneering events in Surgery.
Dr. Thomas, after his training in CMC, Ludhiana, USA and Europe, started Microsurgery in Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, in 1983. Since then, he and his doctors whom he trained has reattached numerous amputated parts of the body like fingers, hand, arm, scalp, foot, leg and even penis and testes.
Dr. Thomas and team reattached a totally avulsed off face and scalp in a girl, 9 years old from Malerkotla, Punjab, in July 1994 which was a landmark event in the world, of reattaching the face. Following this, surgeons in other parts of the world embarked on transplantation.
The American College of Surgeons has completed 100 years from 1913 to 2012 and has compiled pioneering events in the world in the field of Surgery and Dr. Thomas’ work in Face replantation has been listed in the decade 1991-2000.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Abraham G. Thomas was the pioneer in reattachment of amputated parts in Punjab, having done all the work at CMC, Ludhiana. He has trained over 50 surgeons in this speciality who are doing excellent work in India and abroad.
Dr. Thomas’ work also features in Limca Book of Records for the first replant in Scalp and Penis.
Dr. Thomas is also the recipient of Dr. B.C. Roy Award in 2000
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