Abraham Gracefield Thomas (born 26 July 1950) is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, specializing in

microsurgery Microsurgery is a general term for surgery requiring an operating microscope. The most obvious developments have been procedures developed to allow anastomosis of successively smaller blood vessels and nerves (typically 1 mm in diameter) whi ...

, from India.

Career

Dr Abraham Thomas, born in Thamarasserry,

Calicut Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

, had all his medical education at

Christian Medical College Ludhiana Christian Medical College Ludhiana, widely known as CMC Ludhiana, is a private, Christian minority-run teaching hospital and medical school in Ludhiana, India. Founded in 1894, it was then the first medical school for women in Asia. In 1994, ...

. He trained in surgery under Dr. Eggleston, Dr Feierabend and Dr Bindra. He was trained in microvascular surgery by Marko Godina, a famous microsurgeon from Yugoslavia. In 1994 in Christian Medical College Ludhiana, he successfully reattached the avulsed face and scalp of a nine-year-old girl, Sandeep Kaur. This achievement has recently been recognised by

American College of Surgeons The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is a professional medical association for surgeons and surgical team members, founded in 1913. It claims more than 90,000 members in 144 countries. History The ACS was founded in 1913 as an outgrowth of ...

by incorporating Thomas in their 100 years timeline for achievements in surgery. Thomas attached the arteries, veins and nerves successfully and almost the entire face and scalp survived. The girl had near-complete recovery of the muscles of her face. Sandeep continued her studies after recovery and she is an accomplished registered nurse at the hospital. Thomas is a recipient of the

Dr. B. C. Roy Award The Bidhan Chandra Roy Award is an award instituted in 1962 in memory of Dr. B. C. Roy by the Medical Council of India. It is presented by the President of India in New Delhi every year on July 1, National Doctors' Day. It is also the highest h ...

in ''Development of Specialities'' category for the year 2002. He is presently working as vice chairman of Malabar Medical College and Research Center, Calicut.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Abraham 1950 births Living people Dr. B. C. Roy Award winners Medical doctors from Kerala 20th-century Indian surgeons