My Practice

Mr. Alan Thomas
Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon
Oesophago-Gastric Surgeon
Biliary Surgeon
Obesity Surgeon
Endoscopist

Alan is from Wales and graduated from Sheffield University. He trained in Queensland, Wales, and the North Trent and West Midland regions. He completed his subspecialty training in Upper Gastrointestinal and Obesity Surgery at The Northern General and The Royal Hallamshire Hospials in Sheffield, and Fremantle Hospital Western Australia. Having attained a diploma in Medical Law from Northumbria University he returned to Western Australia in 2004 to take up a post at Fremantle Hospital as a Specialist Upper Gasrointestinal Surgeon. His main interests are oesophagogastric malignancies, laparoscopic treatment of morbid obesity, giant hiatus hernia and reflux disease, and the endoscopic management of oesophagogastric conditions.

Medical School:

University of Sheffield

Qualifications:

• Anatomy and Cell Biology BSc. (Hons.) 2 i (Sheffield) 1987
• MB, ChB. (Sheffield) 1992

Post Graduate:

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (1996)
• FRCS (General Surgery) 2002
• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons FRACS (2005)
• Diploma of Medical Law 2005 (University of Northumbria)

Registration:

The Medical Board of Western Australia.

Speciality:

• General Surgery
• Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
• Oesophago-gastric Surgery
• Hepato-Biliary Surgery
• Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
• Endoscopic Surgery
• Obesity Surgery

Professional Memberships:

• Australian Medical Association
• Medical Board of Western Australia
• Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand OSSANZ
• Australia and New Zealand Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery ANZGOSA
• Australia and New Zealand Hepatic, Pancreatic and Biliary Association
  ANZHPBA

Current Appointments (Public Hospital):

• Consultant Upper GI Surgeon (August 2004 - Present)
  Fremantle Hospital, Perth
  Alma Street
  Fremantle WA 6150

Private Hospital Visiting Rights:

• Gallier's Hospital, Armadale
• SJOG Hospital, Murdoch
• SJOG Hospital, Subiaco
• Mount Hospital, Perth

PUBLISHED AND PRESENTED WORK

BSc THESIS: A Quantitative Ultrastructural Study of Proximal and Distal Regions of Rat Optic Nerve During Development.
A Thomas
Sheffield, March 1987

Undernutrition of Adult Rats Significantly Alters Neuronal Connectivity in the Visual Cortex.
M A Warren, T Freestone, A Thomas
Journal of Anatomy 1988; 158, 213 (Abstract)

Undernutrition During Early Adult Life Significantly Affects Neuronal Connectivity.
M A Warren, T Freestone, A Thomas
Experimental Neurology 1989; 103, 290 -292

Peri Operative Ultrasound Guided Needle Localisation of Amputation Stump Neuromas.
A Thomas, M Bull, A Howard M Saleh
Injury 1999; 30, 689-691

The Stoke surgical assessment unit. A success story?
A Thomas, S Prince
(Presented at the West Midlands Surgical meeting May 2000)

Training issues in general surgery - A trainees view
A Thomas
(Presented at FRCS (Ed) Conference on training March 2001)

The Trend in Cholecystectomies in Fremantle Hospital and the Effect of the Appointment of a Senior Registrar
Poster at RACS ASC 2005

Diploma in Medical Law
University of Northumbria 2005

Other Interests

I enjoy most sports and am a member of the WACA and the Western Force and regularly attend the AFL matches at Subiaco Oval. I am the proud father of three boys and love spending as much time as possible with them.