Mr William THOMAS MS FRCS
Consultant Surgeon and Clinical Director of Surgery
Distinctions
| 1969 | Hare Prize for Human Biology |
| 1969 | Rabbeth Scholarship |
| 1972 | Webb Prize for Bacteriology |
| 1972 | Glass Prize for Pathology |
| 1972 | Kate Charles Prize for Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| 1974 | Royal Humane Society Award for bravery |
| 1977 | Bernard Sunley Fellowship, Royal College of Surgeons of England |
| 1981 | European Society for Surgical Research Prize |
| 1982 | Arris and Gale Lecturer, Royal College of Surgeons of England |
| 1982 | British Journal of Surgery Society Travelling Fellowship, awarded by the Surgical Research Society |
| 1982 | Moynihan Fellowship, Association of Surgeons of Gt Britain and Ireland |
| 1985 | Doctor of the Year Award, BUPA Medical Foundation |
| 1986 | State of the Art Lecturer, British Society of Gastroenterology |
| 1987 | Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons of England |
| 1995 | Medical Manager of the Year Award British Association of Medical Managers |
| 1998 | BMA Film Competition “Basic Surgical Skills Course” Video – Award for Educational Merit |
| 2000/01 | President of Surgical Section of Royal Society of Medicine |
| 2002 | UK-Africa Business Award for provision of Surgical Educational Courses within Africa |
| 2003 | Election to Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England |
| 2005 | Honorary member of the Hepatobiliary and Upper Gastrointestinal Section of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
| 2005 | Zachary Cope Memorial Lecturer, Royal College of Surgeons of England |
| 2005 | Martin Allgöwer Lecturer, International Society of Surgery and Société Internationale de Chirurgie |
| 2006 | Heyendael Prize Lecturer, Nijmegen, the Netherlands |
| 2006 | Honorary Fellow of the South African College of Surgeons |
| 2008 |
Senior Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England |
| 2010 | Honorary Fellow of the German Surgical Society |
2015 Honorary Fellow of the Swiss Surgical Society
2018 Adjunct Professor of Surgery, University of Malaysia, Saba
2019 Life-Time Achievement Award – Zenith Global Health
2020 Most Pioneering Surgical Education Award – Global Healthcare Awards
2023 Sir Clement Price Thomas Meal, Royal College of Surgeons of England