About the Thomas Clinic
Dr. Thomas MBBS, PhD, MRCP is the founder of the Thomas Clinic, a London private dermatology practice built on NHS specialist-level expertise in skin cancer and complex skin conditions.
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Dermatology Expertise
Dr. Thomas served as the Clinical Lead of the Melanoma Service at St John’s Institute of Dermatology, where he had oversight of more than 1,600 patient visits per year and was one of the Consultants in the world-class Skin Lymphoma clinic.
Dr. Thomas has been focused on becoming an expert dermatologist since medical school, graduating with the Dermatology Exam Prize, distinction in both basic science and clinical medicine and placing in the top three in his final examinations. He trained across the best teaching hospitals in London, including Barts Health, the Royal Free, The Royal London, and Guy’s & St Thomas’. This has given him a breadth of general medical knowledge and a strong network of specialist colleagues across the city.
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Recent Publications, Presentations & Prizes
- 2024 Thomas, BR – Treatment updates in CTCL – DermUpdate Fall 2024, Montreal Canada – 14-17 November
- 2024 Thomas, BR – Innovate approaches to treatment of CTCL – EADV Congress Amsterdam 2024 – 25-28 September
- 2024 Bjorn R. Thomas, et al. Vitamin D deficiency and atopic dermatitis severity in a Bangladeshi population living in East London: A cross-sectional study. Skin Health and Disease.
- 2022 Royal Society of Medicine Dermatology: Research prize
“Dr Thomas was very caring, thorough and compassionate. I will definitely come back to see him and recommend him to my friends and family.”
Research, Education & Teaching
Dr Thomas obtained a PhD in cutaneous medicine from the Blizard Institute at Queen Mary University of London and has been awarded for his work nationally and internationally, notably receiving the Royal Society of Medicine Trainee Research Prize for his work. He held an NIHR Clinical Lecturer position where he was able to publish his work on pollution in eczema, on the skin barrier and clinical expression of the key barrier protein filaggrin in the skin.
During his Clinical Lectureship, Dr. Thomas spent the year at the Royal Free Hospital in the severe eczema, severe psoriasis and connective tissue disease (lupus, morphea and scleroderma) clinics. He also honed skills within the Royal Free hair clinic.
Dr. Thomas is a keen teacher, supporting his trainees to develop and has been clinic supervisor to visiting residents from top Universities, including Harvard and Yale.
