Prizes, Presentations & Publications

Presentations

  • 2024 Thomas, BR – Treatment updated in CTCL – DermUpdate Fall 2024, Montreal Canada – 14-17 November. [Invited Talk]
  • 2024 Thomas, BR – Innovate approaches to treatment of CTCL – EADV Congress Amsterdam 2024 – 25-28 September. [Invited Talk]
  • 2024 Thomas, BR – Management of primary cutaneous lymphomas – British Division of the International Academy of Pathology Summer Meeting 2024 – 9-10 May. [Invited Talk]
  • 2021 Thomas, BR et al. – A cross-sectional study examining the role of exposure to the ambient environment and eczema severity – British Society of Investigative Dermatology 2021 Annual Meeting – 29-31 March. [Poster]
  • 2020 Thomas, BR et al. – Ground-level ozone exacerbates eczema in East London Bangladeshis – 100thAnnual Meeting for the British Association of Dermatology Meeting – September. [Plenary]
  • 2019 Thomas, BR et al. – Clinical phenotypes in East London Bangladeshi eczema patients – preliminary findings from the Tower Hamlets Eczema Assessment (THEA) – 99thAnnual Meeting for the British Association of Dermatology/UK Trend – 2-4 July, Liverpool, UK. (Invited talk)
  • 2019 Thomas, BR et al. – Eczema: Relationships between the environment, severity and the risk of admission to hospital – 48th Annual ESDR Meeting – 18-21 September, Bordeaux, France (Poster)
  • 2018 Thomas, BR et al. – Patterns of skin linearity in Bangladeshi East Londoners – association with skin dryness and barrier function – Journées Jean-Paul Marty, SFC – 4-5 December, Paris, France (Invited talk)
  • 2018 Thomas, BR et al. – Clinical Phenotypes Correlating with Trans-epidermal Water Loss (TEWL) and Skin Hydration in East London Bangladeshi Eczema Patients –Preliminary Findings from the Tower Hamlets Eczema Assessment (THEA) – 16th E2BRN Meeting – 27-28 September, Toulouse, France [Poster Prize]
  • 2016 Thomas, BR et al. – Distinguishing drug-induced subacute lupus erythematosus from its idiopathic counterpart – 25th Congress of the EADV – 28th of September to 2nd of October, Vienna, Austria. [Poster]
  • 2016 Thomas, BR et al. – Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and warts in severe combined immune deficiency: a role for human papillomavirus vaccination? – 96th Annual Meeting for the British Association of Dermatology – 5th-7th of July, Birmingham, United Kingdom. [Oral Presentation]
  • 2014 Thomas, BR et al. – Positive relationship between response to PPD and chemically related allergens – 12th Congress of the European Society of Cutaneous Allergy and Contact Dermatitis – 25th to 28th of June 2014, Barcelona, Spain – Conference Attended. Abstract published in Contact Dermatitis: Abstracts for the European Society of Cutaneous Allergy and Contact Dermatitis 12thCongress, Volume 17, Suppl 1. [Oral Presentation and Poster]
  • 2012 O’Toole A, Thomas B, Thomas R – The treatment triangle: Determining the gaps in the management of atopic dermatitis – 87th Canadian Dermatology Association Annual Conference – 28th June to 2nd of July, 2012, Ottawa, Canada. [Poster]
  • 2012 Thomas, BR et al. – Skin cancer prevention – The need to improve retention of skin care education in liver transplant – 21th Congress of the EADV – 27-30th September
  • 2012 Thomas, B et al. – Skin cancer and sun exposure after liver transplant – The need for better patient education – The International Liver Transplantation Society: 17th Annual International Congress– 16-19th May, 2012, San Francisco, USA – Conference Attended. Abstract published in Supplement to Liver Transplantation Vol. 18, Num. 5, S1. [Poster]
  • 2012 Thomas, B et al. – Reducing risk factors for skin cancer development following liver transplant – The need for more effective patient education and health promotion – The International Liver Congress 2012: 47th annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver – 18-22th April 2012, Barcelona, Spain – Conference Attended. Abstract published in the Journal of Hepatology Supplement Vol. 56, S95. [Poster]
  • 2012 Prague, Czech Republic – Conference Attended. Abstract published in JEADV, Abstracts on CD-Rom. [Poster]
  • 2011 Thomas, B and Morton, C – Do dermatologists have to be sensitive about ‘sensitive skin’? – 20thCongress of the EADV – 20-24th October, 2011, Lisbon, Portugal – Conference Attended. [Poster]
  • 2011 Mckenzie, R et al. (2011) Evaluation of histone deacetylase inhibitors on STAT 3 activation in Sèzary syndrome published in Oral Presentations, JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, Supplement Vol 9, p1–12, doi: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2011.07821_1.x. EORTC: Cutaneous Lymphoma Task Force Clinical Meeting – 23-25th September, Minden, Germany – Conference attended.
  • 2010 St. John’s Dermatological Society Undergraduate Essay Prize Presentation 2009/10 – Alternative and complementary treatments in dermatology: is there a role? – 7thOctober, 2010, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London. [Oral presentation]
  • 2010 The Worshipful Company of Barbers’ prize presentation in ‘Disaster & Developing World Surgery’ – A New Approach to the Hypotensive Trauma Patient: Why early intervention with fresh frozen plasma (FFP) decreases mortality caused by coagulopathic exsanguination – 8th June, 2010, St. George’s Hospital, London. [Oral Presentation]

Publications

  • 2024 Papanikolaou M, Nattkemper L, Benzian-Olsson N, Liu L, Guy A, Lu H, Kadiyirire T, Hou PC, Aala W, Serrano S, Pramanik R, Walters N, Dimitrakopoulou K, Lwin S, Kalfas E, Satoc J, Laddach R, Cozzetto D, Thomas B, Kesidou E, Rashidghamat E, Orchard G, O’Toole EA, Hsu CK, Saqi M, Steinhoff M, Onoufriadis A, Yosipovitch G, Gould H, Mellerio JE, McGrath JA. Th2 response drives itch in dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa: A case-control study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 Mar 13:S0190-9622(24)00487-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2024.01.088. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38484894.
  • 2024 Rebecca L. McCarthy, Soha S. Tawfik, Ioannis Theocharopoulos, Ravinder Atkar, Bryan McDonald, Sasha Dhoat, Aaron Hughes, Bjorn R. Thomas, Edel A. O’Toole. Vitamin D deficiency and atopic dermatitis severity in a Bangladeshi population living in East London: A cross-sectional study. Skin Health and Disease. 2024 Mar 12: https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.358
  • 2024 Morris, S.L., Thomas, B.R., Palanicawandar, R. et al. Long term outcomes of nonmyeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation with TSEB TLI and ATG for Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome. Bone Marrow Transplant (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-024-02236-z
  • 2023 Carsten Flohr, Anna Rosala-Hallas, Ashley P Jones, Paula Beattie, Susannah Baron, Fiona Browne, Sara J Brown, Joanna E Gach, Danielle Greenblatt, Ross Hearn, Eva Hilger, Ben Esdaile, Michael J Cork, Emma Howard, Marie-Louise Lovgren, Suzannah August, Farhiya Ashoor, Paula R Williamson, Tess McPherson, Donal O’Kane, Jane Ravenscroft, Lindsay Shaw, Manish D Sinha, Catherine Spowart, Leonie S Taams, Bjorn R Thomas, Mandy Wan, Tracey H Sach, Alan D Irvine, the TREAT Trial Investigators , Efficacy and safety of ciclosporin versus methotrexate in the treatment of severe atopic dermatitis in children and young people (TREAT): a multicentre parallel group assessor-blinded clinical trial, British Journal of Dermatology, 2023. PMID: 37722926
  • 2023 Carsten Flohr, Anna Rosala-Hallas, Ashley P Jones, Paula Beattie, Susannah Baron, Fiona Browne, Sara J Brown, Joanna E Gach, Danielle Greenblatt, Ross Hearn, Eva Hilger, Ben Esdaile, Michael J Cork, Emma Howard, Marie-Louise Lovgren, Suzannah August, Farhiya Ashoor, Paula R Williamson, Tess McPherson, Donal O’Kane, Jane Ravenscroft, Lindsay Shaw, Manish D Sinha, Catherine Spowart, Leonie S Taams, Bjorn R Thomas, Mandy Wan, Tracey H Sach, Alan D Irvine, the TREAT Trial Investigators , Efficacy and safety of ciclosporin versus methotrexate in the treatment of severe atopic dermatitis in children and young people (TREAT): a multicentre parallel group assessor-blinded clinical trial, British Journal of Dermatology, 2023. PMID: 37722926
  • 2023 Thomas BR, Tan XL, Van Duijvenboden S, Hogan SC, Hughes AJ, Tawfik SS, Dhoat S, Atkar R, Robinson EJ, Rahman SR, Rahman S, Ahmed RA, Begum R, Khanam H, Bourne EL, Wozniak EL, Mein CA, Kelsell DP, O’Toole EA. Deep palmar phenotyping in atopic eczema: patterns associated with filaggrin variants, disease severity and barrier function in a South Asian population. British Journal of Dermatology. 2023 February 25. PMID: 36840480
  • 2022 Tan XL, Thomas BR, Steele L, Schwartz J, Hansen CD, O’Toole EA. Genotype-phenotype correlations of neurovascular structures on the feet in Pachyonychia Congenita: a cross-sectional study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2022 March 1. PMID: 35245567
  • 2021 Tan XL, Thomas BR, Tan YJ, O’Toole EA. Effects of systemic therapies on pruritus in adults with atopic dermatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Experimental Dermatology. 2021 October 13. PMID: 34643956
  • 2021 Thomas BR, Tan XL, Javadzadeh S, Robinson EJ, McDonald BS, Krupiczojc MA, Rahman SR, Rahman S, Ahmed RA, Begum R, Khanam H, Kelsell DP, Grigg J, Knell RJ, O’Toole EA. Modelling of temporal exposure to the ambient environment and eczema severity. JID Innovations. 2021 October 8. PMID: 34993502
  • 2021 Steele L, Velazquez-Pimentel D, Thomas BR. Do AI models recognize rare, aggressive skin cancers? An assessment of a direct-to-consumer application in the diagnosis of Merkel cell carcinoma and amelanotic melanoma. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology. 2021 July 9. PMID 34242437
  • 2020 Thomas BR. Does expert opinion trump evidence? Clinical Infectious Disease. 2020 August 11. PMID 32780852
  • 2020 Thomas BR, O’Toole EA. Diagnosis and Management of Inherited Palmoplantar Keratodermas. Acta Dermato-Venereologica. 2020 March 9. PMID 32147745
  • 2019 Zeeshaan-Ul H, Mokbel R, Goiriz R, Gale J, Thomas B, Krupiczojc M, Dewan P, Mitchell-Worsfold L, McGregor J, Harwood C. Teledermatology as a tool for triaging dermatology referrals in organ transplant recipients. Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 2019 March 13. PMID 30868571
  • 2016 Woollard WJ, Kalaivani NP, Jones CL, Roper C, Tung L, Lee JJ, Thomas BR, Tosi I, Ferreira S, Beyers CZ, McKenzie RCT, Butler RM, Lorenc A, Whittaker SJ, Mitchell TJ. Independent loss of methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) in Primary Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2016 June. PMID 26872600
  • 2014 Thomas BR, White IR, McFadden JP, Banerjee P. Positive relationship – intensity of response to p-phenylenediamine on patch testing and cross-reaction with related allergens. Contact Dermatitis. 2014 May 22. PMID 24850439
  • 2013 Thomas BR, Barnabas A, Agarwal K, Aluvihare V, Suddle AR, Higgins EM, O’Grady JG, Heaton ND and Heneghan MA. Patient perception of skin cancer prevention and risk after liver transplantation. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 2013 June 20. PMID: 23782061
  • 2013 O’Toole A, Thomas B, Thomas R. The care triangle: determining the gaps in the management of atopic dermatitis. Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. 2013 July-Aug. PMID: 23815961
  • 2012 Thomas BR, Whittaker S. A practical approach to accurate classification and staging of mycosis fungoides and sézary syndrome. Skin Therapy Letter. 2012 Nov-Dec. PMID 23223768

Prizes

  • 2022 Royal Society of Medicine Dermatology Section: Trainee Research prize
  • 2018 16th E2BRN Meeting Poster Prize
  • 2010 St. John’s Dermatological Society Undergraduate Essay Prize
  • 2010 St George’s University of London, Dermatology Prize
  • 2010 Brackenbury Prize in Medicine and Surgery: Top four in final clinical examinations
  • 2010 St George’s University of London, Distinction in Clinical Skills
  • 2008 St George’s University of London,Merit in Clinical Science: Awarded to the top academic quintile (Years 3 and 4 MBBS)
  • 2007 St George’s University of London, Pre-clinical Distinction
  • 2007 William Brown and Devitt-Pendlebury Exhibition: Outstanding Overall Achievement in second year of Medical School – Top 10 Academic Ranking
  • 2006 Anne Selina Fernee Scholarship: Outstanding Overall Achievement in first year of Medical School – Top 10 Academic Ranking
  • 2006 Anatomy Practical Prize: Outstanding Achievement in Anatomy awarded to the top student in first year anatomy