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	'''Thomas Thomas''' (29 August 1917 – 31 October 1998)~~, widely known as "Dr. T. Thomas",~~ was the first [[Cardiothoracic surgery\|cardio-thoracic surgeon]] of [[India]]n citizenship, as well as a prolific author and poet.		'''Thomas Thomas''' (29 August 1917 – 31 October 1998) was the first [[Cardiothoracic surgery\|cardio-thoracic surgeon]] of [[India]]n citizenship, as well as a prolific author and poet.

	==Life==		==Life==

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'''Thomas Thomas''' (29 August 1917 – 31 October 1998), widely known as "Dr. T. Thomas", was the first [[Cardiothoracic surgery|cardio-thoracic surgeon]] of [[India]]n citizenship, as well as a prolific author and poet.

==Life==
He was trained by [[Reeve H. Betts]] in cardio-thoracic surgery at the
[[Christian Medical College]] in [[Vellore]], India.
He studied at Madras Christian College, [[Tamil Nadu]], and did his medical training at [[Stanley Medical College]], Tamil Nadu. He was the first surgeon in South Asia to do a [[mitral valve|mitral valvulotomy]].

He was awarded a [[Rockefeller Fellowship]] and did further medical research in [[London]] and [[Edinburgh]]. He later taught in hospitals in [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]], [[Papua New Guinea]], and [[Libya]].

A prolific writer, he funded his medical studies by writing short stories that were published in the literary magazine ''Caravan''.

He wrote poetry, short stories and several novels. Several of these are set in Kerala. His non-medical works include a book on [[Blessed Alphonsa|Sister Alphonsa]]. This book played a role in helping the case for her canonisation. His poetry has been read on the radio in [[Sydney, Australia]]. In his later years, his poetry dealt with the themes of blindness and the nature of an expatriate's identity.

His medical publications include "Results of Resection for Pulmonary Tuberculosis", ''Indian Journal of Tuberculosis'' Vol. III, New Delhi, March, 1956. No. 3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/oai/index.php/record/view/7706|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123121107/http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/oai/index.php/record/view/7706|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 January 2015|title=Record Details, ''Results of resection for pulmonary tuberculosis''|accessdate=23 January 2015}} </ref>

He died at the age of 81 in Sydney.

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[[Category:Medical doctors from Kerala]]
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