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Dr. Chona Thomas
Senior Associate Consultant – Plastic, Hand & Cosmetic Surgery
Aster Al Raffah Hospital, Ghubra
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Education
Specialization
Plastic Surgery
Nationality
License Grade
Type of Physician
Professional Associations
- 2005 – 2012 President, Association of Plastic Surgeons of Oman
- 2004-2005 President of the GCC Association of Plastic Surgeons
- 2004-present Advisory Board,”Science India Forum Muscat “( Oman Chapter of “ Vidhayan Bharati “) for the students of Indian Schools in Oman.
- 2003 – Present Post-doctoral examiner (Ph.D), Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Tamil Nadu, India
- 2001 – Present Regional Adviser of the Middle East to the SMILE TRAIN, an international plastic surgeon’s charity organisation for the global Management of facial clefts with headquarters at New York, USA
- 2001 – 2014 Member, International Advisory Committee, Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, published from India
- 1986 – 1991 Active participation in the Managing Committee of the Indian Schools in the Sultanate of Oman as Parent Representative President Member, Board of Directors
Professional Experience
- 4 decades of experience
- 2000 – Present Regional Editor to the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, published from USA
- 1998 – Present Permanent Guest Surgeon in Operation Smile, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A.
- 1995 – Jan.2002 Hospital Director, Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (Ministry of Health)
- 1987 – 2000 Medical Advisor to the Embassy of the United States of America, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
- 1986 – 2012 Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery,College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
- 1985 – 2012 Head of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman.
- 1983 – 2012 Senior Consultant, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Khoula Hospital, Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman.
- 1981-83 Senior Specialist, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Khoula Hospital, Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman.
- 1981 Locum Senior Registrar for a period of three weeks, Department of Plastic Surgery, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
- 1980-81 Full Time Resident Trainee in Plastic Surgery (Senior House Officer Equivalent to Registrar), Department of Plastic Surgery, Slough, United Kingdom
- 1978-79 Full time Resident Trainee (Senior House Officer), Department of Plastic Surgery, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
- 1974-78 Surgical Specialist and in charge of a General Surgery Unit, Khoula Hospital, Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman
- 1971-74 Junior Surgeon, American Mission Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
- 1968-71 Full Time Resident Postgraduate in General Surgery, Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
- 1967-68 House Surgeon, Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum, India
Clinical Expertise & Services Offered
Aesthetic (Cosmetic) Surgery:
- Rhinoplasty (Nose Correction) | Blepharoplasty (Eye lid Reduction) | Rhytidectomy & Brow lift (Face Lift) |Mammoplasty – Breast Augmentation & Reduction | Breast lift & Eversion of Nipple | Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) | Liposuction (Fat Removal) | Body Contouring | Arm Reduction | Thigh Reduction | Labioplasty| Gynaecomastia (Male Breast Enlargement) | Fat Transfer | Soft Tissue Fillers | Botox
Reconstructive Surgery:
- Repair Cleft Lip and Palate | Pharyngeoplasty | Alveolar Bone Grafting | Hypospadias Operations | Salivary Gland operations | Resurfacing Operations for Bedsores & Ulcers
Hand Surgery:
- Acute Hand Injuries | Hand Deformities | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | DeQuervain’s Syndrome | Dupuytren’s Contracture
Dermatological Surgery:
- Excision of Skin Tumors (Benign & Malignant) | Correction of Post Burn Deformity | Skin Grafting | Scar Revisions
