Whittington Health Orthopaedic surgeon ready for the Olympics
Mr Panos Thomas, an Orthpaedic surgeon from Whittington Health has been selected as one of six specialists to be involved in the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympics Games.
As a member of the London Deanery Training Committee, Mr Thomas was invited as a specialist for the games by the Medical Organising Committee for the Olympics and was involved in the initial planning to assist with the Sports and Exercise Medicine Speciality design.
Mr Thomas will be volunteering his time and skill base at the games and will be on-call for certain days, and if the need arises for an athlete to be seen by him they will be taken to the Olympic village polyclinic and other venues and an assessment will take place. In the case the patient requires surgical management; they will be transferred to the Whittington Hospital for appropriate treatment and care.
Mr Panos Thomas said ‘the anticipation and excitement for the games is building up and I am looking forward to my involvement and the role I can play in this great event for England. I feel honoured to be invited to contribute and even more so to carry the 'Whittington flag' to the games!’.
As well as having one of our surgeons involved in the Olympics, the Whittington Hospital, part of Whittington Health, has been one of the few sites across London and the country who are training specialty registrars for sport and exercise medicine. The Whittington is one of the first hospital sites approved to train sports doctors and has been doing so since 2008.
Dr Justin Yeoh, a current trainee in sport and exercise medicine, will be working as a venue doctor throughout the Olympics and Paralympics and will be based at the Aquatic Centre. Previous trainees who have taken part will be allocated throughout different Olympic venues, which will be an exciting way to put their skill base into practice and contribute to the games.
Whittington Health wishes the best to Mr Thomas, Dr Yeoh and our other trainees throughout the Olympic games period and congratulate them on their involvement.
As a member of the London Deanery Training Committee, Mr Thomas was invited as a specialist for the games by the Medical Organising Committee for the Olympics and was involved in the initial planning to assist with the Sports and Exercise Medicine Speciality design.
Mr Thomas will be volunteering his time and skill base at the games and will be on-call for certain days, and if the need arises for an athlete to be seen by him they will be taken to the Olympic village polyclinic and other venues and an assessment will take place. In the case the patient requires surgical management; they will be transferred to the Whittington Hospital for appropriate treatment and care.
Mr Panos Thomas said ‘the anticipation and excitement for the games is building up and I am looking forward to my involvement and the role I can play in this great event for England. I feel honoured to be invited to contribute and even more so to carry the 'Whittington flag' to the games!’.
As well as having one of our surgeons involved in the Olympics, the Whittington Hospital, part of Whittington Health, has been one of the few sites across London and the country who are training specialty registrars for sport and exercise medicine. The Whittington is one of the first hospital sites approved to train sports doctors and has been doing so since 2008.
Dr Justin Yeoh, a current trainee in sport and exercise medicine, will be working as a venue doctor throughout the Olympics and Paralympics and will be based at the Aquatic Centre. Previous trainees who have taken part will be allocated throughout different Olympic venues, which will be an exciting way to put their skill base into practice and contribute to the games.
Whittington Health wishes the best to Mr Thomas, Dr Yeoh and our other trainees throughout the Olympic games period and congratulate them on their involvement.
Last updated20 Jul 2012