Background
Thomas, Colin Gordon was born on July 25, 1918 in Iowa City. Son of Colin Gordon and Eloise Kinzer (Brainerd) Thomas.
Thomas, Colin Gordon was born on July 25, 1918 in Iowa City. Son of Colin Gordon and Eloise Kinzer (Brainerd) Thomas.
Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1940; Doctor of Medicine University of Chicago, 1943.
Intern, U. Iowa Hospital, 1943-1944; resident surgery, U. Iowa Hospital, 1944-1945, 47-50; associate in surgery, U. Iowa Medical School, 1950-1951; assistant professor, U. Iowa Medical School, 1951-1952; member of faculty, U. North Carolina Medical School, Chapel Hill, since 1952; professor surgery, U. North Carolina Medical School, Chapel Hill, since 1961; Byah Thomason Doxey-Sanford Doxey professor surgery, U. North Carolina Medical School, Chapel Hill, since 1982; department chairman, U. North Carolina Medical School, Chapel Hill, 1966-1984; chief division general surgical, U. North Carolina Medical School, Chapel Hill, 1984-1989; part-time professor, U. North Carolina Medical School, Chapel Hill, since 1991.
Served to captain, Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1945-1947. Member American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons (Distinguished Leadership award North Carolina chapter 1990), American Association of University Professors, American Thyroid Association, American Association Cancer Research, American Association Endocrine Surgeons (president 1989-1990), Society University Surgeons, Southern Surgical Association (Vice-President 1989-1990), New York Academy Sciences, Halsted Society, Georgia Surgical Society, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Surgical Association, Womack Surgical Society (president 1981-1983), Society Internationale de Chirurgie, Society Surgery Alimentary Tract, North Carolina Surgical Association, International Association Endocrine Surgeons, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Shirley Forbes, September 14, 1946. Children: Karen, Barbara, James G., John F.
