Background
Thomas, Joseph Paul was born on October 11, 1947 in Bioloxi, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Lloyd and Myrtis (Farmer) Thomas.
Thomas, Joseph Paul was born on October 11, 1947 in Bioloxi, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Lloyd and Myrtis (Farmer) Thomas.
Bachelor, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1968; Master of Arts, U. Alabama, 1971; Doctor of Medicine, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1979.
Teacher, Gadsden (Alabama) Public Schools, 1968-1969; teacher, Birmingham Board Education, 1969-1975, 80; resident, University Hospitals, Birmingham, 1980; intern, Mayo Graduate School Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, 1980-1981; resident, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1981-1984; private practice, Mobile, Alabama, since 1984. Secretary Mobile County Board Health, 1997, trustee, 1998.
Fellow American Psychiatric Association. Member Alabama Psychiatric Society (president 1993-1994), American Academy Psychiatry and Law, Medical Society Mobile County (vice president 1999).
Married Sandra Kay Elam, December 20,1973. Children: Stephen Paul, Ashlie Lauren, Emily Grace.