Dr David G Thomas
MB BS, FRACGP, MD, M. Ed

Honorary Medical Secretary and Federal Councillor

Dr David Thomas studied medicine at the University of Adelaide, winning both the Elder Prize and Sir Trent Champion de Crespigny Prize, and going on to gain fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians and completing an MD and M. Ed at Flinders University.

A consultant paediatric physician, Dr Thomas has expertise in general paediatrics, and wide experience in tertiary and metropolitan hospitals, community and rural settings. His particular interests include nutrition, child obesity, child development and behaviour, and diabetes, and he has an ongoing research interest in learning styles in medical education and factors influencing motivation and work satisfaction.

He is currently director of paediatric physician training and senior consultant in paediatric medicine at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. He is also a senior lecturer in paediatrics for the University of Adelaide, a visiting paediatrician for South Australia’s Riverland region, and co-director or the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Centre for Continuing Education.