Abey Thomas, M.D. Titles and Appointments Associate Professor School Medical School Department Internal Medicine You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Abey Thomas, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Hospital Medicine. Born in Abu Dhabi, Dr. Thomas earned his medical degree in Moscow. He completed internal medicine residency training and a fellowship in nephrology at New York Hospital Queens. He was Chief Resident. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Thomas joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2012. At UT Southwestern, Dr. Thomas is the Medical Director of the Division of Hospital Medicine at University Hospitals. Personal Note Dr. Thomas is an avid foodie and traveler, loves tinkering with technology, and likes to spend most of his time outside of work with his extended family and friends. Education Medical School Russian State Medical University (1998) Residency New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens (2007), Internal Medicine Fellowship New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens (2011), Nephrology Research Interest Involuntary discharge from dialysis units Physician handoff Publications Featured Publications Web Exclusive. Annals Graphic Medicine - A Series of Unfortunate Events. Thomas AK, Ann Intern Med 2021 Feb 174 2 W22-W23 Optimizing Discharge Summaries: A Multispecialty, Multicenter Survey of Primary Care Clinicians. Silver AM, Goodman LA, Chadha R, Higdon J, Burton M, Palabindala V, Jonnalagadda N, Thomas A, O'Donnell C, J Patient Saf 2020 Dec Publish Ahead of Print Saliva for use with a point of care assay for the rapid diagnosis of COVID-19. SoRelle JA, Mahimainathan L, McCormick-Baw C, Cavuoti D, Lee F, Thomas A, Sarode R, Clark AE, Muthukumar A, Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry 2020 Sep Choosing Unwisely. Thomas AK, AMA J Ethics 2020 Sep 22 9 E816-817 Annals Graphic Medicine - Progress? Thomas AK, Annals of internal medicine 2020 Sep 173 6 W120-W121 Game-Based Medicine. Thomas AK, AMA journal of ethics 2020 Jul 22 7 E636-638 Web Exclusive. Annals Graphic Medicine - Modern Medicine. Thomas AK, Annals of internal medicine 2020 Feb 172 4 W63 Results 1-7 of 7 1 Books Featured Books Mentoring a vulnerable cohort for success: the special case of the foreign medical graduate, mentoring in academic medicine Reichert Sf, Thomas AK, (2010). ACP Press Honors & Awards Joe Dwek Teacher of the Year AwardSenior resident teaching award at New York Hospital Queens (2007) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Society of Nephrology (2009) National Kidney Foundation (2010)
