DavidLamarrThomasMD

Ophthalmology • Davie, FL

Retired from Nova Southeastern University in Feb 2019 after serving for sixteen years as Professor and Chair Department of Surgery. Currently practicing medicine and law as a Correctional Consultant

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Office
3200 S University Dr
4th Floor Terry Building
Davie, FL 33328
Phone+1 954-262-1554

Fax+1 954-262-2250

Education & Training

Nova Southeastern UniversityEd.D, Education, 2008 - 2011
Stetson University College of LawJD, 1995
Florida Police Academy1983
University of South Florida MorsaniResidency, Ophthalmology, 1974 - 1977
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1973 - 1974
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1970 - 1971
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1970
University of MiamiAB, 1966

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1973 - 2027
GA State Medical License 2003 - 2011
SC State Medical License 1973 - 1985
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Armond Start Award Lifetime Achievement in Correctional Healthcare American College of Correctional Physicians, 2015
Clowsen Award Florida Society of Ophthalmology, 1992
Drug Enforcement Administration Award 1991
Environmental Legislator of the Year Award Manasota 88, 1988
Friend of the Year Award Manatee Community College, 1986
Better Life Award Florida Life Care Associations, 1985
Voter's Environmental Honors List Florida League of Conservation, 1985
Boss of the Year Award American Business Woman, 1982
Bronze Star (from service in Vietnam)
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
PRISONER RESEARCH – LOOKING BACK OR LOOKING FORWARD?
David L. Thomas
Bioethics. 2010-01-01

Journal Articles

Prisoner Research- Looking Back or Looking Forward
David Thomas, Bioethics, 1/1/2010
Bioethics in Corrections
David Thomas, Correctional Health Today, 1/1/2009
A Call for Ethics Committees
David Thomas, Journal of Correctional Health Care, 10/1/2007
The Use and Abuse of Restraints
David Thomas, Correctional Health Care Report, 7/1/2007
Infectious Disease in Corrections Report
David Thomas, Research in Corrections, 9/1/2005
Management Tool of the Future- Corrections Today
David Thomas, Assessment, 12/1/2004
Outcome Based Health Care Accreditation
David Thomas, Corrections Today, 12/1/2004
Correctional Health Care Reporter
David Thomas, The Future of Correctional Health Care, 7/1/2004
HVC: To Treat or Not to Treat- That is the Question…
David Thomas, IDCR, 6/1/2004
Sending Students to Prison- Placing Medical Students in Correctional Settings- The Student’s Perspective, the School’s Perspective and the Correctional Department’s Pe...
David Thomas, The Journal of Correctional Health Care, 1/1/2004
Developing a Correctional Medicine Rotation for Medical Students
David Thomas, Journal of Correctional Health Care, 1/1/2004
The Corrections Perspective of Medical Students in Prisons
David Thomas, Journal of Correctional Health Care, 1/1/2004
An Experiment in Bioethics in the Florida Department of Corrections
David Thomas, Corrections Today, 10/1/2003
Do Correctional Facilities Need to Address Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
David Thomas, Jacqueline Thomas, HIPPA, 1/1/2003
Advanced Directives in a Correctional Setting
David Thomas, J. Morrissa Watson, Advanced Directives in the Prison System Psychology, Public Policy and the Law, 1/1/1998
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Books/Book Chapters

Managing Special Populations in Prisons and Jails
Chapter: Chronic Illness Clinics in Corrections; Hospice in Prisons; The Graying of Corrections: The Management of Older Inmates (2005)
David ThomasEditors: Stojkovic.Civic Research Institute2010
HIV Treatment
David ThomasFlorida AETC2000
Gulf Coast Goods
David Thomas1981
Gulf Coast Run
David Thomas1980
Correctional Management
Chapter: The Graying of Corrections- Managing Older Inmates
David Thomas
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Abstracts/Posters

HIV in Corrections HIV/AIDS Primary Care Guide Section 4
David Thomas, Fl/Caribbean AETC, University of Florida 2003, 1/1/2003

Other

Spotlight- HCV- To Treat or Not to Treat
David Thomas
IDCR (Infectious Diseases in Corrections Reporter) - 6/1/2004
HIPPA and You
David Thomas
3/1/2003
Update on Legal Aspects of Correctional Medical Care
David Thomas
1/1/2002
Legal Aspects of Correctional Medical Care
David Thomas, Mary Scylla
1/1/2001
Managing Tough Problems in HIV in a Correctional Setting
David Thomas
1/1/2001
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Grant Support

HIV HCV Coinfection Antiviral Therapy And FibrosisNational Institute On Drug Abuse2010–2011
Hepatitis C Pathogenesis And The Human GenomeNational Institute On Drug Abuse2009–2011
The Progression Of Hepatitis C Among IdusNational Institute On Drug Abuse2002–2011
HIV HCV Coinfection Antiviral Therapy And FibrosisNational Institute On Drug Abuse2005–2009
Clinical CoreNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2005–2009
Hepatitis C Pathogenesis &The Human GenomeNational Institute On Drug Abuse1999–2008
GB Virus C Infection Of Macaques: An HIV Vaccine ModelNational Center For Research Resources2004–2006
HIV HCV Coinfection--Antiviral Therapy And FibrosisNational Institute On Drug Abuse2000–2004
HIV, Drug Use And Hepatitis C PathogenesisNational Institute On Drug Abuse1999–2002
Intron A + Ribavirin In Patients With Hepatitis C NOT Treated With InterferonNational Center For Research Resources1998–2002
Interferon Alpha 2B &Oral Ribavirin Combination Therapy For Hepatitis C In HIVNational Center For Research Resources1998–2002
Hepatitis C In Drug Users--Effects Of HIV And Other FactorsNational Center For Research Resources1997–2002