Harry J. Thomas, M.D.

Dr. Thomas graduated from the University of Cambridge with a bachelor’s degree in natural sciences and received a medical degree from the University of Oxford. In addition, he received a master’s degree in public health from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. After serving as a house officer in the U.K. National Health Service, he completed his internship and residency in medicine and fellowship in gastroenterology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He moved to Austin in 2014 and practiced at Baylor Scott & White where he was an assistant professor of medicine at Texas A&M prior to joining Austin Gastroenterology in 2017. His clinical interests are inflammatory bowel diseases and he serves as Site Principal Investigator for multiple clinical trials in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. He is active with the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, serving as co-chair of the National Scientific Advisory Committee (NSAC) Patient Education committee, member of the Austin Leadership Board, and chair of the Austin Mission Committee.  In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of People’s Community Clinic, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Austin, and on the board of the Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he organized a group of over 100 local volunteer health care providers – Health Alliance for Vaccine Equity – to administer vaccinations to underserved populations in Austin-Travis County through pop-up clinics.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Contributions

How to Maintain your Social Life When you Have IBD – Time Magazine

MyIBDLearning Webinar: Navigating the Cost of IBD: Insurance, Denials, Patient Rights

Education

Medical Degree: University of Oxford Medical School
Masters of Science: Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship: Gastroenterology Clinical and Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital