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LYNN-THOMAS , Sir JOHN ( 1861 - 1939 ), K.B.E.,
C.B., C.M.G., F.R.C.S.? Cr. 1919. surgeon ; b. 10 Sept. 1861 at Cwmgefeile , Llandysul, Cards. , the son of Evan Thomas , farmer . He studied medicine at the London Hospital ( M.R.C.S. 1886 , F.R.C.S. 1892 ). His essay on fractures of the skull was awarded the Hutchinson Prize , 1890 . He was elected assistant surgeon at Cardiff Royal Infirmary , 1895 , and promoted surgeon later. He became the first purely consulting surgeon in Wales . He developed excellent operating techniques and by travelling widely became familiar with the work of many prominent clinics abroad. As the disciple of Kocher of Berne he took particular interest in thyroid surgery . He devised his own operation for removal of prostate and invented a forceps tourniquet for haemorrhage-prevention in amputation of hip . He wrote numerous original papers and took a leading part in the surgical advances of his time. He was a pioneer of modern surgery in Wales ; he raised the standard of operative surgery at Cardiff Royal Infirmary and paved the way to its becoming the teaching hospital of the Welsh National School of Medicine .
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