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Padraig (Pat) Malone
Pat graduated with honours and winner of the gold medal in sur-
gery from University College Dublin. He gained a 1
st
honours BSc
in anatomy/embryology, FRCSI and MCh for his research. He was
Registrar in Paediatric Surgery at Our Lady’s in Dublin and researched
the use of laparoscopy in the management of impalpable UDT, winning
The President’s Prize of The Royal Academy of Medicine.
He moved to the UK in 1983 and was Registrar in Paediatric Surgery at Birmingham before
moving to GOSH as Senior Registrar in 1986. He worked with Philip Ransley and Patrick Duffy
who convinced him that the only path to follow was Paediatric Urology. He spent a period at the
Institute of Urology with Christopher Woodhouse moving to Southampton in 1990.
He joined the ESPU at its inception in 1990 and served on the Board from 2002 and was its
Treasurer 2004–2007. He supported David Frank in establishing the JP Urol and is currently an
editor. He has edited 3 textbooks, written 27 chapters and 127 peer reviewed papers.
Pat retired from clinical practice in August 2014 and now spends his time with his family, playing
golf and carving wood.
David Thomas
Professor David Thomas graduated from the University of Cambridge
and Guys Hospital London.
After completing his specialist training at the Hospital for Sick Children
Great Ormond Street he was appointed to a consultant post in Leeds
where he established a specialist Paediatric Urological service for the
Yorkshire Region. In addition to a broad range of clinical research he un-
dertook a programme of collaborative experimental research with Professor Southgate of York
University. Academic awards include; Hunterian Professor Royal College of Surgeons of England,
Honorary Professor of Paediatric Surgery University of Leeds, Visiting Professor Department of
Biology University of York.
He has published three textbooks and was an Associate Editor of BJU International. Professor
Thomas was a founding member of the ESPU and served as a member of the JCPU. He was the
John Duckett Lecturer at the 20
th
annual conference in 2009. Although now retired from clini-
cal practice, Professor Thomas continues to attend international meetings and remains actively
involved in academic and medico legal practice. He and his wife live in Harrogate and enjoy
walking and cycling in the beautiful countryside of North Yorkshire.
2016 ESPU Honorary Members