Faculty Profile

Dr. Betsy Thomas

Principal and Professor
  • Qualification
    MBBS
    Govt. Medical College, Kottayam - 1997

    MD
    Obstetrics & Gynaecology from JIPMER - 2002

    DNB
    Obstetrics &Gynaecology from National Board of examinations,Awareded at Kochi - 2003

    MRCOG
    Royal College of Obstetricians &Gynaecologists, London - 2006

    MICOG
    IndianCollege of Obstetricians &Gynaecologists,New Delhi - 2008

    FRCOG
    Royal College of Obstetricians &Gynaecologists, London - 2018

    ACME
    Medical Education from NMC Nodal Centre,Kottayam - 2021

  • Experience
    • Principal - Amala Institute of Medical Sciences,Thrissur - 2019 Onwards
    • Professor - Amala Institute of Medical Sciences,Thrissur - 2012
    • Associate Professor - Amala Institute of Medical Sciences,Thrissur - 2008-2012
    • Assistant Professor - Amala Institute of Medical Sciences,Thrissur - 2004-2008
    • Lecturer - St. John’s Medical college Bangalore - 2002-2003
  • Awards / Achievements
    • RKK Thampan Gold Medal for the best paper (PG Thesis-Dr.Hafseena) - RKK Thampan Gold Medal - 2024
    • Woman of the Year Award 2024 - Archdiocese of Thrissur - 2024
    • Jeevan Raksha Suvarna Puraskaram - 2019
    • FOGSI nominee for ALSO workshop at Colombo Srilanka - ALSO worksop - 2014
    • YUVA FOGSI Kamini Rao Oration award - 2013
    • First Prize at Y- GOG session at AGOICON - JIPMER Pondicherry - 2013
    • Winner at Y- GOG session - International update on Gynec Oncology at Kidwai Bangalore - 2013
    • FOGSI GSK Oncology fellowship - Underwent training in Gynaec Oncology at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology , Bangalore - 2011
    • Best Poster award - TOGSICON International Conference , Thrissur - 2011
    • Dr. Chitrathara Award for the best paper in Oncology - All Kerala O&G conference , Thrissur - 2010
    • FOGSI Junior Corion Award - 2010
    • Eminent Gynaecologist Award - Kerala Profile Movement - 2010
    • FIGO International fellowship - Underwent a three week training programme in South Africa - 2009
    • Second prize for Best Paper Award at YUVA - FOGSI South Zone Conference Thrissur - 2008
    • FOGSI-IAEC-VHB award - 2005
    • Pani Memorial Oration at JIPMER Pondicherry - 2004
    • MD: Dr.Oumachigui gold medal for the best PG, University gold medal for the best outgoing PG - 2002
    • Winner of the state Obstetrics & Gynaecology gold medal - 1998
    • MBBS:1st rank in MG University. Best outgoing student. Gold medalist in 10 subjects - 1997
    • Medical Entrance Exam-10th Rank in the State - 1993
    • PDC-1st rank in MG University - 1992
    • SSLC-14th Rank in the State - 1990
  • Publications
    • Thomas B, Radhakrishnan SK, Ramakrishnan RT. The effectiveness of synchronous online clinics and conventional clinics among medical students: Assessing the influence of e‑learning. J Edu Health Promot 2024;13:409.
    • Tinju James, TA Ajith, Donia Joson, Betsy Thomas. Analysis of feedback from first year under graduate medical students who attended foundation course at a teaching institution in South India. J Educ Health Promot . 2021 Jan 28 ; 10:8 DOI:10.4103/jehp.jehp_294_20. PMID : 33688517;PMCID: PMC7933685
    • Mereena George, Betsy Thomas, V.K Sreenivasan. Incidence of Hyperbilirubinemia in Neonates of Parturients undergoing augmentation of labour with Oxytocin : A Prospective Cohort Study . Indian J ObstetGynecol . 2019 ;7(4Part-II): 579-593.
    • Kundoly V Suseela ,VasanthyJayaraj, Thomas Betsy , FareenaJabeen, Mohan Ramya. Incidence of group B streptococci colonization during the third trimester of pregnancy in two tertiary care centers in central part of Kerala. International Journal of Contemperory Medical research 2016 ;3 (2) : 568-570.
    • Poster on Road map of MDSR Kerala model. VP Paily, K Ambujam, V Rajasekharan Nair, Betsy Thomas. Workshop organised by WHO, on 16th to 19th Feb 2016 in Maldives for the South East Asian countries.
    • Chandradas D, Thomas B, Jayachandran A. Diagnosing and treating Krukenbergtumor: a gynecologist’s dilemma. Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol. (2015), [cited December 04, 2015]; 4(6): 2069-2071. doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20151319
    • Maternal deaths in Kerala – Changing trends ? Thomas B, PailyVP . 2014 RCOG.The authors BJOG. An international Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.Page : 87.
    • VP Paily, KAmbujam, V Rajasekharan Nair, B Thomas. Confidential review of maternal deaths inKerala: a country case study.BJOG 2014; 121: (Suppl. 4): 61–66.
    • V P Paily MD FRCOG , Betsy Thomas MD MRCOG . Cervical insufficiency and Role of cervical encerclage. World Clin ObstetGynecol .2012 ; 2 (1) : 126 -36
    • Why Mothers Die Kerala : 2010 – 2020 , OBSERVATIONS and RECOMMENDATIONS. Editors: VP Paily , K Ambujam , Betsy Thomas, V.Rajasekharan Nair, Prameela Menon, Megha Jayaprakash, Deepthy M, Afshana Sidhik
    • Thomas Betsy . Oat cell carcinoma of lung mimicking Choriocarcinoma rare presentation of a rare disease. Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2010;2(1): 71-72
    • Thomas Betsy, PS Remani .Eclampsia in a woman on regular haemodialysis for end stage renal disease . The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India. 2007 ; 57(6) : 543
    • B.Thomas ,T.John .A rare combination of congenital anomalies.International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics India ; 2007:10(1): 73-74
    • B.Thomas, A.Thomas, A.Mhaskar. Review of Maternal mortality in a Tertiary Care Hospital of India over Ten years . International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics India ; 2006:9(5):19-21.
    • Thomas Betsy, HabeebullahS . Vaginal Misoprostol for medical evacuation of early pregnancy failure . J ObstetGynecolInd . 2004;54(4): 340-42.