Dr. Thomas is a Professor of Medicine with Tenure in the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular disease, Section of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at Duke University Medical Center. He maintains multiple leadership positions across Duke Health and the School of Medicine including Vice Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Chief Diversity Officer, the Director of Faculty Diversity and Health Disparities Research at the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), Co-founder and Co-director of the Duke Health Disparities Research Curriculum, and Co-director of the research, education, and training core of Duke Center for REsearch to AdvanCe Healthcare (REACH) Equity. Dr. Thomas received his undergraduate degree from Emory University and Medical Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He completed an Internal Medicine Residency, Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology fellowships at Duke University Medical Center and served as Chief Resident in the department of medicine in 2003-2004. Dr. Thomas is well published in racial and ethnic differences in cardiovascular care delivery and outcomes and therapies to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and has an established record longitudinal funding various entities including the American Heart Association, National Institutes of Health, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and multiple industry partners. He has an established record of longitudinal funding through various entities including the American Heart Association, National Institutes of Health, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and multiple industry partners. He has been the principal investigator or co-investigator of 14 multi-year funded projects including studies to assess the effectiveness and implementation of interventions to improve the quality of cardiovascular care. Throughout his career, he has shown a steadfast commitment to sponsorship, mentorship and fostering professional development opportunities across the learning continuum.