Qualifications: MB BCh BAO(NUI) FCA(RCSI)

Title:

• Consultant Anaesthesiologist
• Clinical lead in the regional anaesthesia fellowship programme in Cork University Hospital
• Clinical lead in preoperative assessment
• Director of the Cork Academy of Regional Anaesthesia

Hospitals: Cork University Hospital and South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital

Subspecialty interests:

• Regional Anaesthesia
• Orthopaedic/Trauma Anaesthesia
• Anaesthesia for the Frail/Elderly
• Neuroanaesthesia
• Preoperative Assessment

Teaching Interests:

• Undergraduate and postgraduate students of anaesthesiology
• Regional anaesthesia at postgraduate and fellowship level
• Co-founder of the Cork cadaveric peripheral nerve block course

Research interests:

• Procedural skills training
• Ultrasound-guided neuraxial block
• Analgesia for total knee arthroplasty
• Regional anaesthesia in the hip fracture patient

Projects:

• Development of key performance indicators for anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery
• Development of care pathways for the elderly, frail orthopaedic patient
• Co-author of the textbook ‘Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Peri-operative Pain Relief’