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Ronan O'Connell

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Ronan O'Connell
Medical career
ProfessionSurgeon
InstitutionsUniversity College Dublin
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Ronan O'Connell MD, FRCSI is emeritus professor of surgery at University College Dublin and past president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.[1]

Education

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O'Connell was born in Dublin, Ireland.[2] He attended and earned his medical degree from Trinity College Dublin in 1979.[3][4] He completed post-graduate training in colon and rectal surgery at Mayo Clinic in 1986.[1][5]

Career

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O'Connell began his career as a consultant at the London Hospital (1989–1990) and then moved to the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital.[6][7] In 2002, he was named a Newman Clinical Professor at UCD. In 2007, he moved to St Vincent's University Hospital as Professor of Surgery. He became professor emeritus at UCD in 2017.[8]

He was appointed to the Medical Council of Ireland in July 2023, and is serving a three-year term until 2026.[8]

Honours

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O'Connell was named the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2020, serving until 2022.[9] He has also led the European Surgical Association, and served as its president from 2021 to 2022.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "P. Ronan O'Connell". www.rcsi.com. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  2. ^ Development, PodBean. "The Ronan O'Connell Interview | Surgeons' Lives - Stuff that Matters". johnq4.podbean.com. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  3. ^ Jones, James F. X. (2018-11-01). "Festschrift for Professor Ronan O'Connell". Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 187 (4): 1127–1128. doi:10.1007/s11845-018-1822-1. ISSN 1863-4362.
  4. ^ Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (2024-03-25). Interview with Professor P. Ronan O’Connell. Retrieved 2024-10-20 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Coffey, John Calvin (2018-11-10). "Festschrift for Patrick Ronan (PR) O'Connell (also known as ROCON): reconciling surgery and science". Irish Journal of Medical Science. 187 (4): 1129–1131. doi:10.1007/s11845-018-1807-0. ISSN 1863-4362. PMID 29633163.
  6. ^ "P. Ronan O'connell, Professor, Consultant - eMedEvents". www.emedevents.com. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  7. ^ American College of Surgeons (2020-05-26). An interview with: P. Ronan O’Connell, MD, FRCSI, FRCPS Glas(Hon), FRCS Edin(Hon)... Retrieved 2024-10-20 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ a b c "University College Dublin". people.ucd.ie. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  9. ^ "Professor Ronan O'Connell elected as new President of RCSI". www.rcsi.com. 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2024-10-20.