Speciality: Radiation Oncologist and Director of Research SLRON

Sub Specialities:

  • Radiation Therapy for head neck cancer, breast cancer and skin cancer
  • Biography

    Consultant Radiation Oncologist at St. Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network and St. James Hospital, specialising in Head Neck Cancer, Breast cancer and Skin cancer since 2010.

    Director of Research at St Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network and the St Luke’s Institute of Cancer Research.

    Clinical Lead of IRROG -– Irish Research Radiation Oncology Group –a HRB funded dedicated national radiotherapy clinical trials group which aims to bring innovative radiotherapy treatments to patients with aim of increasing cure rates, reducing side effects and improving quality of life.

    Graduated from University College Cork in 2000 and completed general medical training in Beaumont Hospital and subsequently specialist training in Radiation Oncology in St Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network in Dublin.

    Awarded Membership of Royal College of Physicians in Ireland in 2002 and awarded Fellowship of the Faculty of Radiology in Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland in 2006.
    Completed Clinical Research Fellowships at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne in 2008 and the Royal Marsden Hospital in London in 2009.

    • Clinical Associate Professor at Trinity College, prior member of TSJCI Executive
    • Chair of Head Neck Cancer Disease Subgroup and member of Cancer Trials Ireland Senior Management Group and Executive.
    • Director of the Board of the Irish Cancer Society since 2016 – 2025
    • Director of the board of the Friends of St Luke’s: 2021- 2024.

    Member of Radiation Oncology Committee at the Faculty of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

    Prior Hospital training Coordinator for St Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network, Faculty of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, RCSI

  • Research / Publications
  • Professional Bodies
    • MRCPI
    • FFR RCSI
    • Member of ESTRO