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]

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

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. PMID 29696558.
  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.