Hosted by Professor Patrick Murray.
Dr Brendan Kelly graduated from UCD Graduate Entry Medicine in 2015. In 2017, he was appointed as a Specialist Registrar in Radiology at St. Vincent’s University Hospital and in 2020, was appointed as Clinical Instructor at Stanford University California. He was recognised as a "Rising Star" of European Radiology by the ESR and is the Social Media editor for Europe’s flagship radiology journal, European Radiology. Dr Kelly achieved his Fellowship of the Faculty of Radiologists (FFRRCSI) in 2022. In 2024, he took up a Dr Richard Steevens Scholarship in the Clinical Application of Artificial Intelligence to Paediatric Radiology at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, London, UK and at University College London.
Join Dr Kelly and Prof Murray as they discuss Brendan’s passion for science, starting with David Attenborough; how he first developed an interest in radiography research via the Student Summer Research Awards (SSRA); and how walking his dog and playing chess online helps him unwind.
Dr Siobhán Ní Bhriain graduated from UCD Medicine in 1991. She has worked in Tallaght University Hospital/CHO 7 as Consultant in Psychiatry of Later Life since 2006 and was Clinical Director at the Tallaght and St. James’s Mental Health Services for many years. Dr Ní Bhriain took up the post of NCAGL for Mental Health in January 2019 and moved to the role of National Clinical Lead for Integrated Care, Clinical Design and Innovation in February 2020.
Join Prof Pat Murray and Dr Ní Bhriain as they discuss her focus on the systems, processes and patient pathways in geriatric medicine; her role during the height of the pandemic as clinical lead for integrated care; and her desire to write a cook book someday.
Dr Pearse Keane graduated from UCD Medicine in 2002. He is Professor of Artificial Medical Intelligence at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and a consultant ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. Since 2020, he has been funded by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) as a Future Leaders Fellow, and in 2023 he became a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator.
In 2022, he was listed in the “Top 10” of the “The Power List” by The Ophthalmologist magazine, a ranking of the Top 100 most influential people in the world of ophthalmology.
Join Prof Pat Murray and Dr Keane as they discuss Pearse's hope that ophthalmology could be at the forefront of AI transforming healthcare, the importance of mentoring other clinical academics and how he was surrounded by family members working in medicine and always saw it as his career path.
Dr Rhona Mahony graduated from UCD Medicine in 1994 and is an obstetrician and specialist in fetal and maternal medicine at the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin. She served as Master (CEO) of NMH from 2012 to 2018 and subsequently as Director of the Women’s Clinical Academic Directorate with Ireland East Healthcare until 2020.
Dr Mahony established the National Maternity Hospital Foundation. She is currently chair of a government working group examining the rising cost of healthcare litigation.
Dr Mahony is clinical professor with RCSI, UCD and adjunct professor at Trinity Business School.