Prof. Diarmaid Houlihan

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About

Dr Houlihan gratuated from NUI Galway in 2002.  He joined the Higher Specialist Training programme in Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 2005.

In 2009, Dr Houlihan was awarded an MRC Clinical Training Fellowship (UK) and commenced his PhD focusing on the therapeutic effects of stem cells on Gut and Liver disease at the University of Birmingham, UK.

He was subsequently appointed as a Senioe Fellow with the Gastroenterology and Hepatology services working in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

In 2013, Dr Houlihan was appointed as Consultant Gastroenterolgist & Hepatologist in St Vincent's University Hospital (SVUH)

In 2014, Dr Houlihan was appointed as Director of Hepatology and Liver Transplanation in SVUH.  As part of this role, he represented Ireland's interests at quarterly meeting of the "Liver Advisory Group" hosted by NHSBT UK.

He has extensive research interests in the field of both liver and gastrointestinal disease.

Dr Houlihan is the Clinical Lead for Research with the "Irish Hepatitis C Outcomes and Research Network" (ICORN).  He has numerous publiciations in international journals in his area of interest. 

Areas of Interest

Endoscopy

GI Bleeding 

Acute & chronic liver disease

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Inflammatory bowel disease

Haemochromatosis