Prof. Peter Murchan

Professor Peter Murchan MS MB BCh FRCSI FRCS(Gen) is a Consultant General, Gastrointestinal & Colorectal Surgeon who offers expert and compassionate care for a wide range of surgical conditions to his patients. Peter is now looking forward to providing additional surgical services at Bon Secours Hospital Limerick.  

Professor Murchan has been working at Tipperary University Hospital since 1997 and at the Colorectal Cancer Unit of University Hospital Waterford for last 15 years.  He has extensive experience in General, Gastrointestinal, Colorectal and Biliary surgery. Being an early pioneer of minimally invasive surgery,  Professor Murchan has now performed in excess of 7000 such ‘Keyhole’ cases over the past 3 decades, including complex multivisceral laparoscopic surgery for malignant and benign colorectal disease, Gallbladder & complex  Bile duct surgery,  and all types of hernia reconstructions. In addition to surgery for problematic abdominal adhesions, Peter offers a comprehensive assessment system & holistic care plan for patients with chronic abdominal pain.

Professor Murchan also provides a comprehensive  Diagnostic & Therapeutic Endoscopy Service for upper & Lower G.I. tract pathology, providing open access screening, in addition to surveillance of G.I Cancers, Barrett’s, Colonic Polyps & IBD. Peter has a special interest in those difficult -to- treat Proctological conditions including Fistulae-in-Ano, Pilonidal disease,  Anal Fissure,  Haemorrhoidal surgery, & Rectal Prolapse , offering  a broad range of clinic-based  assessments &  day-case ambulatory procedures for these troublesome conditions. 

Graduating  from University College Dublin in 1986, he completed Pre-Fellowship surgical training on Dublin Teaching Hospital programme, obtaining FRCSI in 1990. He graduated from Leeds & Yorkshire Higher Surgical Training scheme, and had a two year Surgical Fellowship at Loyola University Medical Center Chicago,  USA.  He was awarded the Intercollegiate Fellowship FRCS(Gen) in 1996. 

Peter is National Lead of Critical Care Training Programme for Surgeons in Ireland, and has maintained an academic profile publishing over 70 scientific papers and several Book chapters, continuing  to present research internationally on Critical care training, & many  aspects of Gastrointestinal diseases.   He has been Hospital Clinical Director as well as Chairperson & active member of  several surgical academic groups over past 25 years.  As a seasoned surgical educator, Peter is a Senior Lecturer in Surgery at University College Cork  for past 15 years and was  appointed Associate Professor of Surgery at University of Limerick in 2016.