Anaesthetics
Our Department of Anaesthesiology consists of 9 multi-subspecialty, fellowship-trained anaesthesiologists and 4 anaesthetic Registrars, committed to providing the best possible care to our adult and paediatric patients..
Our Consultant Anaesthesiologists provide regional and general anaesthesia to our patients to allow surgery to be performed safely and painlessly.
Our interventional pain management anaesthesiologist provides a comprehensive pain management services for outpatients as well as for inpatient referrals.
Your anaesthesiologist will meet with you before your operation to discuss your medical history and ensure the anaesthetic and sedation given to you for your surgery is appropriate to optimise your recovery after your operation.
Dr. Damian Barry
Consultant Anaesthesiologist
Dr. Kamran Ghori
Consultant Anaesthesiologist
Dr Peter Lee
Consultant Anaesthesiologist
Biography
Qualifications:
- MB BCh BAO BMedSc University College Cork
- FCARCSI College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland
- MD University College Cork
- Fellowship in Ambulatory and Regional Anesthesia from Vancouver General Hospital
Roles:
- Consultant Anaesthesiologist Bon Secours Hospital Cork
- Clinical Senior Lecturer, University College Cork
- Principal Investigator, ASSERT for Health, University College Cork
- Member Scientific Subcommittee in Geriatric Anaesthesiology, European Society of Anaesthesiology
Subspecialty Interests:
- Ambulatory Anaesthesia
- Regional Anaesthesia
- Preoperative Assessment
Teaching Interests:
- University College Cork undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- 4th year medical students, Senior Anaesthesia Clerkship
- Supervisor for 5th year medical students research projects
- Clinical Supervisor for EE3091: Biomedical Design
- Faculty on Anaesthesia Simulation Courses ASSERT Centre UCC
External Courses and Teaching
- European Society of Anaesthesiology (workshops, lectures)
- Faculty Cork Peripheral Nerve Blockade Course
- Faculty Cork Academy of Regional Anaesthesia
- Director Cork Regional Anaesthesia in Children Course
- Research Interests:
- Medical Device Innovation and Development
- Winner Cleveland Clinic / Enterprise Ireland Clinical Innovation Award 2012
- ProDural project (novel epidural device)
- RespiraSense device (novel respiratory rate monitor) with PMD Solutions
- Persistent Post-Surgical Pain
- Ultrasound guided neuraxial anaesthesia
- Geriatric Anaesthesia
Projects:
- Irish National Co-ordinator for the European multi-centre POSE trial (Peri-interventional Outcome Study in the Elderly)
- Facing Africa charity: Providing anaesthesia annually as part of a team of volunteer surgeons from the UK, Germany, France and Holland to Ethiopia each year to perform complex facial reconstructive surgery on the victims of the disease noma. http://www.facingafrica.org/
Qualifications
MB, BCh BAO, BMedSci, FCARCSI, MD
Dr. Niamh McAuliffe
Consultant Anaesthesiologist
Dr. Denise McCarthy
Consultant Anaesthesiologist
Dr Daniel Mullane
Consultant Anaesthesiologist
Biography
Qualifications; MBBChBAO; FFA (RCSI)
Title: Consultant Anaesthesiolgist, and Clinical Senior Lecturer (UCC)
Past Hospitals: Mallow General Hospital, Cork University Hospital and South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital
Subspecialty Interests: Total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA), depth of anaesthesia monitoring (DOA), Regional anaesthesia and simulation in anaesthesia
Qualifications
MBBChBAO; FFA (RCSI)
Dr James O'Leary
Consultant Anaesthesiologist
Qualifications
MB, BCh, BAO, BMedSci, MM(Clin Epi), MD, FCARCSI
Dr. Nollag O'Rourke
Consultant Anaesthesiologist
Dr Michael O'Sullivan
Consultant Anaesthetist
Biography
Consultant Anaesthesiologist, Bon Secours Hospital, Cork (2022 - present)
Consultant Anaestheisologist, SIVUH Cork (2015 - 2022)
Consultant Paediatric Anaesthesiologist, Temple Street, Dublin (2015)
College Tutor, College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland (2016 - 2020)
Fellow of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine in Ireland
International Clinical Fellowship in Anaesthesiology:
- The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada (2011 - 2012)
- The Heart Hospital, London, England (2014 - 2015)
CCST (Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training) in Anaesthesiology 2013
Honours Medical Degree, University College Dublin 2001
Qualifications
MB MCh BAO (Hons), FCARCSI, MRCS, FJFICMI
Dr Timothy Switzer
Consultant Anaesthetist
Biography
Consultant Anaesthesiologist, Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, 2022 - present
Staff Cardiac Anaesthesiologist, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, 2020 - 2022
Qualifications
MB BCh BAO University College Cork
FCAI College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland
EDIC European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
MRCP Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
MRCS Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Fellowships
Pediatric Anaesthesiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Pediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Areas of Interest
Subspecialty Interests
Paediatric anaesthesia
Perioperative blood conservation strategies
