Endoscopy
The unit provides a complete range of high quality diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures
The Endoscopy Department in the Bon Secours Hospital Dublin is the largest and busiest private endoscopy unit in Ireland. The unit provides a complete range of high quality diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures including gastroenterology, urology and respiratory.
The Endoscopy unit Bon Secours Dublin provides a comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy service to over 13000 patients per annum. The unit is collaboratively managed by the Clinical Nurse and Unit Manager and the chairman on the Endoscopy Users Group Dr Conor O Brien. The unit includes 4 fully equipped procedure rooms, a first stage recovery area, and a discharge lounge with reclining chairs.
The unit is the largest and busiest private endoscopy unit in Ireland with 29 consultants working in the unit and an experienced team of nurses, care assistants, CSSD technicians, catering and administration team. The consultant team also works closely with the lab, nutrition and dietetic team, urodynamics, diagnostic imaging, infusion centre and other teams across the hospital to ensure the delivery of a comprehensive service to all patients in modern and comfortable surroundings.
Repsiratory Physicians, Consutlant Urologist, Consultant General Surgeons and Consultant Gastroenterologist work within the Endoscopy Unit.
Quality
Following a €2.5 million investment programme, the endoscopy unit at the Bon Secours Hospital Dublin was awarded JAG accreditation, the widely recognised international gold standard for Endoscopy Units. The unit was the first private endoscopy unit in Ireland to receive the accreditation, a recognition of the unit's demonstrable competence to deliver the highest quality endoscopic care. The unit has been re-accredited annually since 2016. With quality always at the fore, the Unit was also one of the first units in Ireland to be involved in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy National Quality Improvement Programme and continues to be an active participant which is vital for maintaining the highest of standard within the field.
Patient Care
The unit is focused on patient care and has a very effective strategy in place to ensure that patient needs are always prioritised. Keeping waiting times down and ensuring the patients are informed at all times is central to this care. The units aim is to optomise the patient experience, minimise waiting times and any potential anxieties that a patient may experience.
Direct Access Endoscopy
Bon Secours Hospital Dublin is committed to continuously raising level of access, quality and safety to all patients including Endoscopy. In August 2017, the Direct Access Endoscopy service was launched by Minister for Health, Simon Harris. The Direct Access service is a service whereby a GP can directly refer a suitable patient for an endoscopy procedure ' a scope' including colonoscopy and upper GI Endoscopy. More details about the Direct Access Endoscopy service are available here.
Prof Karen Boland
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Biography
Karen Boland graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2007 with first class honours and multiple undergraduate awards. She completed Higher Specialist Training in 2016 in gastroenterology and advanced IBD fellowship training at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto from 2016-2018. In 2018, Karen was appointed as consultant gastroenterologist at Beaumont Hospital and combines her interest in translational research with a busy clinical practice.
Karen is an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at RCSI and a board member of IrSPEN and the Irish representative on the European ESPEN Council. She is the recipient of a number of competitive research grants and current research interests include therapeutic drug monitoring in IBD, nutrition and exercise in IBD and liver disease and the intestinal microbiome. Karen has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications, national and international clinical guidelines in inflammatory bowel disease and clinical nutrition.
Areas of Interest
- Direct access endoscopy
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Clinical Nutrition
- General Gastroenterology
Appointments
Referrals to Prof Boland can be sent via Healthlink or by email to kbolandrooms@privateclinic.ie
Prof Boland sees her out-patients in Beaumont Private Clinic.
Contact Details
- Prof Karen Boland
- Beaumount Private Clinic, Beaumount, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Aoibhlinn
- Tel: 01 529 3472
Prof John Burke
General, Laparoscopic & Colorectal Surgeon
Biography
Mr. Burke is an honours medical graduate of University College Dublin. After higher surgical training in general surgery in Ireland, he completed 2 fellowships in colorectal surgery in world-renowned centers in the USA; at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio focusing on inflammatory bowel disease and complex re-operative surgery and in Florida Hospital, Orlando focusing on advanced minimally invasive surgery. He was appointed to Beaumont Hospital as a consultant general and colorectal surgeon in 2015. He is an editor for the journal Colorectal Disease and is a guideline committee member for the European Society of Coloproctology on the management of Crohn’s disease.
Areas of Interest
- Minimally Invasive (keyhole) surgery
- Colorectal cancer & inflammatory bowel disease
- Anorectal disease (haemhorroids, fissures & fistula)
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy - Laparoscopic hernia repair
- Direct access endoscopy - Direct access minor surgery
Appointments
Beaumont Hospital Beaumont Dublin 9
Contact Details
- Prof John Burke
- Bon Secours Hospital Dublin, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Georgina O Keefe
- Tel: 085 2426988
Session Times
Wednesday PM
Prof Conor Burke
Consultant Respiratory Physician
Biography
Conor was educated in Blackrock College and graduated from UCD. After completing a three year Fellowship in Stanford University in California, he returned to Ireland as Consultant Respiratory Physician in Connolly Hospital and Mater Hospital and Professor of Medicine in UCD. In addition, he currently serves as Clinical Director. He is a Fellow of the College of Physicians in Ireland and Fellow of the College of Physicians in London and Fellow of the College of Chest Physicians (U.S.).
His post-doctoral thesis was awarded for his work in lung transplantation.
He has served on various government committees; for three terms on the Health Research Board and for three terms on the Council of the College of Physicians.
Conor has delivered over two hundred invited papers to international medical and scientific societies and published over one hundred papers in the peer reviewed international literature.
Areas of Interest
Asthma, Occupational Lung Disease, Airway Inflammation
Qualifications
M.D., F.R.C.P.I., F.R.C.P.(Lon), ., F.C.C.P.Appointments
Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown Dublin 15
Contact Details
- Prof Conor Burke
- Bon Secours Consultants Clinic, Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Adrienne
- Tel: (01) 837 1440
Prof Danny Cheriyan
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Biography
Danny Cheriyan graduated from RCSI with an honours degree in 2005 and completed specialist training in gastroenterology in Beaumont and St. Vincent’s hospital, Dublin. He was the UCD Newman Scholar in colorectal cancer and was awarded an MD from UCD for his research on colorectal cancer and angiogenesis.
Following completion of specialist training in gastroenterology in Ireland, Danny undertook two fellowships in advanced endoscopy and hepatobiliary medicine; the first at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, and the second at Duke University, North Carolina, USA. He joined Beaumont Hospital as a consultant gastroenterologist and honorary clinical senior lecturer (RCSI) in 2016.
Danny has authored several publications and book chapters. He is experienced in all areas of general gastroenterology, but his special interests include colon cancer, endoscopic ultrasound, ERCP, and hepatobiliary disease.
Areas of Interest
All areas of general gastroenterology, but his special interests include colon cancer, endoscopic ultrasound, ERCP, and hepatobiliary
Additional Information
Referrals to Dr Cheriyan can be sent via Healthlink, posted to his private rooms in Beaumont Private Clinic, sent by secure fax or, by secure email..
Qualifications
MB BCh MD FRCPIContact Details
- Prof Danny Cheriyan
- Beaumont Consultants Clinic, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9
- Tel: 087 0902439
- Fax: 01-686 5128 GDR Compliant
- Email: dannycheriyan@bonsecours.ie
Secretary
- Nicky and Louise
- Tel: 087 0902439
Prof Richard Costello
Consultant in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
Areas of Interest
Asthma, Sleep Medicine, Allergy
Additional Information
Referrals to Prof Costello can be sent via Healthlink, posted to his private rooms in Beaumont Private Clinic or by secure email.
Qualifications
M.B., M.D., F.R.C.P.I.Appointments
Beaumont Hospital Beaumont Road Dublin 9
Contact Details
- Prof Richard Costello
- Beaumont Private Clinic, Beaumont, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Maureen
- Tel: 01 809 3762
Mr Tom Creagh
Consultant Urologist
Biography
Mr Tom Creagh qualified from UCD in 1980. After completing his training as a Urologist, he spent time at Guys Hospital London as the European Board of Urology Scholar (1993). He was subsequently appointed as a consultant at Kingston Hospital South West London. In 1995 he returned to Beaumont Hospital where he specialises in female Urology (incontinence and urinary tract infection) and also works in the Bon Secours Hospital Dublin. He was involved in the setting up of the Continence Foundation of Ireland and continues to be active in research and International meetings.
Areas of Interest
Incontinence, UTI and Prolapse
Qualifications
M.Ch., FRCSIAppointments
Beaumont Hospital Beaumont Road Dublin 9
Contact Details
- Mr Tom Creagh
- Beaumont Private Clinic, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Angela
- Tel: 01 837 9350
Prof Niall Davis
Consultant Urologist
Biography
Niall is a graduate of University College Dublin, Ireland and undertook basic surgical training with the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI). He completed his Higher Surgical Training in urology in 2017 and completed his fellowship in minimally invasive (robotic and laparoscopic) urological surgery in Melbourne in 2019.
He is a senior lecturer for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and works as a consultant urologist in Beaumont Hospital.
Mr Davis has also completed a PhD in tissue-engineering in the University of Limerick and has 150 publications in indexed medical journals.
He has a special interest in undergraduate teaching for medical students. Mr Davis continues to work with his biomedical engineering colleagues in Ireland to develop his research interests.
Areas of Interest
- Da Vinci robotic kidney surgery
- Kidney stone disease
- Urological cancers
- Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
- General urology
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
Additional Information
Research Interests
Biomaterials, Kidney stone disease, Kidney cancer, Technology, Uro-oncology
Current Membership
- Panel member on European Association of Urology (EAU) Guidelines Committee for kidney stone disease
- Senior Lecturer for Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)
- Irish Society of Urology
Qualifications
MB BCh NUI, FRCSIAppointments
Appointments to Mr Davis are by GP referral which can be sent via Healthlink, posted to the Bon Secours Hospital Dublin or by health mail / email to nialldavisurology@bonsecours.ie
Contact Details
- Prof Niall Davis
- Bon Secours Hospital Dublin, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Evelyn
- Tel: 01 806 5656
Dr Shamindra Direkze
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Biography
Dr Shamindra Direkze is a consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist. He graduated from the prestigious MB PhD programme at University College London in 2007 and went on to complete his specialist training in gastroenterology in the London deanery which has included experience in a number of advanced gastroenterology and liver centres including University College London Hospital, The Royal Free Hospital and Kings College Hospital Liver Unit.
On moving to Ireland in 2017, he has held consultant posts in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and most recently St Vincent’s University Hospital, where he was a registered bowel screening colonoscopist and was a part of the inflammatory bowel disease team based there. He has an interest in advanced endoscopic techniques which includes excision of large colonic polyps/lesions. He has number of publications and prizes from his post graduate training.
Shamindra is a member of the following organisations:
- Irish Society of Gastroenterologists
- British Society of Gastroenterologists
- Royal College of Physicians (London)
Shamindra moved to Dublin in 2017 with wife who is from Ireland and now has a daughter. He is a keen cyclist and a keen hiker and has completed a number of treks throughout Europe and Asia. He has previously played rugby at county and university level.
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Areas of Interest
Special Interests: General gastroenterology, hepatology, advanced endoscopy
Research Interests: Hepatology, luminal gastroenterology, advanced endoscopy
Appointments
Referral's from GPs can be sent via Healthlink or by email.
Contact Details
- Dr Shamindra Direkze
- Bon Secours Hospital Dublin, Glasnevin, Dublin 9.
Prof Richard Farrell
Consultant in Gastroenterology / Physician
Biography
Achievements/Experience:
- First in Final Medical Class UCD 1990
- 1941 Medal UCD 1990
- The Reuben Harvey Prize and Diploma 1990
- Bellingham Gold Medal for Clinical Medicine 1990
- O'’Ferrell Gold Medal for Clinical Surgery 1990
- Membership Royal College of Physicians Ireland 1993
- Health Research Board Research Fellowship 1995
- Best Oral Paper Prize, Irish Society Gastroenterology 1997
- Registrars Prize, RAMI 1997
- MD Thesis, University College Dublin 1998
- Janssen Travelling Fellowship, Vienna 198
- Best Oral Presentation, American College Gastroenterology, Phoenix AZ 1999
- Clinical Effectiveness Course, Harvard School of Public Health 2004
- Secretary of the Irish Society of Gastroenterology 2007 -2010
- Over 100 peer-review articles, editorials and book chapters
Certification:
- 1991 Medical Council of Ireland #14533
- 2004 Irish Gastroenterology and General Medicine Register of Medical Specialists #476361
- 2004 Irish Certificate of Specialist Doctor #478206
Training
- Graduate of University College Dublin, First Place in class, 1990
- Federated Voluntary Hospitals Medical SHO Scheme 1991 – 1993
- Clinical Research, Sir Patrick Dun’s Laboratory, TCD, 1995-1997
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, 1997 – 2000
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 2000 – 2005
- Co-Director, Centre for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, 2001 – 2005
- Director Clinical Clerkship Program, BIDMCM, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 2002 – 2005
- Appointed Consultant Gastroenterologist and Physician, Connolly Hospital and RCSI 2006
Areas of Interest
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, IBS, Coeliac Disease, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Haemachromatosis, Fatty Liver and Therapeutic Endoscopy
Additional Information
Referrals to Prof Farrell can be sent via Healthlink, posted to his private rooms in the Bon Secours Consultants Clinic or by secure email.
Qualifications
M.D., F.R.C.P.IAppointments
Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown Dublin 15
Contact Details
- Prof Richard Farrell
- Suite 3, Bon Secours Consultants Clinic, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Marion
- Tel: 01 6466419
Session Times
Monday AM (Rooms), Wednesday AM and Thursday PM Endoscopy
Dr John Faul
Consultant in Respiratory & Sleep Medicine
Areas of Interest
Sleep Medicine, Asthma, Obesity
Additional Information
Referrals to Dr Faul can be sent via Healthlink, posted to his private rooms in the Bon Secours Consultants Clinic or sent by secure email.
Qualifications
M.A. M.D., F.R.C.P.I., F.C.C.P.Appointments
Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown Dublin 15
Contact Details
- Dr John Faul
- Bon Secours Consultants Clinic, Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Miriam
- Tel: 056 777 5280
Session Times
Wednesdays
Mr. James Forde
Consultant Urologist
Biography
James Forde, an honours medical graduate of University College Dublin (2005), completed his specialist urological training in Ireland in 2015. In 2010 he was awarded the degree of Doctor in Medicine (M.D) from Trinity College Dublin for his investigation of novel treatments for prostate cancer. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in Urology in 2014.
More recently, he has completed a Fellowship in Voiding Dysfunction at Weill-Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. Under the guidance of renowned international experts, the fellowship encompassed female and male voiding dysfunction issues, in particular the surgical management of female incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse repair as well as post prostatectomy incontinence, urethral reconstruction and the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia. He also developed expertise in novel treatments for the management of these conditions using the latest technology available including GreenLight laser vaporization of benign prostatic disease and sacral neuromodulation for overactive bladder.
James has authored over 30 peer reviewed urology publications to date, and has presented his research at national and international meetings. He was a lead investigator in a national study assessing PSA testing throughout Ireland. He has collaborated on the development of Irish national guidelines for the role of active surveillance for low risk prostate cancer. He has an MSc in Medical Informatics from University College Dublin (2010). Other awards and grants include the Irish Society of Urology research medal (2010), the RCSI Ethicon Foundation Grant (2015), and the RCSI-Anthony Walsh/Ipsen Travelling Fellowship in Urology (2015). In 2014 he was invited to the annual meeting of The European Section of Oncological Urology (ESOU), an honour awarded to only 15 trainees internationally annually.
Areas of Interest
General urology Renal stone disease Prostate cancer diagnostics Female voiding dysfunction - Overactive bladder treatments - Female incontinence - Urinary tract infection - Pelvic organ prolapse repair Male voiding dysfunction issues - Male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) - Post prostatectomy incontinence - Urethral reconstruction - Management of benign prostatic hyperplasia
Qualifications
MD MSc FRCS (Urol)Appointments
Consultant Urologist in Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown and Consultant Urologist and Renal Transplant Surgeon in Beaumont Hospital.
Contact Details
- Mr. James Forde
- Bon Secours Consultants Clinic, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Secretary
Mr. Hubert Gallagher
Consultant Urologist
Biography
Mr Gallagher graduated from the RCSI with honours in 1986 (1st Place). He worked an anatomy demonstrator RCSI 1987-1988 (Awarded BSc (Hons) Anatomy and Anthropology and was a Postdoctorate Research Fellow from 1991 to1993 in the University of Pennsylvania. He completed is Specialist Registrar training in Edinburgh, Scotland from 1997 to 2001
Hubert has worked as part of the Consultant Urologist team in the Bon Secours Hospital Dublin since 2001and in the Beacon Hospital since 2006. He is on the Specialist Register (Urology) with both the Irish Medical Council and General Medical Council (UK).
Memberships
British Association of Urological Surgeons
European Association of Urology
Irish Society of Urology (Secretary 2006/8)
Advisor to Marie Keating Foundation on Men’s Health
Examiner RCSI
MCQ Committee for Intercollegiate Fellowship in Urology Examination (past member
Areas of Interest
Superficial Bladder Cancer, Endourology, Prostate Cancer
Qualifications
M.Ch., F.R.C.I.S.I., F.R.C.S.I, (Urol)Contact Details
- Mr. Hubert Gallagher
- Tel: 01 2898834
- Fax: 01 2898831
- Email: hubertgallagher@bonsecours.ie
Secretary
- Emer / Bernie
- Tel: 01 2898834
Prof Ferga Gleeson
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Biography
Professor Gleeson is a gastroenterologist with an interest in clinical care, education, & research applications of endoscopic oncology with endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), medical pancreatology, precision medicine & artificial intelligence (AI). She returned to Ireland in 2024, having been a fellow and consultant in the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at The Mayo Clinic USA for 18 years. During that time, she served as Chair of the Enterprise Supply and Technology committee, and Chair of the Marketing & Communications Committee. She holds further national positions as the Chair of the Member Engagement Committee for the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and past Chair of the ASGE Women in Endoscopy Special Interest Group.
Clinical Research:
Professor Gleesons research focuses on diagnostic and therapeutic EUS, endoscopic oncology to include endoscopic luminal and extraluminal GI (pancreatico-biliary tree-liver) and non-GI tract (lung-adrenal) oncology disease staging. Research areas of interest are precision immuno-oncology, theragnositcs, solid pancreas tumour biology (pancreas adenocarcinoma, neuroendocrine tumours & secondary metastasis), EUS ablative therapies and pancreas tumor immune modulation, in addition to the application of AI in an EUS clinical practice.
Fellowship Training:
Professor Gleeson completed her specialist training in gastroenterology and general internal medicine in Ireland, before obtaining an international fellowship in advanced endoscopy and subsequent fellowship in medical pancreatology at The Mayo Clinic (Rochester, USA). She was awarded career development and enhancement awards including an award for Future of the Profession. She is a Fellow of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (FASGE), American College of Gastroenterology (FACG), and a member of the Irish Society of Gastroenterology, European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society and American Pancreatic Association.
Areas of Interest
· Upper & lower gastrointestinal endoscopy
· Colorectal Cancer Screening
· Endoscopic Ultrasound: diagnostic & therapeutic applications
· Benign, pre-malignant & malignant pancreas related conditions including pancreas cysts
Appointments
Referrals for Prof Gleeson can be sent via Healthlink or by secure email.
Contact Details
- Prof Ferga Gleeson
- Bon Secours Hospital Dublin, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Dr John (Jack) Hollingsworth
Consultant in Gastroenterology & Internal Medicine
Biography
Dr Hollingswoth qualified from UCD 1979, worked as Gastroenterology register in the Mater Hospital in 1983 and then worked as a Senior Fellow McMaster University in Ontario Canada from 1984 to 1987. Jack has worked as a Consultant in Gastroenterology and General Medicine since 1987
Current Membership
Royal College Physician; British Society Gastroenterology; Irish Society Gastroenterology; American Gastroenterology Association
Areas of Interest
Haemachromatosis; Crohns Disease; Ulcerative Colitis; Colorectal Cancer, Peptic Diseases incl Reflux, Oesophagitis, Colonic Polyps, and Direct Access Endoscopy .
Qualifications
F.R.C.P.I., F.A.C.P. (U.S.), F.R.C.P. (Can)Appointments
Referrals to Dr Hollingsworth can be sent via Healthlink, posted to his private rooms in the Bon Secours Consultants Clinic or sent by secure email.
Contact Details
- Dr John (Jack) Hollingsworth
- Bon Secours Consultants Clinic, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Jill
- Tel: 01 2784363
Session Times
Tuesday am
Dr Nadeem Iqbal
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Contact Details
- Dr Nadeem Iqbal
- Beaumont Private Clinic, Beaumont, Dublin9
Secretary
- Caroline Geraghty
- Tel: 01 8571130
Prof Deborah McNamara
Consultant in General & Colorectal Surgery
Areas of Interest
Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer, Laparascopic Surgery, Perianal Surgery, Endoscopy
Qualifications
M.B., F.R.C.S.I. (Gen)Appointments
Beaumont Hospital Beaumont Road Dublin 9
Contact Details
- Prof Deborah McNamara
- All corresondence to: Beaumont Private Clinic, Beaumont, Dublin 9
- Tel: 01 857 4885
- Fax: 01 6875080
- Email: dmcnamararooms@beaumont.ie
Secretary
- Siobhan
- Tel: 01 857 4885
Mr Waleed Mohammed
Consultant Urologist
Biography
Waleed is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland having obtained his medical degree from the University of Khartoum in 2001, Sudan. He has worked in Ireland since 2007.
Mr Mohammed trained in Urology in Ireland rotating between Cork, Mercy and Tallaght University Hospitals and finished his training in Beaumont Hospital, where he is currently working as a Consultant Urologist since 2019, covering both Beaumont and Louth County Hospitals.
He has a masters degree in Urology from the University of Edinburgh which he obtained in 2014 and he is currently a member of the Irish Society of Urology and European Association of Urology.
Areas of Interest
- General urology
- Kidney stone disease
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
Qualifications
MBBS;ChM; FRCS(Urol)Contact Details
- Mr Waleed Mohammed
- Bon Secours Hospital Dublin, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Hayley
- Tel: 085 851 4103
Mr Ponnusamy Mohan
Consultant Urologist
Areas of Interest
Urology, Male Infertility, Male Incontinence
Qualifications
F.R.C.S.I.Appointments
Beaumont Hospital Beaumont Road Dublin 9
Contact Details
- Mr Ponnusamy Mohan
- Beaumont Private Clinic, Beaumont, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Andrea
- Tel:
Prof Ross Morgan
Consultant in Respiratory Medicine
Biography
Ross Morgan graduated from UCD in 1996 and undertook specialist registrar
training in Respiratory Medicine in Ireland followed by a 3 year fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care at Boston University. He has been a Consultant Respiratory Physician at Beaumont Hospital since 2007 and is a Fellow of the RCPI and of the American College of Chest Physicians. He is a council member of the Irish Thoracic Society and Chair of the Lung cancer group at the NCCP. He is also chairman of ASH Ireland.
His clinical and research interests are in lung cancer, pleural disease, airway inflammation and bronchoscopy.
Areas of Interest
Lung Cancer, Bronchoscopy, Pleural Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Airway inflamation
Qualifications
MB BCh BAO (Hons) MD FRCPI FCCPAppointments
Beaumont Hospital Beaumont Road Dublin 9
Contact Details
- Prof Ross Morgan
- Beaumont Private Clinic, Beaumont, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Lucia
- Tel: 01 8511938
Mr Eadhbhard Mulligan
Consultant in General & Colorectal Surgery
Areas of Interest
Laparascopic Hernia, Laparascopic Colorectal Surgery, Anorectal pathology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Qualifications
MB, BCh, BAO, FRCSIContact Details
- Mr Eadhbhard Mulligan
- Bon Secours Consultants Clinic, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Carol
- Tel: 01 6459650
Prof. Frank Murray
Consultant in Hepatology & Gastroenterology
Biography
Prof Frank Murray is a Consultant Physician/Gastroenterologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He graduated from University College Dublin in 1980 and trained in Dublin, Boston USA, and Nottingham, England. He has been a Fellow of RCPI since 1994 and a member of RCPI Council since 2002, serving as Registrar from 2007 until he took up the office of the President in 2014 until 2017. He works in Beaumont Hospital and in the Bon Secours Hospital Dublin.
Areas of Interest
Hepatology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Clinical Pharmacology, Colorectal Cancer
Additional Information
Referrals to Prof Murray can be sent via Healthlink, posted to his private rooms in Beaumont Private Clinic or by secure email.
Qualifications
M.B., B.Ch. B.A.O., M.D., F.R.C.P.I., F.R.C.P. (Ed)Contact Details
- Prof. Frank Murray
- Beaumont Private Clinic, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Josie Nardone
- Tel: 087 297 6907
Prof Emmet O Brien
Consultant Respiratory Physician
Biography
Prof Emmet O Brien graduated from University College Cork in 2006, and completed Higher Specialist Training in Respiratory Medicine in 2016. He was awarded a PhD from RCSI for his work in translational respiratory medicine and has authored several publications and book chapters. Prof O Brien completed his fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in 2018 at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre in Pittsburgh, USA, and was a practicing faculty member there before returning to Ireland in 2019.
In addition to working as part of our respiratory team at the Bon Secours Hospital Dublin, Prof O’Brien works as a Consultant Respiratory Physician at Beaumont Hospital and is an Honorary Clinical Lecturer in Medicine at the RCSI, where he is active in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
Areas of Interest
Prof O Brien is clinically experienced in all areas of general respiratory and sleep medicine, with sub-specialist interests that include lung cancer, pulmonary nodules, COPD, sleep medicine, and advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy including EBUS.
Additional Information
Referrals to Prof O Brien can be sent via Healthlink, posted to his private rooms in Beaumont Private Clinic or sent by secure email.
For appointments with Prof O Brien in the Rapid Assesment Respiratory Clinic, referrals can be sent via Healthlink or emailed directly to rarc@bonsecours.ie
Qualifications
MB BCh NUIContact Details
- Prof Emmet O Brien
- Beaumont Consultants Clinic, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Sarah Geraghty ( Beaumont)
- Tel: 085 2676829 (Beaumont)
Dr. Conor O Brien
Consultant in Gastronenterology & Hepatology
Biography
Dr Conor O’ Brien graduated from University College Dublin in 1995 and subsequently obtained his MRCPI. He completed his specialist training in gastroenterology and hepatology in St. Vincent’s University Hospital and Beaumont Hospital in Dublin. He completed his research fellowship in St. Vincent’s University Hospital and the University of Newcastle, UK. He subsequently worked as Consultant Gastroenterologist / Hepatologist at Toronto Western Hospital. He returned to Dublin in 2007.
Areas of Interest
Colorectal Cancer Screening, Gastro-Oseophageal Disease, Functional Bowel Disorders, Fatty Liver Disease, Hemochromatosis
Additional Information
Referrals to Dr O Brien can be sent via Healthlink, posted to his private rooms in the Bon Secours Consultants Clinic or sent by secure email.
Qualifications
M.D., F.R.C.P.I.Contact Details
- Dr. Conor O Brien
- Bon Secours Consultants Clinic, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Sophie
- Tel: 01 6763489
Session Times
Every 2nd Thursday - pm
Mr. Denis O Sullivan
Consultant Urologist
Biography
Mr O Sullivan graduated from UCC with honours and trained in Urology in Dublin and the UK and was awarded a Masters in Surgery for research into prosthetic bladder. He has completed fellowships in the Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins Hospital in the US in prosthetics, prostate cancer and minimally invasive treatment and research. Denis was an NHS Consultant Urologist in Liverpool for 6 years before returning to Dublin in 2007 to take up full time private practice in Urology in the Bon Secours Hospital Dublin.
Areas of Interest
- Male and female urinary symptoms
- Urinary incontinence: female and male
- Comprehensive stone treatment,
- Prostate bladder and renal cancer
- Erectile and scrotal problems
Additional Information
In addition to seeing patients in his rooms in the Bon Secours Consultants Clinic, Mr O Sullivan regularly attends the Bon Secours Cavan Clinic for Outpatient Consultations.
Qualifications
M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., M.Ch. F.R.C.I.S.I., F.R.C.S.I, (Urol)Contact Details
- Mr. Denis O Sullivan
- Bon Secours Consultants Clinic, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Ann
- Tel: 01 645 9690
Session Times
Thursday - am, Cavan Clinic - Monthly
Dr Aoibhlinn O Toole
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Biography
Aoibhlinn O'Toole graduated from University College Dublin in 2004. She completed her Specialist training in Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine in St Vincent's University Hospital, Sligo General Hospital and Beaumont Hospital. She was the UCD Newman Scholar in Inflammatory Bowel disease and obtained an MD from UCD for her research on colorectal cancer and immune evasion. She subsequently moved to Boston where she completed Inflammatory Bowel Disease fellowships in the Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Programme for Clinical Effectiveness at the Harvard School of Public Health. She returned to Dublin in 2015 to join the Gastroenterology team in Beaumont Hospital.
Her areas of interest include management of complex Inflammatory Bowel Disease as well as colorectal cancer and dysplasia detection.
Areas of Interest
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Colorectal Cancer, Dysplasia detection
Additional Information
Referrals to Dr O Toole can be sent via Healthlink, posted to his private rooms in Beaumont Private Clinic or by secure email.
Contact Details
- Dr Aoibhlinn O Toole
- Beaumont Private Clinic, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Imelda
- Tel: 087 2442116
Prof. Stephen Patchett
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Biography
Professor Patchett is a Consultant Gastroenterologist working in Beaumont and The Bon Secours hospitals and is also an Associate Clinical Professor in the Royal College of Surgeons Dublin. Having graduated from UCD, he commenced his training in Dublin before moving to London to train in St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Hospitals.
He was appointed Senior Lecturer in Barts in 1996 and returned to take up in current position in Beaumont in November 1998. Professor Patchett’s professional interests focus on diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy and therapeutics of inflammatory bowel disease. He is currently chair of the working group for the national QA programme in endoscopy and represents the College of Physicians on the QA Steering group and the Conjoint Endoscopy Curriculum development group.
Professor Patchett is also the clinical lead for endoscopy services in both Beaumont hospital and The Bon Secours.In addition he is Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee in the Bon Secours Hospital Dublin, and has served as chairman of the division of Medicine in Beaumont and as National Specialty Director in Gastroenterology.
Areas of Interest
Interventional Endoscopy, Quality Assurance in Endoscopy, Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Additional Information
Referrals to Prof Patchett can be sent via Healthlink, posted to his private rooms in Beaumont Private Clinic or by secure email.
Qualifications
M.D., F.R.C.P.I.Appointments
Beaumont Hospital Beaumont Road Dublin 9
Contact Details
- Prof. Stephen Patchett
- Beaumont Private Clinic, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Imelda
- Tel: (01) 8377538
Mr. Richard Power
Consultant in Urology & Renal Transplantation
Areas of Interest
Prostate cancer, robotic and laparoscopic surgery, Urological Oncology, Benign Prostate Disease, Renal Transplantation, Stone Disease
Qualifications
F.R.C.S.I. (Urol), M.Ch.Appointments
Beaumont Hospital Beaumont Road Dublin 9
Contact Details
- Mr. Richard Power
- Bon Secours Consultants Clinic, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Oonagh
- Tel: 01 8065609
Mr Mark Quinlan
Consultant Urologists
Biography
Mark graduated from University College Dublin with an MB, BCh, BAO (Hons.) degree in 2003. Following his internship in St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, he was appointed to the Dublin Regional Basic Surgical Training Scheme which I completed in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, between 2004-2006. During his time there, he was awarded the Kinnear medal for NCHD surgical teaching excellence, voted for by Final year Medical students. He was awarded a CCBST and was conferred the IMRCS degree in 2006. From 2006-2008, he completed a full-time MD degree in University College Dublin on the effect of gender on intra- and post-obstructive renal injury in the rat having secured a £25,000GBP British Urology Foundation grant.
Mark returned to clinical practice in 2008 having been appointed to the Irish Surgical Residency Programme. In 2011 he was appointed to the Urology Higher Surgical Training Programme which he completed in July 2016. He was conferred FRCS Urol in 2015 and was awarded the MacGowan medal by RCSI for the best Intercollegiate Fellowship exam result achieved by an Irish trainee across all specialties in that calendar year. Mark was awarded a CCST in 2016 and is currently registered on the Irish Medical Council’s Specialist Register. From 2016-2018, he completed a Fellowship programme in The Austin Hospital, Melbourne, with a special interest in Endourology, particularly in the area of urolithiasis. He then worked as Consultant Urologist in The Mater Private Hospital, Cork for a year before taking up my current post in Blanchardstown, Beaumont and Monaghan hospitals. Mark is also an honorary clinical lecturer with RCSI and won the Beaumont Hospital RCSI excellence in clinical teaching award in 2021, voted for by Final year Medical students.
To date, Mark has 34 national/international research publications and have been involved in 70 national/international presentations, some of which were award winning. He has been a member of the examining faculty at the BAUS FRCS Urol revision course and a faculty member for a PCNL masterclass workshop at the 2018 annual USANZ meeting in Melbourne.
Mark's particular interests include:
• Stone disease
• BPH
• Female lower urinary tract symptoms
• UTIs
• Inguino-scrotal Urology
• Urological cancers
Qualifications
MB, BCh, BAO (Hons.), MD, FRCS (Urol.)Contact Details
- Mr Mark Quinlan
- Bon Secours Hospital Dublin, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Anita
- Tel: 085 747 9487
Mr. William Robb
Consultant General and Oseophago-Gastric Surgeon
Biography
Mr. William Robb graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2000. He completed his fellowship training in the Department of Surgical Digestive Disease Oncology in Lille, France which is one of Europe’s foremost centres for diseases of the oesophagus and stomach. He was appointed as a Consultant in Lille prior to taking up a post as a Consultant General and Upper GI Surgeon in the Bristol Royal Infirmary in 2013. He returned to Dublin in 2015.
In addition to his private practice in the Bon Secours Hospital Dublin, he works as a Consultant General and Upper GI Surgeon in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
Areas of Interest
General Surgery
Gallstone disease and Laparoscopic cholecystectomy,
Hernia Surgery - Abdominal wall and groin hernias,
Minor operations
Endoscopy and Investigation of Abdominal Pain.
Upper GI Surgery
Laparoscopic Upper GI Surgery - Anti-reflux surgery, Laparoscopic myotomy for Achalasia, Laparoscopic Hiatal hernia repair
Barrett’s oesophagus (including endoscopic mucosal resection and radiofrequency ablation) and endoscopic treatment of early mucosal oesophageal cancer
Laparoscopic gastrectomy and totally minimally invasive oesophagectomy (MIO)
Qualifications
M.D., F.R.C.S.I.Appointments
- Paula (General Surgery Enquiries) - 085 255 7132
- Sinead (Bariatric Enquiries) - 085 254 8786
Contact Details
- Mr. William Robb
- Beaumont Private Clinic, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Paula - (General Surgery) & Sinead - (Bariatric Surgery)
- Tel:
Dr. Subhasish Sengupta
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Biography
Dr Gupta is a Consultant Gastroenterologist working in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda and the Bon Secours Hospitals and is also a Senior Clinical Lecturer in the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin. Having completed his Masters degree from UCD and Specialist Training in Gastroenterology from Ireland, he completed his fellowship in Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy from Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston USA before taking up the consultant post in Ireland in 2008.
Dr Gupta does diagnostic and therapeutic OGD and Colonoscopy at Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and Louth Hospital Dundalk. He also does National "Bowel Screening' colonospies in Dundalk and advanced hepatobiliary interventional procedures like ERCP and Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
Dr Gupta is currently the Endoscopy Department lead and also the Endoscopy Training lead for the Louth Hospital group. He is also the honorary secretary of the Irish Society Of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy.
Areas of Interest
Diagnostic and therapeutic OGD and colonoscopy, National Bowel Screening, Inflammatory bowel disease, ERCP and EUS (Beaumont Hospital), Quality Assurance in Endoscopy.
Additional Information
Referrals to Dr Sengupta can be sent via Healthlink, posted to his private rooms in the Bon Secours Consultants Clinic or sent by secure email.
Qualifications
MD, MRCP (UK), FRCPIAppointments
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda / Louth County Hospital, Dundalk / Beaumont University Hospital, Dublin
Contact Details
- Dr. Subhasish Sengupta
- Suite 5, Bon Secours Consultants Clinic, Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Geraldine
- Tel: 087 0652535
Mr. Gordon Smyth
Consultant Urologist
Areas of Interest
Laproscopic Radical Prostectomy, Minimally Invasive Urological Surgery, Uro-Oncolocgy
Qualifications
M.D. M.Sc. F.R.C.S.I. (uROL)Appointments
Beaumont Hospital Dublin 9
Contact Details
- Mr. Gordon Smyth
- Bon Secours Consultants Clinic, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Secretary
- Mary Lawlor
- Tel: 01 8065622
Dr. Claire Smyth
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Biography
Claire graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 1994 with an Honours degree. She completed her BST on the Federated Hospitals Scheme and subsequently her HST in Gastroenterology in both St. James’ and Beaumont hospitals. Claire was awarded her MD in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Trinity College Dublin in 2005 having completed research in RCSI/Beaumont and Johns Hopkins, Baltimore. She also spent a year as Junior Lecturer in Trinity Medical School during her HST. Claire then spent two years abroad, the first in Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia and the second in University College London, completing Fellowships in ERCP and Hepatobiliary Medicine. She returned to Dublin in 2008 to take up her current position as Consultant Gastroenterologist in Connolly Hospital. She became a Fellow of RCPI in 2010 and has been an active member in RCPI, having been the National Specialty Director in Gastroenterology for three years. She has recently been appointed as Senior Lecturer in RCSI.
Claire has a particular interest in IBD, IBS and Hepatobiliary disease, but is experienced in all aspects of general Gastroenterology.
Areas of Interest
Pancreaticobiliary Disease, Intrinsic Liver Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease,Colorectal Cancer Screening, Coeliac Disease, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy
Additional Information
Referrals to Dr Smyth can be sent via Healthlink, posted to his private rooms in the Bon Secours Consultants Clinic or sent by secure email.
Qualifications
MD FRCPIAppointments
Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown
Contact Details
- Dr. Claire Smyth
- Bon Secours Consultants Clinic, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
- Tel: 086 7848442
- Fax: 01 5441414
- Email: csmyth@bonsecours.ie
Secretary
- Maeve Barry
- Tel: 086 7848442
Mr Anthony Stafford
General, Laparoscopic & Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) Surgeon
Biography
Mr Anthony Stafford is a graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (2002) and subsequently completed surgical training in Ireland including an MD program of research at RCSI (2007).
Mr Stafford was awarded FRCS before undertaking fellowship training in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery & Liver Transplantation. These overseas fellowships were in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK, King’s College Hospital, London, UK and subsequently at Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA.
In 2015 Mr Stafford was appointed to St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group, Dublin, Ireland as a Consultant General, HPB & Liver Transplant Surgeon.
Mr Stafford is actively involved in the treatment of patients with all forms of general surgical disorders including dyspepsia, hernias, and gallstone disease.
He has a key role in the delivery and development of the National Surgical Centre for Pancreatic & Liver Cancer and the optimisation of the National Liver Transplant Service.
Areas of Interest
- General Surgery – open & laparoscopic (keyhole) Surgery
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy - Laparoscopic hernia repair
- Anorectal disease (haemorrhoids, fissures & fistula)
- Direct Access Endoscopy
Qualifications
MD, FRCSIContact Details
- Mr Anthony Stafford
- Suite 4, St Vincent’s Private Clinic St Vincent’s Private Hospital Merrion Road Dublin 4, D04 N2E0
- Tel: 01 2614018
- Fax: 01 2614019
- Email: astafford@svcpc.ie
Secretary
- Caroline
- Tel: 01 2614018
With the exception of the Direct Access service, patients may have a procedure in the endoscopy unit following a consultation with a consultant in one of the following specialties – Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Respiratory or Urology.
A full list of the consultants and their contact details are as listed in the consultant section. A GP referral is required and can be sent to the consultant directly by secure email, post or via Healthlink.
Referrals for Direct Access Endoscopy – Colonoscopy and Upper GI are by also by GP referral but can be sent directly to the direct access endoscopy team by email dublindirectendoscopy@bonsecours.ie . Further details about the referral process are available here
The Bon Secours Hospital Dublin has excellent insurance coverage in place with all health insurance companies. To check if your health insurance policy covers you in the Bon Secours Hospital Dublin please call 1890 50 40 30 or 01 808 2300.
Self Pay Patients
If you do not have private health Insurance, it is possible to pay for a procedure in the endoscopy unit privately. For more information on costs, please contact patient accounts on 01 806 5351
The following is an indication of the prices for procedures performed as part of the Direct Access Endoscopy Service
- Gastroscopy - €900
- Full Colonoscopy - €1375
- Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy - €1700
The above prices include Hospital, Consultant & Pathologist fees under local anesthetic (if applicable). Please note that it does not include anesthetist fees if required.
For more information on costs, please contact patient accounts on 01 8065351
