Dr Owen Cronin

A graduate of medicine from UCC in 2010 Dr Cronin returned to Cork following 5 years at the Rheumatic Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh where he completed specialist training and held post as acting Consultant Rheumatologist.  Dr Cronin also held the position as Clinical Tutor ... read more

A graduate of medicine from UCC in 2010 Dr Cronin returned to Cork following 5 years at the Rheumatic Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh where he completed specialist training and held post as acting Consultant Rheumatologist.  Dr Cronin also held the position as Clinical Tutor Associate and Honorary Clinic Research Fellow at the Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. 

In 2013, Dr Cronin completed a Master's degree in Sports and Exercise Medicine at UCC before undertaking full time clinical research at APC Microbiome Ireland and the Department of Medicine.  Dr Cronin was awarded a PhD in 2018 for his thesis entitled "Physical Activity for Health:  The Impact of exercise on the human gut microbiota and pro-flammatory cytokines".  He has published widely in the areas of the gut microbiome, bone health and exercise medicine.  He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine and an invited member of the Royal Osteoporosis Soceity's Bone Research Academy.  In 2019 Owen was awarded a Research and Education Young Investigator award for his work from the Americal Society of Bone and Mineral Research.  He currently sits on the editorial board of the journal Rheumatology Advances and Practice. 

Dr Cronin is proficient in all areas of general adult Rheumatology including the use of ultrasound for the assessment of temporal arteritis.  He has achieved certification from Glasgow Caledonian University in the use of Ultrasound for synovitis assessment.