Biography
Originally from Dungarvan, Co Waterford, Tony graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1999. He completed Basic and Higher Surgical Training in Ireland, a Higher Diploma in Quality in Healthcare, a Doctor of Medicine master’s and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeo... read more
Originally from Dungarvan, Co Waterford, Tony graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1999. He completed Basic and Higher Surgical Training in Ireland, a Higher Diploma in Quality in Healthcare, a Doctor of Medicine master’s and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2009. He spent 6 years in Toronto, completing a 1-year Fellowship in 2010, he was then a Vascular Surgeon at the Toronto General Hospital from 2010 to 2011 before going on Staff at the downtown, vibrant St Michael's Hospital, Toronto in July 2011 where he worked until 2015. During this time, he was also an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto, Clinical Director of the Vascular Laboratory and completed a further Masters in eHealth at McMaster. Academically, he launched and managed the SVS Vascular Quality Initiative, an international multi-centre quality database and, in collaboration with McMaster, designed online solutions for risk factor management in peripheral arterial disease.
In 2015 he was appointed as a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at University Hospital Limerick where he has remained in full time practice.
Over the last 8 years he was an Associate Clinical Director; Administrative Head, Department of Surgery; Clinical Lead & Administrative Head, Department of Vascular Surgery; Clinical Director of the Non-invasive Vascular Laboratory; and Senior Lecturer, Department of Surgery, University of Limerick. Tony was also recently the Secretary of the Irish Vascular Society and he was involved in the recent publication of Vascular Surgery’s model of care document. Over the last 24 years he has gained considerable experience in all facets of Vascular Surgery and Medicine.
Areas of Interest
Open aortic and endovascular surgery; carotid surgery; open, percutaneous and hybrid procedures for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease; and open endovenous, and medical management of varicose veins and venous ulcers.
Education
MB, BCh, BAO, LRCP&SI, HDip QHC, MD, MSc eHealth, FRCSI
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