Appointment of Professor Colm O’Herlihy to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

19th September 2018

Following nomination by the Medical Council, the Minister for Health, Simon Harris TD, has appointed Professor Colm O’Herlihy to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.

Professor Colm O’Herlihy, MD, FRCPI, FRCOG, FRANZCOG

Current Position

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science at the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin
Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist, National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin 2
Consultant Gynaecologist, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7

Medical School

University College Dublin (National University of Ireland)
Graduated June 1973: MB, BCh, BAO, Honours and lst place

Postgraduate Qualifications

MD Doctor of Medicine University of Melbourne 1981
FRCPI Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 1986
FRCOG Fellow of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 1989
FRANZCOG Fellow of Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 1981

Past and Current Appointments

President, Irish Perinatal Society 1992-94
President, Royal Academy of Medicine, Section of Obstetrics 1994-96
External Examiner, University of Manchester, The Queen’s University, Belfast and Trinity College Dublin
Council Member, Medical Defence Union 1993-2002
Regional Adviser for Ireland, RCOG 1996-2001
Council Member, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Member of the Medical Council of Ireland (Elected Member)
Member of the Medical Council Complaints Committee (PPC) & Education & Training Committee (EDPDC)

Current Research Interests

Obstetric pelvic floor injury, Management of Labour, obstetric and perinatal morbidity, immunology of infertility, hormonal replacement therapy.

Appointment of Professor Colm O’Herlihy to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Professor Colm O’Herlihy, MD, FRCPI, FRCOG, FRANZCOG

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