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Prof. Richard Farrell

Consultant Gastroenterologist

Clinical Interests:
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Coeliac Disease, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Haemachromatosis, Fatty Liver and Therapeutic Endoscopy

Contact Details:

Secretary: Marion.
Tel: 01-6466419
Fax: 6466407
email: proffarrellprivate@gmail.com

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

Qualifications:
MD, FRCPI

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
* Honorary Professor of Medicine, RCSI 2022