Cardiac Surgeons
Professor. James McCarthy
Mr. McCarthy works at Mater Hospital, St. Vincent’s Hospital and Blackrock Clinic. He trained at the Mater Hospital and Cleveland Clinic, USA. He is currently Director of the Mater Hospital Cardiac Surgical and Cardiac Transplantation Unit.
Mr. Michael Tolan
Mr. Tolan works at St. James Hospital, St. Vincent’s Hospital and Blackrock Clinic. He trained in the Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast, Papworth Hospital Cambridge and Paris. He has a special interest in mitral valve surgery, and has pioneered the development of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.
Mr. Fabio Bartoluzzi
Mr. Bartoluzzi works at Galway Clinic. He trained on the Dublin Special Registrar Scheme. He worked in the UK as a consultant before returning to Galway Clinic to head up the cardiac surgical programme there.
Cardiologists
Prof. James Crowley
Dr. Crowley works at University College Hospital Galway and Galway Clinic. He is an interventional cardiologist and is also the National Programme Director for Cardiology Specialist Training in Ireland. He is the senior interventional cardiologist in Galway.
Dr. Andy Maree
Dr. Maree is an interventional cardiologist and recently joined the staff at the Blackrock Clinic from Harvard Medical School in Boston. As well as treatment of ischaemic heart disease, he has a major interest in the minimally invasive treatment of structural heart disease. He is also on the staff of St James Hospital.
Cardiac Electrophysiologists
Professor. David Keane
Professor Keane works at St. Vincent’s Hospital and Blackrock Clinic. He trained in London, Rotterdam and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston where he became Head of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. He is internationally recognised for his expertise in catheter ablation of tachycardias and atrial fibrillation.
Dr. Jonathan Lyne
Dr. Lyne trained in both electrophysiology and cardiac imaging in the Brompton Hospital in London and has recently joined the staff at Blackrock Clinic and Hermitage Hospital. He has particular interest in cryoablation for the management of atrial arrhythmias.
Dr. Daniel O’Hare
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist
Dr. O’Hare graduated from the University of Limerick Graduate Entry Medical school in 2011, and was awarded the Gold Medal in Medicine. His cardiology training in Ireland included Specialist Registrar years in University Hospital Limerick, University Hospital Galway, St. James’ and St. Vincent’s Hospitals in Dublin.
After completing his Irish cardiology training years, he studied for MD in King’s College London in the area of electrical conduction in the atria and the role of Cardiac MRI in the evaluation of the arrhythmia patient. He completed a clinical fellowship in Electrophysiology in St. Thomas’ Hospital Westminster. During this time he was the Cardiology Foundation Lecturer for Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Foundation Trust, and was selected for the inaugural cohort of the British Cardiovascular Society’s Emerging Leaders Programme.
Prior to returning to Ireland, he worked as a post CCT Electrophysiology fellow in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. He is Clinical Director of Cardiology Blackrock Clinic, Dublin.
Cardiac Imaging
Dr. Rory O’Hanlon
Dr. Rory O’Hanlon is the lead imaging specialist in the cardiac MRI department at Blackrock Clinic. Blackrock Clinic has the only fulltime dedicated imaging centre in Ireland. Dr. O’Hanlon trained originally at the Brompton Hospital in London and is also on the staff of St Vincent’s Hospital.