Liga Akmenkalne
University of Latvia graduate (Year 2018.) Currently a Core Surgical Trainee in Republic of Ireland. My passion towards surgery developed early. While being a medical student, I was a member, and subsequently the president, of my university’s Surgical Interest Group. As a junior trainee I constantly seek for new challenges and experiences. By joining the […]
Suzanne Murphy
Core surgical trainee
I am an intern on the academic track in Dublin’s Mater hospital, completing research into paediatric neurosurgery. I originally qualified as a nurse before returning to study medicine. In RCSI I became interested in research working as the editor of the RCSI student medical journal and the RCSI lead for the Neurology and Neurosurgery Interest […]
Carolyn Cullinane
Co-Chair
I am currently working as a General Surgery SpR. I obtained a MCh in Surgery from UCC in 2019 and was awarded a scholarship to complete a MSc in Healthcare Leadership in 2022. I recently completed my MD research on breast cancer biomarkers and translational research from UCC. My previous publications are centred around surgical […]
Éanna Ryan
Vice Chair
Éanna is an SpR in General Surgery working in Tallaght University Hospital. His post-graduate doctoral research was conducted in a multidisciplinary translational environment at St. Vincent’s University Hospital and was focused on mismatch repair deficient colorectal cancer under the supervision of Prof. Des Winter. His interests include surgical oncology, cancer genomics, gastrointestinal disease and minimally […]
Jessie Elliot
Past Chair
Having held a HRB-funded clinical research fellowship in surgical nutrition and cancer survivorship at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, I have experience in the design and conduct of clinical research, patient and public Involvement, and biostatistics. I am also the current Chair of the European Society for Diseases of the Esophagus Young Investigator Division, a role […]
Christina Fleming
Past Chair
I am a final year General and Colorectal Surgery SpR and I have previously completed a PhD. I am current Chair and past Secretary of the ISRC. I was project lead for ISRC’s first project, a National study of perioperative fluid management in elective colectomy (PERFECT). As Chair I aim to grow the collaborative both […]