Mohammed Alazzawi
Communications Rep
Hello, my name is Mohammed Al Azzawi, currently an ST3 trainee in general surgery. I graduated from RCSI – Bahrain and did my internship and basic training in Bahrain. Having spent some time in Ireland during my electives, I decided to move here to pursue my training in upper GI surgery. I have completed a […]
Alexandra Zaborowski
Vice Chair
Niall Hardy
Out of Programme Trainee Representative
Hi, I’m Niall and I’m delighted to perform the role of “Out of Programme Trainee Representative” this year. I am currently employed at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital/University College Dublin as a surgical research fellow and am undertaking a PhD in the application of artificial intelligence and fluorescence guided surgery in cancer identification. Prior to […]
Noel Donlon
Co-Chair & PROPEL Lead
Noel is a surgical specialist registrar with his subspeciality interest in Upper GI Surgery. He is the current lecturer in surgery (Trinity College Dublin/St. James’s Hospital). His PhD research focused on combining radiotherapy and immunotherapy in treating oesophageal adenocarcinoma. He has two Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) actively recruiting at present, one a multicentre trial evaluating […]
Stephen O’Brien
Secretary
I graduated from University College Cork School of Medicine in 2016. Following my intern year in Cork, I undertook a PhD in Physiology under the mentorship of Dr. Susan Galandiuk in the Price Institute of Surgical Research at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. I started Core Surgical Training in Ireland in 2021. My research […]
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 […]