Our Dean and Board

Dr Louise Kyne

Dean of the Faculty of Paediatrics

Dr Louise Kyne is Dean of the Faculty of Paediatrics. She commenced her consultant career in Letterkenny University hospital, as a General Paediatrician with a special interest in Community Child Health and took up her current Consultant Paediatrician post in Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Temple Street in 2007. She graduated from University College Galway in 1990 and subsequently completed her initial paediatric training in Ireland. She furthered her clinical training in Nottingham, UK where she obtained an M.Med.Sci (Clin Edu) and completed a clinical and research fellowship (Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect) in The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. She was the Associate Dean of Paediatric membership examinations in RCPI between 2007 and 2013.She is an Honorary Senior lecturer at RCSI Her special interests include child maltreatment, child development /disability and clinical education.

Our Board

We are governed by the Board of the Faculty of Paediatrics.

The Board is our ultimate decision-making body and is responsible for ensuring that the aim and functions of the Faculty are fulfilled on behalf of its members.

Dr Louise Kyne, Faculty Dean, Forum Representative, Chair of Clinical Advisory Groups, Chair of Child Protection Peer Review
Dr Pamela O'Connor, Vice-Dean
Dr Sinéad Murphy, Honorary Secretary; RCPI Director of Eduction
Dr David Mullane, Honorary Treasurer
Dr Michael Boyle, Ex-Officio, Lead NSD for HST General Paediatrics, NCAG Co-Chair
Ms Sinead Callinan, Lay Representative; Head of Clinical Sponsorship Oversight TCD
Dr Emma Curtis, Elected Fellow Representative
Dr Anne Doolan, Co-opted, NCAG C0-Chair
Mr James Doorley, Lay Representative; Deputy Director, National Youth Council of Ireland
Dr John Fitzsimons, Ex-Officio, NSD of CPSP
Dr Paul Gallager, Co-opted, Recruitment & Retention Faculty Representative
Dr Conor Hensey, Ex-Officio, Lead NSD for BST
Prof Hilary Hoey, Co-opted, Professional Competence Lead
Dr John Gabriel Joyce, Co-opted, Trainee Representative
Dr Juliette Lucey, Elected Fellow Representative
Dr Ciara McDonnell, Ex-Officio, Associate Dean of Examinations
Dr Judith Meehan, Ex-Officio, Immediate Past Honorary Secretary; Convenor of Meetings
Dr Anne Marie Murphy, Ex-Officio, Lead NSD for HST General Paediatrics
Dr Susan O'Connell, Elected Fellow Representative
Dr Michael O'Grady, Elected Fellow Representative
Dr Ike Okafor, Elected Fellow Representative
Dr Angela O'Leary, Elected Associate Member Representative
Dr Michaela Pentony, Co-opted, Trainee Representative
Dr Roy Gavin Stone, Elected Collegiate Member Representative

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