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Dr Emer McGrath

MB Bch BAO, PhD, MRCPI, MRCPUK

Contact Details

Contract Research Appointment
Clinical Research Facility
NUI Galway
E: EMER.MCGRATH@nuigalway.ie
 
researcher
 

Biography

Emer McGrath is an Associate Professor in the School of Medicine at University of Galway and Consultant Neurologist at University Hospital Galway. Professor McGrath received her medical degree from University of Galway in 2009 and completed her early medical training at University Hospital Galway. She completed a PhD in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics at University of Galway with a focus on vascular brain disorders and was co-PI and lead for the SLEPT clinical trial. She completed Higher Specialist Training in Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women's Hospital, followed by a postdoctoral clinical research fellowship in neurovascular cognitive disorders at the Framingham Heart Study, Boston University. She completed a clinical fellowship in Neuromuscular Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. She was on faculty at Harvard Medical School and Consultant Neurologist at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston before returning to Galway in 2020. Professor McGrath currently holds a Health Research Board of Ireland Clinician Scientist Career Award and is an investigator with the world-renowned Framingham Heart Study. Her research work focuses on clinical epidemiology of neurovascular cognitive disorders, blood biomarkers for dementia, sex and gender-related differences in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and clinical trials in dementia and clinical neuroscience. 

Research Interests

Dr. McGrath's research work focuses on clinical epidemiology of neurovascular cognitive disorders (stroke, mild cognitive impairment and dementia), blood biomarkers for dementia and preclinical dementia, and clinical trials in neuroscience, particularly in neurodegenerative disease

Research Projects

  Project Start Date End Date
Blood-based biomarkers for early detection of preclinical neurocognitive disorders 01-DEC-20 01-JUN-25
Serum Biomarkers for Predicting Cognitive Decline and Dementia 01-SEP-18 30-AUG-22
Sleep to Lower Elevated Blood Pressure: A Randomised Controlled Trial 01-JUL-12 30-JUN-16
Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke: Natural History, Risk Factors and Clinical Consequences 01-JUL-12 30-JUN-13
Risk Factors for Ischaemic Stroke and Intracerebral Haemorrhage in Atrial Fibrillation 01-JUL-10 30-JUN-11

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2022) 'Determining Vascular Risk Factors for Dementia and Dementia Risk Prediction Across Mid- to Later-Life: The Framingham Heart Study'
McGrath ER, Beiser AS, O¿Donnell A, Himali JH, Pase MP, Satizabal CL, Seshadri S (2022) 'Determining Vascular Risk Factors for Dementia and Dementia Risk Prediction Across Mid- to Later-Life: The Framingham Heart Study'. Archives Of Neurology, [Details]
(2022) 'Blood phosphorylated tau 181 as a biomarker for preclinical dementia in cognitively healthy adults'
McGrath ER, Beiser AS, O¿Donnell A, Yang Q, Ghosh S, Gonzales MM, Himali JJ, Satizabal CL, Johnson KA, Tracy RP, Seshadri S (2022) 'Blood phosphorylated tau 181 as a biomarker for preclinical dementia in cognitively healthy adults'. Journal Of Alzheimers Disease, [Details]
(2022) 'Post-menopausal women show increased tau deposition compared with men and pre-menopausal women: the Framingham Heart Study'
Buckley RF, O¿Donnell A, McGrath ER, Jacobs HIL, Lois CG, Satizabal CL, Ghosh S, Rubinstein Z, Murabito JM, Sperling RA, Johnson KA, Seshadri S, Beiser AS (2022) 'Post-menopausal women show increased tau deposition compared with men and pre-menopausal women: the Framingham Heart Study'. Archives Of Neurology, [Details]
(2022) 'The Effect of a Run-In Period on Estimated Treatment Effects in Cardiovascular Randomized Clinical Trials: A Meta-Analytic Review'
Murphy R, O¿Donnell M, Nolan A, McGrath E, O Conghaile A, Ferguson F, Alvarez-Iglesias A, Costello M, Loughlin E, Reddin C, Ruttledge S, Gorey S, Hughes D, Smyth A, Canavan M, Judge C (2022) 'The Effect of a Run-In Period on Estimated Treatment Effects in Cardiovascular Randomized Clinical Trials: A Meta-Analytic Review'. Journal Of The American Heart Association, [Details]
(2022) 'Plasma EFEMP1 is associated with brain aging and dementia: The Framingham Heart Study'
McGrath ER, Himali JJ, Levy D, Yang Q, DeCarli CS, Courchesne P, Satizabal CL, Finney R, Vasan RS, Beiser AS, Seshadri S (2022) 'Plasma EFEMP1 is associated with brain aging and dementia: The Framingham Heart Study'. Journal Of Alzheimers Disease, 85 (4):1657-1666 [Details]
(2022) 'A 25-year-old lady with eye swelling and headache'
Hehir A, Gilmore R, Power S, Brennan P, McGrath E, Monaghan T (2022) 'A 25-year-old lady with eye swelling and headache'. Archives Of Neurology, [Details]
(2021) 'Interleukin-6 interacts with sleep apnoea severity when predicting incident Alzheimer¿s disease dementia'
Baril AA, Beiser AS, Redline S, McGrath ER, Gotllieb DJ, Aparicio HJ, Seshadri S, Himali JJ, Pase MP (2021) 'Interleukin-6 interacts with sleep apnoea severity when predicting incident Alzheimer¿s disease dementia'. Journal Of Alzheimers Disease, 79 (4):1451-1457 [Details]
(2021) 'Systemic inflammation as a moderator between sleep and incident dementia'
Baril AA, Beiser AS, Redline S, McGrath ER, Aparicio HJ, Gotllieb DJ, Seshadri S, Pase MP, Himali JJ. (2021) 'Systemic inflammation as a moderator between sleep and incident dementia'. Sleep, 44 (2) [Details]
(2020) 'Growth differentiation factor 15 and NT-proBNP as blood-based markers of vascular brain aging and dementia'
McGrath ER, Himali J, Levy D, Conner SC, DeCarli C, Pase M, Courchesne P, Satizabal C, Vasan RS, Beiser AS, Seshadri S (2020) 'Growth differentiation factor 15 and NT-proBNP as blood-based markers of vascular brain aging and dementia'. Journal Of The American Heart Association, 20 (9) [Details]
(2020) 'Circulating ceramide ratios and risk of vascular brain aging and dementia'
McGrath ER, Himali JJ, Xanthakis V, Duncan MS, Schaffer JE, Ory DS, Peterson LR, DeCarli C, Pase MP, Satizabal CL, Vasan RS, Beiser AS, Seshadri S (2020) 'Circulating ceramide ratios and risk of vascular brain aging and dementia'. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 7 (2):160-168 [Details]
(2020) 'The impact of a run-in period on treatment effects in cardiovascular prevention randomised control trials: A protocol for a comprehensive review and meta-analysis'
Murphy R, McGrath E, Nolan A, Smyth A, Canavan, M, O'Donnell M, Judge C. The impact of a run-in period on treatment effects in cardiovascular prevention randomised control trials: A protocol for a comprehensive review and meta-analysis. (2020) 'The impact of a run-in period on treatment effects in cardiovascular prevention randomised control trials: A protocol for a comprehensive review and meta-analysis'. HRB Open Research, 3 (82) [Details]
(2020) 'Association Between Blood Pressure Variability and Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis'
Variability in Blood Pressure and Brain Health Consortium (2020) 'Association Between Blood Pressure Variability and Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis'. Journal Of The American Heart Association, 9 (1) [Details]
(2020) 'Association of CD14 with incident dementia and subclinical markers of brain aging and injury'
Pase MP, Himali J, Beiser AS, DeCarli C, McGrath ER, Satizabal CL, Aparicio HJ, Fornage M, Tracy RP, Bis JC, Levy D, Seshadri S (2020) 'Association of CD14 with incident dementia and subclinical markers of brain aging and injury'. Archives Of Neurology, 94 (3):254-266 [Details]
(2019) 'Circulating IGFBP-2: a novel biomarker for incident dementia'
McGrath ER, Himali JJ, Levy D, Conner SC, DeCarli C, Pase MP, Courchesne P, Satizabal CL, Vasan RS, Beiser AS, Seshadri S (2019) 'Circulating IGFBP-2: a novel biomarker for incident dementia'. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 6 (9):1659-1670 [Details]
(2019) 'Neuromuscular Notes: Autoantibodies in Immune Myopathies'
McGrath ER (2019) 'Neuromuscular Notes: Autoantibodies in Immune Myopathies'. Practical Neurology, :32-34 [Details]
(2019) 'Circulating fibroblast growth factor 23 levels and incident dementia: The Framingham heart study'
25. McGrath ER, Himali JJ, Levy D, Conner SS, Pase MP, Abraham CR, Courchesne P, Satizabal CL, Vasan RS, Beiser AS, Seshadri S (2019) 'Circulating fibroblast growth factor 23 levels and incident dementia: The Framingham heart study'. Plos One, 14 (3) [Details]
(2018) 'Autoimmune Myopathies: Updates on Evaluation and Treatment'
McGrath ER, Doughty C, Amato AA (2018) 'Autoimmune Myopathies: Updates on Evaluation and Treatment'. Neurotherapeutics, 15 (4):976-994 [Details]
(2018) 'The association between blood pressure variability (BPV) with dementia and cognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol'
VARIABLE BRAIN consortium (2018) 'The association between blood pressure variability (BPV) with dementia and cognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol'. Systematic Reviews, 7 (1) [Details]
(2017) 'Blood Pressure from Mid to Late Life and Risk of Incident Dementia'
McGrath ER, Beiser AS, DeCarli CS, Plourde KL, Vasan RS, Greenberg SM, Seshadri S (2017) 'Blood Pressure from Mid to Late Life and Risk of Incident Dementia'. Archives Of Neurology, 89 (24):2447-2454 [Details]
(2017) 'Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy: A Localization-Based Approach'
McGrath ER (2017) 'Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy: A Localization-Based Approach'. Archives Of Neurology, 88 (18) [Details]
(2017) 'Use of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation After Ischaemic Stroke'
McGrath ER, Go AS, Chang Y, Borowsky LH, Fang MC, Reynolds K, Singer DE (2017) 'Use of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation After Ischaemic Stroke'. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society, 65 (2):241-248 [Details]
(2017) 'Ocular Findings in a Patient with Wilson¿s Disease and Venous Sinus Thrombosis'
Vodopivec I, McGrath ER, Vaitkevicius H (2017) 'Ocular Findings in a Patient with Wilson¿s Disease and Venous Sinus Thrombosis'. Archives Of Neurology, 88 (7) [Details]
(2017) 'Sleep to Lower Elevated Blood Pressure: A Randomized Controlled Trial (SLEPT)'
McGrath, ER,Espie, CA,Power, A,Murphy, AW,Newell, J,Kelly, C,Duffy, N,Gunning, P,Gibson, I,Bostock, S,O'Donnell, MJ (2017) 'Sleep to Lower Elevated Blood Pressure: A Randomized Controlled Trial (SLEPT)'. American Journal Of Hypertension, 30 :319-327 [DOI] [Details]
(2016) 'Digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in a medical population: evidence from the sleep to lower elevated blood pressure trial (SLEPT)'
McGrath, ER,Espie, CA,Bostock, S,Power, A,Murphy, AW,Newell, J,Kelly, C,Duffy, N,Gunning, P,Gibson, I,O'Donnell, MJ (2016) 'Digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in a medical population: evidence from the sleep to lower elevated blood pressure trial (SLEPT)'. Journal Of Sleep Research, 25 :136-136 [Details]
(2016) 'Clinical Reasoning: A 64-year-old man with visual distortions'
McGrath ER, Batra A, Lam AD, Rizzo JF, Cole AJ (2016) 'Clinical Reasoning: A 64-year-old man with visual distortions'. Archives Of Neurology, [Details]
(2015) 'NSAIDs increase bleeding risk in patients with atrial fibrillation'
McGrath ER (2015) 'NSAIDs increase bleeding risk in patients with atrial fibrillation'. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 20 (5) [Details]
(2015) 'Does Lowering Blood Pressure With Antihypertensive Therapy Preserve Independence in Activities of Daily Living? A Systematic Review'
Canavan, M,Smyth, A,Bosch, J,Jensen, M,McGrath, ER,Mulkerrin, EC,O'Donnell, MJ (2015) 'Does Lowering Blood Pressure With Antihypertensive Therapy Preserve Independence in Activities of Daily Living? A Systematic Review'. American Journal Of Hypertension, 28 :273-279 [DOI] [Details]
(2014) 'Transoesophageal Echocardiography in Patients with Cryptogenic Ischaemic Stroke: A Systematic Review'
McGrath ER, Paikin JS, Motlagh B, Salehian O, Kapral MK, O¿Donnell MJ (2014) 'Transoesophageal Echocardiography in Patients with Cryptogenic Ischaemic Stroke: A Systematic Review'. American Heart Journal, 168 (5):706-712 [Details]
(2014) 'Vascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease and Functional Impairment in Community-Dwelling Adults'
Canavan, M,Glynn, LG,Smyth, A,Mulkerrin, EC,Murphy, AW,Mulqueen, J,McGrath, ER,O'Donnell, MJ (2014) 'Vascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease and Functional Impairment in Community-Dwelling Adults'. Gerontology, 60 :212-221 [DOI] [Details]
(2014) 'Sleep to lower elevated blood pressure: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial'
McGrath, ER,Espie, CA,Murphy, AW,Newell, J,Power, A,Madden, S,Byrne, M,O'Donnell, MJ (2014) 'Sleep to lower elevated blood pressure: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial'. Trials, 15 [DOI] [Details]
(2014) 'Antithrombotic Therapy After Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation'
McGrath, ER,Kapral, MK,Fang, JM,Eikelboom, JW,Conghaile, AO,Canavan, M,O'Donnell, MJ,Investigators Ontario Stroke Regis (2014) 'Antithrombotic Therapy After Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation'. Stroke, 45 [DOI] [Details]
(2013) 'Association of atrial fibrillation with mortality and disability after ischemic stroke'
McGrath, ER,Kapral, MK,Fang, JM,Eikelboom, JW,O'Conghaile, A,Canavan, M,O'Donnell, MJ (2013) 'Association of atrial fibrillation with mortality and disability after ischemic stroke'. Neurology, 81 :825-832 [Details]
(2012) 'The PLAN Score: a bedside prediction rule for death and severe disability following acute ischaemic stroke'
O¿Donnell MJ, Fang J, D¿Uva C, Saposnik G, Gould L, McGrath E, Kapral MK (2012) 'The PLAN Score: a bedside prediction rule for death and severe disability following acute ischaemic stroke'. Archives Of Internal Medicine, 172 (20):1548-1556 [Details]
(2012) 'Preventing cardiovascular disease in primary care: Role of a national risk factor management program'
McGrath, ER;Glynn, LG;Murphy, AW;Conghaile, AO;Canavan, M;Reid, C;Moloney, B;O'Donnell, MJ (2012) 'Preventing cardiovascular disease in primary care: Role of a national risk factor management program'. American Heart Journal, 163 :714-719 [DOI] [Details]
(2012) 'Which Risk Factors Are More Associated With Ischemic Stroke Than Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation?'
McGrath, ER,Kapral, MK,Fang, JM,Eikelboom, JW,Conghaile, AO,Canavan, M,O'Donnell, MJ (2012) 'Which Risk Factors Are More Associated With Ischemic Stroke Than Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation?'. Stroke, 43 :2048-76 [DOI] [Details]
(2011) 'Validity of composite outcomes in meta-analyses of stroke prevention trials: the case of aspirin'
McGrath E, O Conghaile A, Eikelboom JW, Dinneen SF, Oczkowski C, O'Donnell MJ (2011) 'Validity of composite outcomes in meta-analyses of stroke prevention trials: the case of aspirin'. Cerebrovascular Diseases, 32 (1):22-27 [Details]
(2010) 'An Ocular Presentation of Familial Tumoral Calcinosis'
McGrath E, Harney F, Kinsella F (2010) 'An Ocular Presentation of Familial Tumoral Calcinosis'. BMJ Case Reports, [Details]
(2010) 'Recurrent Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension in Early Pregnancy'
1. McGrath E, Alexander M, Monaghan TS, Hennessy MJ (2010) 'Recurrent Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension in Early Pregnancy'. BMJ Case Reports, [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2022) 'Stroke'
McGrath E, Canavan M, O¿Donnell MJ (2022) 'Stroke' In: Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Churchill Livingstone. [Details]
(2019) 'Stroke Risk Factors in Women'
McGrath ER, Rexrode KM (2019) 'Stroke Risk Factors in Women' In: Neurology and Psychiatry of Women: A Guide to Gender-based Issues in Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Springer. [Details]
(2017) 'Neurology Evidence: The Practice Changing Studies'
McGrath ER, McGinnis S (2017) 'Neurology Evidence: The Practice Changing Studies' In: Cognitive Neurology. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Wolters Kluwer. [Details]
(2017) 'Stroke'
McGrath E, Canavan M, O¿Donnell MJ (2017) 'Stroke' In: Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Churchill Livingstone. [Details]
(2012) 'Stroke'
Canavan M, McGrath E, O¿Donnell MJ (2012) 'Stroke' In: Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Churchill Livingstone. [Details]
(2012) 'Pathophysiology of Thromboembolic Stroke'
1. McGrath E, O¿Donnell MJ (2012) 'Pathophysiology of Thromboembolic Stroke' In: Hemostasis and Thrombosis: Basic Principles and Clinical Practice. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. [Details]

Editorial

  Year Publication
(2012) Estimating treatment effects in observational studies.
McGrath, ER;O'Donnell, MJ (2012) Estimating treatment effects in observational studies. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS Editorial [DOI] [Details]

Reviews

  Year Publication
(2014) Novel oral anticoagulants: A focused review for stroke physicians.
McGrath, ER,Eikelboom, JW,Kapral, MK,O'Donnell, MJ (2014) Novel oral anticoagulants: A focused review for stroke physicians. Reviews [DOI] [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2020 Health Professional Top 100 hospital and healthcare professionals Health Professional News
2010 Boehringer Ingelheim Stroke Research Fellowship Award Boehringer Ingelheim
2020 Represented NUI Galway in the Women in Research Leadership in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics NUI Galway
2020 HRB Postdoctoral Clinician Scientist Fellowship Award HRB
2018 Alzheimer's Association Clinician Scientist Fellowship Alzheimer's Association
2017 American Academy of Neurology Founders Alliance Award American Academy of Neurology
2016 Chief Resident for Research, Harvard Neurology Residency Programme Harvard Mass General Brigham Neurology Department
2012 HRB Clinical Research Training Fellowship for Healthcare Professionals (PhD award) HRB
2011 RCPI Canavan Gold Medal RCPI
2010 Irish Canadian University Foundation Dobbin Scholarship and Dr Patrick Hillery Award Irish Canadian University Foundation
2008 HRB Summer Undergraduate Research Scholarship HRB
2007 Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) UREKA Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award SFI

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
Royal College of Physicians, UK (Edinburgh) Member 01-JAN-11 /
Dementia Research Network Ireland Member 01-JAN-20 /
American Neurological Association Member 01-JAN-16 /
Royal College of Physicians, Ireland Member 01-NOV-11 /
European Neurological Society Member 01-JAN-13 /
American Academy of Neurology Member 01-JAN-14 /
Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment Member 01-JAN-18 /
Irish Institute of Clinical Neuroscience Member 01-JAN-19 /

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
NUI Galway College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee Member 01-MAR-22 /
Pathways To Residency Program Committee, NUI Galway School of Medicine Committee member, mentorship for undergraduate medical students 01-MAR-22 /
European Academy of Neurology Coordinating Panel on Gender and Diversity Coordinating Panel Member 01-MAR-22 /
European Academy of Neurology Scientific Panel in Dementia and Cognitive Disorders Nominated National Clinical Lead for Dementia - Irish committee representative 01-JAN-22 /
NUI Galway School of Medicine Research Committee Member with particular role in co-leading the undergraduate research programme 01-DEC-21 /

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
Harvard Medical School Senior Lecturer (Instructor) in Neurology 01-JUL-18 / 30-JUN-20
NUI Galway Associate Professor, School of Medicine (HRB funded post) 01-DEC-20 /
Harvard-affiliated Brigham & Women¿s Hospital, Boston Consultant (Attending) Neurologist 01-JUL-18 / 30-JUN-20
Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham & Women's Hospital Neuromuscular Fellow 01-JUL-17 / 30-JUN-18
Galway University Hospital/Saolta Group Academic Consultant Neurologist 01-DEC-20 /
Harvard Medical School Clinical Fellow 01-JUL-13 / 30-JUN-18
Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham & Women's Hospital Neurology Resident (Specialist Registrar) 01-JUL-14 / 30-JUN-17

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2022 UCC Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Trials Clinical Trials
2013 NUI Galway PhD Structured PhD in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
2011 RCPI MRCPI Medicine
2011 Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh MRCPUK Medicine
2009 NUI Galway MB, BCh, BAO Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Other Activities

  Description

Grant Review Activities: 2022 to present - Invited reviewer for the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation Annual Research Grant Programme; 2018 to present - Invited reviewer for the Alzheimer's Association International Research Grant Programme; Recent Scientific Meeting Activities: Feb 2022 Session chair for the 44th Annual Neuromuscular Symposium, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas; Feb 2022 Invited abstract reviewer for the European Academy of Neurology Congress 2022; Jan 2022 Invited abstract reviewer for the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2022; Nov 2021 Session Chair for the IICN Registrar's Prize in Clinical Neuroscience Meeting; 2019 American Neurological Association annual meeting abstract reviewer; Editorial Activities: 2022 to date, Associate editor for Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 2-year term (rolling basis); 2015 to 2018, Assistant editor for Neurology journal Resident and Fellow section; Ad-hoc Reviewer (2016 to present): New England Journal of Medicine, British Medical Journal, Neurology, Annals of Medicine, BMJ Open, BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, BMJ Case Reports, Cerebrovascular Diseases, European Journal of Neurology, Heart, International Journal of Neuroscience, International Journal of Stroke, PLoS One, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Teaching Interests

During my career to date I have acquired substantial training and teaching experience as a Clinician-Educator, including formal training through the RCPI and as a member of the Harvard Medical School Teaching Academy. I have significant experience teaching across diverse clinical settings including MSc courses, international CME/CPD courses, institutional-level CME/CPD lectures, postgraduate teaching of medicine and neurology residents and fellows, teaching for the Harvard Medical School Undergraduate curriculum in neurology, and more recently, teaching of SHOs/Registrars/Specialist Registrars in medicine and neurology at both local and national levels. In my current post, I serve on the Pathways to Residency Mentoring Programme committee and the School of Medicine Undergraduate Research Subcommittee and serve as mentor/co-mentor to 8 postdoctoral, PhD and clinical trainees

Modules Taught

  Term/Year Module Title Module Code Subject / Desc
2021-2023 Neuropsychiatry Module 1CNS1 Demyelinating disorders
2013 Systematic review methods MD515 Taught two sessions
2013 Introduction to Research Methods for Randomized Controlled Trials MD514
2009 Systematic review MSc in Medical Science (systematic review module) Contributed to one session

External Collaborators

  Name Organisation / Institute Country Description of Collaboration
Prof Matthew Pase Monash University AUSTRALIA
Prof Jayandra Himali University of Texas San Antonio U.S.A.
Prof Brian Lawlor TCD IRELAND
Prof Alexa Beiser Boston University U.S.A.
Dr Rachel Buckley Harvard Medical School U.S.A.
Dr Mitzi Gonzales University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio U.S.A.
Dr Rónán O'Caoimh UCC IRELAND
Prof Sudha Seshadri University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio U.S.A.