Medicine

Prof Francis Finucane

Biography

Francis Finucane is a consultant endocrinologist at Galway University Hospitals and an honorary personal professor in medicine at NUI Galway. He graduated from RCSI in 1998 and completed training in general medicine and endocrinology at the Mater and Beaumont Hospitals in Dublin.

He undertook a clinical research fellowship at St. James’s Hospital for which he was awarded an MD in 2008 by the University of Dublin (TCD). This work investigated cardiovascular and metabolic perturbations in Irish children with obesity as well as the response to exercise in young patients with type 2 diabetes. Specifically, he described for the first time in Irish children the association between excess body weight and elevated blood pressure and also insulin resistance.

Thereafter, Prof. Finucane won both the Graves'- and the Bristol Myers Squibb/ Sanofi- Travelling Fellowships from the Irish Endocrine Society in 2006, which funded the start of a post-doctoral fellowship at the MRC Epidemiology Unit in Cambridge, UK. This led to a three-year MRC-funded Career Development Fellowship there, where he led the first trial to show that aerobic exercise reduces liver fat content in humans. He also contributed to genetic epidemiological studies that identified mechanistically important diabetes risk markers and he devised a new method for measuring whole-body insulin sensitivity.

Since returning to Ireland in 2010, Prof. Finucane has established a regional bariatric service in the West of Ireland, the busiest centre in the country providing multidisciplinary care to patients with severe and complicated obesity. He was the clinical lead for endocrinology in the Saolta group from 2014 to 2018. He is a member of several international scientific organisations and is on the scientific committee of the European Diabetes Epidemiology Group since 2016. He has over 60 peer reviewed publications.

As of January 2020 (according to Publons) he is the highest ranked peer reviewer across all academic disciplines at NUI Galway and is the highest ranked peer reviewer in clinical medicine in Ireland. He sits on the editorial board of the journal Obesity Surgery. He has served on RCPI policy groups on obesity and physical activity and on the RCPI examinations board and is currently a junior fellow on Council at RCPI.

He was awarded the inaugural Clinical Research Career Development Fellowship from the Saolta Hospital Group in 2019. He is currently establishing Ireland's first and only Masters of Science in Obesity in collaboration with his colleagues at NUI Galway.

Recent Articles:
1. Difficulties with industry-led reformulation: https://theconversation.com/food-system-needs-a-revolution-not-tinkering-around-edges-by-the-ultra-processed-producers-120186

2. Our approach to obesity needs to be more compassionate: http://www.universitytimes.ie/2017/04/our-approach-to-obesity-needs-to-be-more-compassionate/

3. Ethical considerations in not providing care to patients with severe and complicated obesity: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/our-treatment-of-patients-with-severe-obesity-is-unethical-but-why-1.3553438

4. Childhood obesity screening is flawed public health policy: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/opinion-childhood-obesity-screening-pseudoscience-or-pragmatic-precaution-1.2153042

5. The Government strategy on tackling obesity is flawed for many reasons: https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/exercise-wont-rid-society-of-obesity-until-we-regulate-the-food-we-eat-35088163.html

6. Ronald McDonald House should not be built at the New National Children’s Hospital. https://theconversation.com/mcdonalds-is-a-social-and-healthcare-burden-whatever-its-charity-pr-might-indicate-105627 and https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/views/analysis/mcdonalds-is-a-social-and-healthcare-burden-whatever-its-charity-pr-might-indicate-888118.html

7. Myths about obesity and the harms they cause: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/obesity-myths-and-the-harm-they-cause-1.3825823

8. “Operation Humiliation”: https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/why-the-fat-should-not-be-in-the-fire-on-obesity-31004518.html

Research Interests

Interventions in patients with severe and complicated obesity.
Metabolic changes after obesity surgery.
Extreme phenotypes of insulin resistance.
Type 2 diabetes in young people.
The relationship between adiposity and insulin resistance.
Structured lifestyle modification programmes to reduce cardiovascular risk.
Commercial influences on public health policy.

Research Projects

	Project	Start Date	End Date
	Research General Account	01-FEB-15	31-JAN-22

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2020)	'Effects of a Milk-Based Meal Replacement Program on Weight and Metabolic Characteristics in Adults with Severe Obesity' Rafey, MF,Murphy, CF,Abdalgwad, R,Kilkelly, K,Griffin, H,Beatty, N,O'Shea, PM,Collins, C,McGrath, R,Hynes, M,Davenport, C,O'Donnell, M,Finucane, FM (2020) 'Effects of a Milk-Based Meal Replacement Program on Weight and Metabolic Characteristics in Adults with Severe Obesity'. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome And Obesity-Targets And Therapy, 13 :197-205 [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'Preferences for Weight Loss Treatment Amongst Treatment-Seeking Patients with Severe Obesity: A Discrete Choice Experiment' Queally,M., Doherty,E., Finucane,F., & O’Neill, C. (2020) 'Preferences for Weight Loss Treatment Amongst Treatment-Seeking Patients with Severe Obesity: A Discrete Choice Experiment'. Applied Health Economics And Health Policy, [Details]
	(2019)	'Prolonged acidosis is a feature of SGLT2i-induced euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis' Rafey, MF,Butt, A,Coffey, B,Reddington, L,Devitt, A,Lappin, D,Finucane, FM (2019) 'Prolonged acidosis is a feature of SGLT2i-induced euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis'. Endocrinology Diabetes And Metabolism Case Reports, [DOI] [Details]
	(2019)	'Severe obesity as a barrier to international travel: a qualitative analysis' Flaherty, GT;Geoghegan, R;Brown, IG;Finucane, FM (2019) 'Severe obesity as a barrier to international travel: a qualitative analysis'. Journal Of Travel Medicine, 26 [DOI] [Details]
	(2019)	'Utilising a milk-based meal replacement programme in a bariatric patient with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus' Maher, M;Rafey, MF;Griffin, H;Cunningham, K;Finucane, FM (2019) 'Utilising a milk-based meal replacement programme in a bariatric patient with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus'. Endocrinology Diabetes And Metabolism Case Reports, [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Risperidone-induced type 2 diabetes presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis' Fang, CEH,Rafey, MF,Cunningham, A,Dinneen, SF,Finucane, FM (2018) 'Risperidone-induced type 2 diabetes presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis'. Endocrinology Diabetes And Metabolism Case Reports, [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'SGLT2 inhibitor-induced euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis may be due to abrupt, severe and transient impaired glucose sensing in susceptible individuals with a hitherto unrecognised beta cell SGLT variant' Finucane, FM (2018) 'SGLT2 inhibitor-induced euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis may be due to abrupt, severe and transient impaired glucose sensing in susceptible individuals with a hitherto unrecognised beta cell SGLT variant'. Medical Hypotheses, 114 :11-12 [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Validity of ultrasonography to assess hepatic steatosis compared to magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a criterion method in older adults' Rolfe, ED,Brage, S,Sleigh, A,Finucane, F,Griffin, SJ,Wareham, NJ,Ong, KK,Forouhi, NG (2018) 'Validity of ultrasonography to assess hepatic steatosis compared to magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a criterion method in older adults'. Plos One, 13 [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'Low expectations: Do teachers underestimate the ability of overweight children or the children of overweight mothers?' Queally, M,Doherty, E,Finucane, FM,O'Neill, C (2017) 'Low expectations: Do teachers underestimate the ability of overweight children or the children of overweight mothers?'. Economics & Human Biology, 27 :26-32 [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'Health challenges of international travel for obese patients' Mozo, MV,Finucane, FM,Flaherty, GT (2017) 'Health challenges of international travel for obese patients'. Journal Of Travel Medicine, 24 [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'Unmet need for bariatric surgery' O'Neill, KN,Finucane, FM,le Roux, CW,Fitzgerald, AP,Kearney, PM (2017) 'Unmet need for bariatric surgery'. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases, 13 :1052-1056 [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'Diabetic ketoacidosis: a challenging diabetes phenotype' Small, C,Egan, AM,Elhadi, EM,O'Reilly, MW,Cunningham, A,Finucane, FM (2017) 'Diabetic ketoacidosis: a challenging diabetes phenotype'. Endocrinology Diabetes And Metabolism Case Reports, [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'Diet Behavior Change Techniques in Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis' Cradock KA; ÓLaighin G; Finucane FM; McKay R; Quinlan LR; Martin Ginis KA; Gainforth HL (2017) 'Diet Behavior Change Techniques in Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis'. Diabetes Care, 40 (12):1800-1810 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2016)	'Effect of an icon-based menu labelling initiative on consumer food choice' Kerins, C., Finucane, F., Gibson, I., Cunningham, K., Jones, J., & Kelly, C. (2016) 'Effect of an icon-based menu labelling initiative on consumer food choice'. Perspectives In Public Health, [Details]
	(2015)	'A Randomized, Controlled Trial of 3.0 mg of Liraglutide in Weight Management' Pi-Sunyer X, Astrup A, Fujioka K, Greenway F, Halpern A, Krempf M, Lau DC, le Roux CW, Violante Ortiz R, Jensen CB, Wilding JP; SCALE Obesity and Prediabetes NN8022-1839 Study Group. (2015) 'A Randomized, Controlled Trial of 3.0 mg of Liraglutide in Weight Management'. New England Journal Of Medicine, [Details]
	(2015)	'Objectively measured sedentary time, physical activity and kidney function in people with recently diagnosed Type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort analysis' Guo VY, Brage S, Ekelund U, Griffin SJ, Simmons RK, ADDITION-Plus study team. (2015) 'Objectively measured sedentary time, physical activity and kidney function in people with recently diagnosed Type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort analysis'. Diabetic Medicine, [Details]
	(2015)	'Effects of an eight-week supervised, structured lifestyle modification programme on anthropometric, metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors in severely obese adults' Crowe C, Gibson I, Cunning K, Kerins C, Costello C, Windle J, O'Shea PM, Hynes M, MGuire BE, Kilkelly K, Griffin H, O'Brien T, Jones J, Finucane FM. (2015) 'Effects of an eight-week supervised, structured lifestyle modification programme on anthropometric, metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors in severely obese adults'. BMC Endocr Disord, [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	'Should we screen for childhood obesity?' Geoghegan, R., Kelly, C. & Finucane, F.M. (2015) 'Should we screen for childhood obesity?'. Clinical Obesity, [Details]
	(2014)	'Glycaemic control is harder to achieve than blood pressure or lipid control in Irish adults with type 1 diabetes' Cotter, TG,Dinneen, SF,Healy, DA,Bell, MJ,Cunningham, A,O'Shea, PM,Dunne, F,O'Brien, T,Finucane, FM (2014) 'Glycaemic control is harder to achieve than blood pressure or lipid control in Irish adults with type 1 diabetes'. Diabetes Research And Clinical Practice, 106 :56-59 [DOI] [Details]
	(2014)	'Liver fat accumulation is associated with reduced hepatic insulin extraction and beta cell dysfunction in healthy older individuals' Finucane, FM,Sharp, SJ,Hatunic, M,Sleigh, A,Rolfe, ED,Sayer, AA,Cooper, C,Griffin, SJ,Wareham, NJ (2014) 'Liver fat accumulation is associated with reduced hepatic insulin extraction and beta cell dysfunction in healthy older individuals'. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 6 [DOI] [Details]
	(2014)	'Do improvements in dietary behaviour contribute to cardiovascular risk factor reduction over and above cardio-protective medication in newly diagnosed diabetes patients?' Cooper AJ, Schliemann D, Long GH, Griffin SJ, Simmons RK; ADDITION-Cambridge study team (2014) 'Do improvements in dietary behaviour contribute to cardiovascular risk factor reduction over and above cardio-protective medication in newly diagnosed diabetes patients?'. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, [Details]
	(2014)	'Glycaemic control is harder to achieve than blood pressure or lipid control in Irish adults with type 1 diabetes' Cotter TG, Dinneen SF, Healy DA, Bell MJ, Cunningham A, O'Shea PM, Dunne F, O'Brien T, Finucane FM (2014) 'Glycaemic control is harder to achieve than blood pressure or lipid control in Irish adults with type 1 diabetes'. Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 106 (3):1-9 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Intrahepatic Lipid Content and Insulin Resistance Are More Strongly Associated with Impaired NEFA Suppression after Oral Glucose Loading Than with Fasting NEFA Levels in Healthy Older Individuals' Finucane, FM,Sharp, SJ,Hatunic, M,Sleigh, A,Rolfe, EDL,Sayer, AA,Cooper, C,Griffin, SJ,Savage, DB,Wareham, NJ (2013) 'Intrahepatic Lipid Content and Insulin Resistance Are More Strongly Associated with Impaired NEFA Suppression after Oral Glucose Loading Than with Fasting NEFA Levels in Healthy Older Individuals'. International Journal Of Endocrinology, [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Differences in the structure of outpatient diabetes care between endocrinologist-led and general physician- led services' O'Donnell, M;de Siun, A;O'Mullane, M;Smith, D;Bradley, C;Finucane, FM;Dinneen, SF (2013) 'Differences in the structure of outpatient diabetes care between endocrinologist-led and general physician- led services'. BMC Health Services Research, 13 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Genetic defects in human pericentrin are associated with severe insulin resistance and diabetes.Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Study Group' Huang-Doran I, Bicknell LS, Finucane FM, Rocha N, Porter KM, Tung YC, Szekeres F, Krook A, Nolan JJ, O'Driscoll M, Bober M, O'Rahilly S, Jackson AP, Semple RK, Majewski (2011) 'Genetic defects in human pericentrin are associated with severe insulin resistance and diabetes.Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Study Group'. Diabetes, 60 (3):925-935 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Protocol for the ADDITION-Plus study: a randomised controlled trial of an individually-tailored behaviour change intervention among people with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes under intensive UK general practice care' Griffin SJ, Simmons RK, Williams KM, Prevost AT, Hardeman W, Grant J, Whittle F, Boase S, Hobbis I, Brage S, Westgate K, Fanshawe T, Sutton S, Wareham NJ, Kinmonth AL, ADDITION-Plus study team. (2011) 'Protocol for the ADDITION-Plus study: a randomised controlled trial of an individually-tailored behaviour change intervention among people with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes under intensive UK general practice care'. BMC Public Health, 11 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'Reduced insulin requirements during participation in the DAFNE (dose adjustment for normal eating) structured education programme' Leelarathna L, Ward C, Davenport K, Donald S, Housden A, Finucane FM, Evans M. (2011) 'Reduced insulin requirements during participation in the DAFNE (dose adjustment for normal eating) structured education programme'. Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 92 (2):e34-e36 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'The effects of aerobic exercise on metabolic risk, insulin sensitivity and intrahepatic lipid in healthy older people from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study: a randomised controlled trial' Finucane FM, Sharp SJ, Purslow LR, Horton K, Horton J, Savage DB, Brage S, Besson H, De Lucia Rolfe E, Sleigh A, Martin HJ, Aihie Sayer A, Cooper C, Ekelund U, Griffin SJ, Wareham NJ. (2010) 'The effects of aerobic exercise on metabolic risk, insulin sensitivity and intrahepatic lipid in healthy older people from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study: a randomised controlled trial'. Diabetologia, 53 (4):624-631 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Glucose metabolism after normalization of markers of iron overload by venesection in subjects with hereditary hemochromatosis' Hatunic M, Finucane FM, Norris S, Pacini G, Nolan JJ. (2010) 'Glucose metabolism after normalization of markers of iron overload by venesection in subjects with hereditary hemochromatosis'. Metabolism, 59 (12):1811-1815 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Subjects with early-onset type 2 diabetes show defective activation of the skeletal muscle PGC-1{alpha}/Mitofusin-2 regulatory pathway in response to physical activity' Hernández-Alvarez MI, Thabit H, Burns N, Shah S, Brema I, Hatunic M, Finucane F, Liesa M, Chiellini C, Naon D, Zorzano A, Nolan JJ. (2010) 'Subjects with early-onset type 2 diabetes show defective activation of the skeletal muscle PGC-1{alpha}/Mitofusin-2 regulatory pathway in response to physical activity'. Diabetes Care, 33 (3):645-651 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Altered C-fiber function as an indicator of early peripheral neuropathy in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance' Green AQ, Krishnan S, Finucane FM, Rayman G. (2010) 'Altered C-fiber function as an indicator of early peripheral neuropathy in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance'. Diabetes Care, 33 (1):174-176 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Effect of iron overload on glucose metabolism in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis' Hatunic M, Finucane FM, Brennan AM, Norris S, Pacini G, Nolan JJ. (2010) 'Effect of iron overload on glucose metabolism in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis'. Metabolism, 59 (3):380-384 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Caesarean section and macrosomia increase transient tachypnoea of the newborn in type 1 diabetes pregnancies' Al-Agha R, Kinsley BT, Finucane FM, Murray S, Daly S, Foley M, Smith SC, Firth RG. (2010) 'Caesarean section and macrosomia increase transient tachypnoea of the newborn in type 1 diabetes pregnancies'. Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 89 (3):e46-e48 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Ultrasound measurements of visceral and subcutaneous abdominal thickness to predict abdominal adiposity among older men and women' De Lucia Rolfe E, Sleigh A, Finucane FM, Brage S, Stolk RP, Cooper C, Sharp SJ, Wareham NJ, Ong KK. (2010) 'Ultrasound measurements of visceral and subcutaneous abdominal thickness to predict abdominal adiposity among older men and women'. Obesity (Silver Spring), 18 (3):625-631 [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Validation of the historical adulthood physical activity questionnaire (HAPAQ) against objective measurements of physical activity' Besson H, Harwood CA, Ekelund U, Finucane FM, McDermott CJ, Shaw PJ, Wareham NJ. (2010) 'Validation of the historical adulthood physical activity questionnaire (HAPAQ) against objective measurements of physical activity'. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act, 7 (54) [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	'Altered respiratory function is associated with increased metabolic risk, independently of adiposity, fitness and physical activity' Steele RM, Finucane FM, Simmons RK, Griffin SJ, Wareham NJ, Ekelund U, ProActive research team. (2009) 'Altered respiratory function is associated with increased metabolic risk, independently of adiposity, fitness and physical activity'. Diabet Med, 26 (4):362-369 [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	'An intensive nurse-led, multi-interventional clinic is more successful in achieving vascular risk reduction targets than standard diabetes care' MacMahon Tone J, Agha A, Sherlock M, Finucane F, Tormey W, Thompson CJ. (2009) 'An intensive nurse-led, multi-interventional clinic is more successful in achieving vascular risk reduction targets than standard diabetes care'. Ir J Med Sci, 178 (2):179-186 [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	'Obesity in Irish youth: epidemiology and implications' Finucane FM. (2009) 'Obesity in Irish youth: epidemiology and implications'. Ir J Med Sci, 178 (3):249-255 [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	'Obesity is associated with altered lung function independently of physical activity and fitness' Steele RM, Finucane FM, Griffin SJ, Wareham NJ, Ekelund U. (2009) 'Obesity is associated with altered lung function independently of physical activity and fitness'. Obesity (Silver Spring), 17 (3):578-584 [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	'Randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of aerobic exercise in reducing metabolic risk in healthy older people: The Hertfordshire Physical Activity Trial' Finucane FM, Horton J, Purslow LR, Savage DB, Brage S, Besson H, Horton K, Rolfe Ede L, Sleigh A, Sharp SJ, Martin HJ, Sayer AA, Cooper C, Ekelund U, Griffin SJ, Wareham NJ. (2009) 'Randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of aerobic exercise in reducing metabolic risk in healthy older people: The Hertfordshire Physical Activity Trial'. BMC Endocr Disord, 19 (9) [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	'European Group for the Study of Insulin Resistance: Relationship between Insulin Sensitivity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Study Group), Correlation of the leptin:adiponectin ratio with measures of insulin resistance in non-diabetic individuals' Finucane FM, Luan J, Wareham NJ, Sharp SJ, O'Rahilly S, Balkau B, Flyvbjerg A, Walker M, Højlund K, Nolan JJ, Savage DB. (2009) 'European Group for the Study of Insulin Resistance: Relationship between Insulin Sensitivity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Study Group), Correlation of the leptin:adiponectin ratio with measures of insulin resistance in non-diabetic individuals'. Diabetologia, 52 (11):2345-2349 [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	'Incidence and pathophysiology of severe hyponatraemia in neurosurgical patients' Sherlock M, O'Sullivan E, Agha A, Behan LA, Owens D, Finucane F, Rawluk D, Tormey W, Thompson CJ. (2009) 'Incidence and pathophysiology of severe hyponatraemia in neurosurgical patients'. Postgrad Med J, 85 (1002):171-175 [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	'Elevated blood pressure in overweight and obese Irish children' Finucane FM, Pittock S, Fallon M, Hatunic M, Ong K, Burns N, Costigan C, Murphy N, Nolan JJ. (2008) 'Elevated blood pressure in overweight and obese Irish children'. Irish Journal Of Medical Science, 177 (4):379-381 [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	'Plasma visfatin is reduced after aerobic exercise in early onset type 2 diabetes mellitus' Brema I, Hatunic M, Finucane F, Burns N, Nolan JJ, Haider D, Wolzt M, Ludvik B. (2008) 'Plasma visfatin is reduced after aerobic exercise in early onset type 2 diabetes mellitus'. Diabetes Obes Metab, 10 (7):600-602 [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	'Genomic variants at the PINK1 locus are associated with transcript abundance and plasma nonesterified fatty acid concentrations in European whites' Franks PW, Scheele C, Loos RJ, Nielsen AR, Finucane FM, Wahlestedt C, Pedersen BK, Wareham NJ, Timmons JA. (2008) 'Genomic variants at the PINK1 locus are associated with transcript abundance and plasma nonesterified fatty acid concentrations in European whites'. FASEB J, 22 (9):3135-3145 [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	'Adverse metabolic profiles in a cohort of obese Irish children' Finucane FM, Teong L, Pittock S, Fallon M, Hatunic M, Costigan C, Murphy N, Crowley VE, Nolan JJ. (2008) 'Adverse metabolic profiles in a cohort of obese Irish children'. Ann Clin Biochem, :206-209 [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	'Propylthiouracil induced C-ANCA positive agranulocytosis complicating Graves' thyrotoxicosis in pregnancy' Finucane FM, O'Connell J, Kinsley BT. (2008) 'Propylthiouracil induced C-ANCA positive agranulocytosis complicating Graves' thyrotoxicosis in pregnancy'. Ir J Med Sci, 177 (1):69-71 [DOI] [Details]
	(2008)	'Clinical insights into the safety and utility of the insulin tolerance test (ITT) in the assessment of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis' Finucane FM, Liew A, Thornton E, Rogers B, Tormey W, Agha A. (2008) 'Clinical insights into the safety and utility of the insulin tolerance test (ITT) in the assessment of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis'. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf), 69 (4):603-607 [DOI] [Details]
	(2007)	'Early-onset type 2 diabetes in obese white subjects is characterised by a marked defect in beta cell insulin secretion, severe insulin resistance and a lack of response to aerobic exercise training' Burns N, Finucane FM, Hatunic M, Gilman M, Murphy M, Gasparro D, Mari A, Gastaldelli A, Nolan JJ. (2007) 'Early-onset type 2 diabetes in obese white subjects is characterised by a marked defect in beta cell insulin secretion, severe insulin resistance and a lack of response to aerobic exercise training'. Diabetologia, 50 (7):1500-1508 [DOI] [Details]
	(2007)	'Attendance at an Irish diabetes dietetic outpatient clinic' Finucane FM, Gaffney L, Hatunic M, Burns N, Nolan JJ. (2007) 'Attendance at an Irish diabetes dietetic outpatient clinic'. Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 77 (2):335-336 [DOI] [Details]
	(2007)	'Vascular inflammatory markers in early-onset obese and type 2 diabetes subjects before and after three months' aerobic exercise training' Hatunic M, Finucane F, Burns N, Gasparro D, Nolan JJ. (2007) 'Vascular inflammatory markers in early-onset obese and type 2 diabetes subjects before and after three months' aerobic exercise training'. Diab Vasc Dis Res, 4 (3):231-234 [DOI] [Details]
	(2006)	'Cerebral aneurysms' Finucane FM. (2006) 'Cerebral aneurysms'. N Engl J Med author reply 2705, 355 (25) [DOI] [Details]
	(2005)	'Contrasting clinical and cardiovascular risk status between early and later onset type 2 diabetes' Hatunic M, Burns N, Finucane F, Mannion C, Nolan JJ. (2005) 'Contrasting clinical and cardiovascular risk status between early and later onset type 2 diabetes'. Diab Vasc Dis Res, 2 (2):73-75 [DOI] [Details]
	(2004)	'Conventional glucocorticoid replacement overtreats adult hypopituitary patients with partial ACTH deficiency' Agha A, Liew A, Finucane F, Baker L, O'Kelly P, Tormey W, Thompson CJ. (2004) 'Conventional glucocorticoid replacement overtreats adult hypopituitary patients with partial ACTH deficiency'. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf), 60 (6):688-693 [DOI] [Details]
	(2004)	'Abnormal regulation of thirst and vasopressin secretion following surgery for craniopharyngioma' Smith D, Finucane F, Phillips J, Baylis PH, Finucane J, Tormey W, Thompson CJ. (2004) 'Abnormal regulation of thirst and vasopressin secretion following surgery for craniopharyngioma'. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf), 61 (2):273-279 [DOI] [Details]
	(2004)	'Attenuation of vasopressin-induced antidiuresis in poorly controlled type 2 diabetes' Agha A, Smith D, Finucane F, Sherlock M, Morris A, Baylis P, Thompson CJ. (2004) 'Attenuation of vasopressin-induced antidiuresis in poorly controlled type 2 diabetes'. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 287 (6):e1100-E1106 [DOI] [Details]

Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	*European Obesity Summit* Queally, M., Doherty, E., Finucane, F., & O’Neill, C (2016) The role of adiposity in perceived ability within Ireland's education system European Obesity Summit [Details]
	(2016)	*European Diabetes Epidemiology Group (EDEG)* Queally, M., Doherty, E., Finucane, F., & O’Neill, C (2016) The role of adiposity in perceived ability within Ireland's primary education system European Diabetes Epidemiology Group (EDEG) [Details]
	(2015)	*Growing up in Ireland* Queally, M., Doherty, E., Finucane, F., & O’Neill, C (2015) Obesity Stigma Growing up in Ireland [Details]
	(2014)	*International Health Economics Association (iHEA)* Queally, M., Finucane, F., & O’Neill, C (2014) Using discrete choice experiment to elicit preferences for obesity treatment among obese individuals International Health Economics Association (iHEA) [Details]
	(2014)	*European Congress on Obesity* Queally, M., Finucane, F., & O’Neill, C (2014) A cost analysis of drug therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus –how this varies with BMI, age, gender and co-morbidity status European Congress on Obesity [Details]

Abstract

	Year	Publication
	(2015)	The Role of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Treatment for Morbid Obesity; Review of Outcomes in a Consecutive Series with a Minimum Follow-up of 2 years. Hynes, D,Moloney, B,Iqbal, A,Finucane, F,O'Connor, E,Lowe, D,McAnena, O (2015) The Role of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Treatment for Morbid Obesity; Review of Outcomes in a Consecutive Series with a Minimum Follow-up of 2 years. Abstract [Details]
	(2015)	The role of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as a treatment for Morbid Obesity; Review of outcomes in a consecutive series with a minimum follow-up of 2 years. Moloney, B,Westby, K,Finucane, F,McAnena, E,Lowe, D,McAnena, O (2015) The role of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as a treatment for Morbid Obesity; Review of outcomes in a consecutive series with a minimum follow-up of 2 years. Abstract [Details]
	(2015)	Assessing the impact of a structured lifestyle modification programme on the cardiovascular risk profile of severely obese adults. Gibson, I,Cunningham, K,Jones, J,Windle, J,Costello, C,Finucane, F (2015) Assessing the impact of a structured lifestyle modification programme on the cardiovascular risk profile of severely obese adults. Abstract [Details]
	(2014)	Assessing the Efficacy of a Milk-Based Intensive Weight Management Programme as an Adjunct, or Alternative to Bariatric Surgery. McGrath, R,Dullea, K,Griffin, H,Finucane, FM (2014) Assessing the Efficacy of a Milk-Based Intensive Weight Management Programme as an Adjunct, or Alternative to Bariatric Surgery. Abstract [Details]
	(2014)	Clinical profile of patients with Type 1 diabetes attending an Irish teaching hospital. Cotter, TG,O'Brien, T,Dinneen, SF,Dunne, F,Bell, M,Finucane, FM,Gately, M (2014) Clinical profile of patients with Type 1 diabetes attending an Irish teaching hospital. Abstract [Details]
	(2014)	An Audit on Insulin Pump Therapy Use at an Irish Teaching Hospital. Cotter, TG,Dinneen, SF,Bell, M,Dunne, F,Finucane, FM,O'Brien, T (2014) An Audit on Insulin Pump Therapy Use at an Irish Teaching Hospital. Abstract [Details]
	(2014)	Effects of the Croi Clann structured lifestyle modification programme on anthropometric and metabolic characteristics in severely obese adults. Crowe, C,Gibson, I,Cunningham, K,Kerins, C,Costello, C,Windle, J,Jones, J,Finucane, FM (2014) Effects of the Croi Clann structured lifestyle modification programme on anthropometric and metabolic characteristics in severely obese adults. Abstract [Details]
	(2014)	Influence of adiposity on insulin requirements and glycaemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Cotter, T,Jennings, P,Burke, H,Dinneen, SF,Bell, M,Dunne, F,Geoghegan, R,Moylett, E,O'Brien, T,Finucane, FM (2014) Influence of adiposity on insulin requirements and glycaemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Abstract [Details]
	(2014)	Skin tags and the anthropometric and metabolic phenotype in severely obese adults: the STAMP cohort study. Crowe, C,Gibson, I,Griffin, H,Murphy, A,Finucane, FM (2014) Skin tags and the anthropometric and metabolic phenotype in severely obese adults: the STAMP cohort study. Abstract [Details]
	(2014)	Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Type 2 Diabetes. Small, C,Cunningham, A,Finucane, FM (2014) Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Type 2 Diabetes. Abstract [Details]
	(2014)	Exploring the mechanistic basis for the obesity paradox in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary artery disease. Shields, M,Crowe, C,Crowley, J,Finucane, FM (2014) Exploring the mechanistic basis for the obesity paradox in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary artery disease. Abstract [Details]
	(2014)	Effect of 8 weeks of a milk-based intensive weight management programme on anthropometric and metabolic characteristics of severely obese adults. McGrath, R,Dullea, K,Cunningham, K,Griffin, H,Finucane, FM (2014) Effect of 8 weeks of a milk-based intensive weight management programme on anthropometric and metabolic characteristics of severely obese adults. Abstract [Details]
	(2013)	Anthropometric and Metabolic Characteristics of a Large Cohort of Irish Adults with Type 2 Diabetes and Severe Obesity. Fathil, IN,Dennedy, C,Carmody, L,Crowe, C,Finucane, FM (2013) Anthropometric and Metabolic Characteristics of a Large Cohort of Irish Adults with Type 2 Diabetes and Severe Obesity. Abstract [Details]
	(2013)	Clinical Profile of Patients with Type 1 Diabetes at Galway University Hospital. Cotter, TG,Dinneen, S,Bell, M,Dunne, F,Finucane, F,Gately, M,O'Brien, T (2013) Clinical Profile of Patients with Type 1 Diabetes at Galway University Hospital. Abstract [Details]
	(2013)	Anthropometric and Metabolic Characteristics of a Large Cohort of Irish Adults with Type 2 Diabetes and Severe Obesity. Crowe, C,Binti, I,Fathil, A,Dennedy, C,Carmody, L,Finucane, FM (2013) Anthropometric and Metabolic Characteristics of a Large Cohort of Irish Adults with Type 2 Diabetes and Severe Obesity. Abstract [Details]
	(2013)	The Spectrum of Disorders Manifesting as Hypercalcaemia in Pregnancy. Kyithar, P,Yasmin, T,Quill, D,Kerin, M,Dunne, F,O'Brien, T,Gaffney, G,Bell, M,Finucane, FM (2013) The Spectrum of Disorders Manifesting as Hypercalcaemia in Pregnancy. Abstract [Details]
	(2013)	Acute Presentation of Ketosis Prone Diabetes with Diabetic Ketoacidosis due to Malarial Illness. Burns, BJ,Finucane, FM (2013) Acute Presentation of Ketosis Prone Diabetes with Diabetic Ketoacidosis due to Malarial Illness. Abstract [Details]
	(2013)	Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as A Treatment For Metabolic Syndrome; Analysis of Outcomes. Moloney, B,Neary, P,Waldron, RM,Finucane, F,McAnena, E,Lowe, D,McAnena, O (2013) Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as A Treatment For Metabolic Syndrome; Analysis of Outcomes. Abstract [Details]
	(2011)	Quantifying physical activity energy expenditure using combined heart rate and accelerometry in morbidly obese individuals: a feasibility study. McGrath, R,Westgate, K,Dullea, K,Brage, S,Finucane, FM (2011) Quantifying physical activity energy expenditure using combined heart rate and accelerometry in morbidly obese individuals: a feasibility study. Abstract [Details]

Editorial

	Year	Publication
	(2017)	Health challenges of international travel for obese patients. Mozo, MV;Finucane, FM;Flaherty, GT (2017) Health challenges of international travel for obese patients. CARY: Editorial [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	Should we screen for childhood obesity?. Geoghegan, R,Kelly, C,Finucane, FM (2015) Should we screen for childhood obesity?. Editorial [DOI] [Details]
	(2015)	Radiological remission and recovery of thirst appreciation after infliximab therapy in adipsic diabetes insipidus secondary to neurosarcoidosis. O'Reilly, MW,Sexton, DJ,Dennedy, MC,Counihan, TJ,Finucane, FM,O'Brien, T,O'Regan, AW (2015) Radiological remission and recovery of thirst appreciation after infliximab therapy in adipsic diabetes insipidus secondary to neurosarcoidosis. Editorial [DOI] [Details]

Meeting

	Year	Publication
	(2012)	Medication Costs for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: How They Vary with Body Mass Index Status, Age, Gender and Co-morbidity. Queally, M,O'Neill, C,Finucane, FM (2012) Medication Costs for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: How They Vary with Body Mass Index Status, Age, Gender and Co-morbidity. Meeting [Details]
	(2012)	The Influence of Body Mass Index on All-cause Mortality in Patients with Established Cardiovascular Disease. Fitzgibbon, MS,Iglesias, AA,Glynn, LG,Murphy, AW,Finucane, FM (2012) The Influence of Body Mass Index on All-cause Mortality in Patients with Established Cardiovascular Disease. Meeting [Details]

Newspaper Articles

	Year	Publication
	(2019)	Myths about obesity and the harms they cause. Francis Finucane (2019) Myths about obesity and the harms they cause. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2019)	“Operation Humiliation”. Francis Finucane (2019) “Operation Humiliation”. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2019)	The Government strategy on tackling obesity is flawed for many reasons. Francis Finucane (2019) The Government strategy on tackling obesity is flawed for many reasons. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2019)	Difficulties with industry-led reformulation. Francis Finucane (2019) Difficulties with industry-led reformulation. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2018)	Ethical considerations in not providing care to patients with severe and complicated obesity. Francis Finucane (2018) Ethical considerations in not providing care to patients with severe and complicated obesity. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2018)	Ronald McDonald House should not be built at the New National Children’s Hospital. Francis Finucane (2018) Ronald McDonald House should not be built at the New National Children’s Hospital. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2017)	Our approach to obesity needs to be more compassionate. Francis Finucane (2017) Our approach to obesity needs to be more compassionate. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2015)	Opinion: Childhood obesity screening – pseudoscience or pragmatic precaution?. Francis Finucane (2015) Opinion: Childhood obesity screening – pseudoscience or pragmatic precaution?. Newspaper Articles [Details]

	Year	Publication
	(2015)	Childhood obesity screening is flawed public health policy. Francis Finucane (2015) Childhood obesity screening is flawed public health policy. Newsletter [Details]

Reviews

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	How Ethical Is Our Current Delivery of Care to Patients with Severe and Complicated Obesity?. Craig, H;le Roux, C;Keogh, F;Finucane, FM (2018) How Ethical Is Our Current Delivery of Care to Patients with Severe and Complicated Obesity?. NEW YORK: Reviews [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	Diet Behavior Change Techniques in Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Cradock, KA;OLaighin, G;Finucane, FM;McKay, R;Quinlan, LR;Ginis, KAM;Gainforth, HL (2017) Diet Behavior Change Techniques in Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. ALEXANDRIA: Reviews [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	Effects of an icon-based menu labelling initiative on consumer food choice. Kerins, C;Cunningham, K;Finucane, FM;Gibson, I;Jones, J;Kelly, C (2017) Effects of an icon-based menu labelling initiative on consumer food choice. LONDON: Reviews [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	Behaviour change techniques targeting both diet and physical activity in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cradock, KA;OLaighin, G;Finucane, FM;Gainforth, HL;Quinlan, LR;Ginis, KAM (2017) Behaviour change techniques targeting both diet and physical activity in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. LONDON: Reviews [DOI] [Details]