About Us
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
ABOUT US
The Department of General & Vascular Surgery provides clinical care, research and teaching in the subspecialities of vascular, colorectal and upper gastrointestinal & hepatopancreatobiliary surgery. Elective surgical care (outpatient, inpatient and day surgery) and emergency surgical care are provided to the local population and to patients from all over Ireland referred for access to specific expertise available in our unit.
Our surgical department is a leader in the field of minimally invasive surgery in benign, malignant and non cancer surgery. In the last decade, we have become amongst the busiest departments including Laparoscopic Upper (including HPB) and Lower Gastrointestinal surgery, General and Endovascular surgery.
Clinical firms
Upper GI & HPB surgery
- Professor Kevin Conlon... MCh, MBA, FRCSI, FACS
- Mr Paul Ridgway MD MMedSc FRCS(Gen Surg)
- Vacant post
Colorectal surgery
- Mr Paul Neary MD FRCSI
- Mr Diarmuid O’Riordain MD FRCSI FRCS (Gen)
- Mr Shahid Chaudhry (Locum)
Vascular Surgery
- Ms Bridget Egan MCh FRCSI
- Mr Martin Feeley.MCh MSc FRCSI
- Prof Sean Tierney MCh FRCSI
REFERRALS
Surgical referrals can be made by your GP and faxed or posted to “Department of Surgery” for an Outpatients appointment
Referral Catchment Area for Surgical Outpatient/Day Case Procedures
- DublinPostal Districts: Dublin 6, Dublin 6W, Dublin 12, Dublin 14, Dublin 16, Dublin 24
- South County Dublin: Saggart, Rathcoole, Newcastle, Brittas, Citywest,
- Peamount Hospital
- South Kildare
- West Wicklow: Blessington, Baltinglass, Dunlavin, Donard, Kiltegan,
- Manor Kilbride, Valleymount, Tinahely
MINOR OPS SURGERY
Minor Ops provides an easy direct access service to patients requiring removal of small lesions/ingrown toenails and other minor surgical procedures under local anaesthetic without the need for coming in for an outpatient review. GPs can send referrals directly to the Department of Surgery for the attention of “Minor Ops”.
NEWS AND UPDATES
- A Virtual Outpatient clinic is currently being piloted within the unit. Patients are reviewed using the medium of SKYPE which allows the patient to speak to the Doctor or Nurse Specialist in the comfort of their own home. Click here to find out more
- The Adelaide & Meath Hospital have developed the award winning TEAMS application which makes inpatient discharge summaries more accessible to the GP and improves patient safety. Click here for more information.
Contact
Department of General & Vascular Surgery,
Adelaide & Meath Hospital incorporating the National Children’s Hospital,
Tallaght,
Dublin 24.
Phone: 01 4142211/4142213 Fax: 01 4142212
