Prof. Martin O'Connell

Additional Services

Radioisotope Therapy for Cancer (Molecular Radiotherapy or Radioligand Therapy (RLT)).

Areas of Expertise

Functional brain imaging. Isotope therapy for hyperthyroidism. Nuclear cardiology. PET/CT. Prostate cancer imaging. Thyroid and parathyroid disease.

About

Dr Martin O’Connell MB BaO BCh MRCPI FFRRCSI

UCD Clinical Professor

Consultant Radiologist with Special Interest in Nuclear Medicine

Education and Experience

• Qualified from UCD June 1994. Internal Medicine training in the Federated hospitals training scheme achieving MRCPI in June 1996
• Radiology training Mater University Hospital, with combined MSK/IR fellowship in Cappagh/SVUH
• Abdominal Imaging, Abdominal Intervention and Nuclear Medicine Fellowship Training Duke University Medical Centre, North Carolina (2002 to 2004)
• Breast Radiologist specialist (2004-2019)
• Chairperson and subsequently the first Clinical Director Department of Radiology, Mater University Hospital (2012-2015)

Current Appointments

• Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
• Mater Private Hospital
• Medical director, Mater PET/CT Centre

Special Interests

• Radioligand therapy for Prostate Cancer
• Radium 223 Therapy
• Prostate Biopsy
• PSMA PET/CT
• All aspects Nuclear Medicine Imaging 
• DAT Scan
• Thyroid and Parathyroid Imaging
• I-131 Therapy for hyperthyroidism
• Cardiac DPD Scanning 

Clinical Research and Professional Memberships

• Chairperson of the Irish Nuclear Medicine Association (2014-)
• Irish National Delegate for Nuclear Medicine to the EANM, the EU recognised organisation for Nuclear Medicine in Europe
• Interest in Brain PET/CT research
• Weekly and Monthly attendance: Oncology MDT, Urology MDT, Thyroid MDT