Dr. Conor O'Brien

Experience

• Consultant Physician in Blackrock Clinic for past 18 years.
• Irish team doctor 1996 Olympics;
• Leinster Rugby team Doctor 1997-99;
• Chairman of Irish Sports Council Anti doping committee 1999- 2005;
• Member of World Anti doping committee [WADA] 2005-2007;
• Chairman of IHF commission on exercise 1998- present;
• Committee member of Sudden Cardiac death task force 2006;
• Founding fellow and vice dean of Faculty of S & E med RCSI /RCPI.
• Consultant Neurophysiologist Northampton General Hospital 1995

Specialities
Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist/ Sports and Exercise Medicine

Current Appointments

• Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist to National Maternity; Merlin Park; Portiuncula and Sligo Hospitals.
• Private Practice at Blackrock Clinic; Mater Private and the Bon Secours Galway;
• Lecturer in Sports Medicine at RCSI

Achievements

• Leonard Abrahamson medal for medicine RCSI 1986
• 1ST non American to be certified by the American Boards in Sports Medicine
• Nova UCD Entrepreneur of the year 2006 for FITFONE invention
• Irish University Golf caps; Irish University Rugby caps; senior rugby interpro Connaught and Irish Exiles

Qualifications
MB Bch; MSc; ABSM[USA];DCSCN[EMG]; DSMSA; DSMLU;DSMRSC;DMskel;FACSM; FFSEM;FFSEM[UK] FCCPI

Training

• Internal Medicine; Jervis Street and Richmond Medical Rotation
• Sports Medicine London Hospital Diploma Program 1989; TCD 1988 Research attachment; London Hospital MSc program 1993; Brookline Sports Clinic [USA]1989-1990
• Neurophysiology; [General ]University of Washington Fellowship 1992-1994; Upper limb and brachial plexus Fellowship Cleveland Clinic; Gynaecology Fellowship Methodist Hospital Indianapolis 1995