Category: Orthopaedic Surgeons

Ann Maria Byrne Elbow Surgeon

Ann-Maria Byrne

About Ms Byrne

Ms Ann-Maria Byrne is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon and upper limb specialist.  She has a special interest in elbow, wrist and hand surgery, including open and arthroscopic surgery.
Ann-Maria graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2001. During her undergraduate years, she spent time studying in surgery in the Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota, USA and following receiving first class honours in medicine and surgery, she was awarded the Johnston-Willis Scholarship to study in Richmond, Virginia, USA. During her postgraduate training, she completed the RCSI Irish National Training Programme in Trauma and Orthoapedics. She went on to fellowship training at the Wrightington Upper Limb Unit, UK where she was exposed to a range of upper limb problems and their surgical management. She continued her fellowship training at the Antwerp Orthopaedic Centre, Belgium where she trained in the treatment of hand, wrist and forearm injuries. She also worked there with Professor Dokter Roger van Riet, training in the management of elbow injuries, elbow arthroscopy, joint replacement and complex upper limb reconstruction in patients of all ages.
She has published several book chapters and peer review articles in the surgical literature.

Speciality

  • Elbow Surgery
  • Wrist Surgery
  • Hand Surgery
  • Shoulder Surgery
  • Sports Injuries
  • Joint Replacement

Education & Training

• Elbow, Wrist & Hand Sports Surgery Fellowship,
Antwerp Orthopaedic Centre, Antwerp, Belgium
•  Wrightington Upper Limb Surgery Fellowship,
     Wrightington Hospital, UK
• Higher Surgical Training Programme in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery,
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• Undergraduate Medical Training,
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• FRCS (Trauma & Orth), Intercollegiate Boards of the Royal College of Surgeons
• MB, BAO, BCh, LRCSPI (Honours), NUI/Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• BA in Psychology (Honours), Trinity College Dublin
• MA (by thesis), Trinity College Dublin

Awards

· Biomet Sports Medicine Fellowship
·  IOFAS  Best  Research Paper Award
·  1st Place Orthopaedics Final Professional Examination,  RCSI
·  Silver Medal and 1st place Behavioural Science, 1st Professional Examinations,
        RCSI
 · Silver Medal and 1st place International Health and Tropical Medicine, Final
       Professional Examinations, RCSI.
· Boulos Hanna Scholarship, Health Services Research Centre, RCSI
· Johnston-Willis Hospital/Bouchier-Hayes Scholarship, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Neil Burke 2021

Neil Burke

About Neil

Mr Neil Burke is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon with a specialist interest in hip and knee surgery. Neil specialises in computer navigated total knee replacement, partial knee replacement, total hip replacement and sports knee Injuries. He is also a Consultant at Beaumont Hospital and Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital.

Neil completed a highly regarded lower limb reconstruction fellowship in Auckland, New Zealand. He completed his higher surgical training scheme in Trauma and Orthopaedics in 2016, and is currently a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in Trauma and Orthopaedics and also in Sports and Exercise Medicine.

Neil has over 30 research publications in peer-reviewed journals and is also the author of several book chapters. He has presented at numerous national and international scientific conferences. He was awarded the prestigious Lipman-Kessel prize for his research for his Masters of Surgery.

Speciality

Neil commonly performs the following procedures:

 

  • Computer Navigated Total and Partial (Unicondylar) Knee Replacements
  • Total Hip Replacement
  • Revision Total Hip and Knee Replacement
  • Sports Knee Injuries

Education & Training

• MB BCh BAO, Queen’s University of Belfast, 2004
• Member of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (MRCSI) , 2000
• Masters in Surgery – Awarded by Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2011
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (FRCS) Trauma & Orthopaedics, 2017
• Completion of Higher Surgical Training (Trauma & Orthopaedics), 2017
• Fellowship of Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine (FFSEM), 2019
• Fellowship in Lower Limb Reconstruction, 2017 – 2018

Achievements

• Lipmann Kessel Prize Winner, British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS), 2011
• Winner of President’s Prize BritSpine, 2014
• Awarded the RCSI/IITOS traveling fellowship in Surgery, 2017
• Winner of IOTA prize at the Irish Orthopaedic Association Meeting, 2016

Research & Publications

1. Total Hip Replacement – The Cause of Failure in Patients under 50 years old
NG Burke, J Gibbons, A Cassar-Gheiti, F Walsh, J Cashman
Ir J Med Sci. 2018 Dec 19. (PMID: 30569374)

 

2. Regenerate Bone Fractures Following Femoral Lengthening in Paediatric Patients: A Single Surgeon Series
NG Burke, A Cassar-Gheiti, J Tan, G McHugh, M Noonan, D Moore
Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics. 2017 Jun 11 (3),210 – 215. (PMID:28828065)

 

3. Concomitant cervical fracture without neurological symptoms: a case report
Reilly FO, Gheiti AJ, Burke N, Timlin M.
Ir J Med Sci. 2016 Nov;185(4):977-980. (PMID: 26969459)

 

4. Locking Plate Fixation with and without Inferomedial screws for Proximal Humeral Fractures: a biomechanical study
NG Burke, J Kennedy, G Cousins, D FitzPatrick, H Mullett
J Orthop Surg. 2014 Aug;22(2):190-4. (PMID: 25163953)

 

5. A standard shoelace prevents equinus posturing of the ankle during circular external fixation of the tibia.
O’Neill BJ, Burke NG, Moore DP, Kelly PM.
Foot Ankle Surg. 2015 Mar;21(1):67-9. (PMID: 25682410)

 

6. Bilateral Tibia Stress Fractures in a healthy Field Hockey Goalkeeper
BJ O’Neill, K Ryan, NG Burke, P Moroney
BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Aug 21;2014. (PMID: 25188931)

 

7. Transstyloid Transscaphoid Transcapitate Fracture: A variant of Scapho-capitate Fractures
NG Burke, CH Cosgrave, BJ O’Neill, EP Kelly
BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Mar 31;2014. (PMID: 24686808)

 

8. Hip pain and Cauda Equina Syndrome
R Kavanagh, NG Burke, CJ Green, K Synnott
Ir Med J. 2013 Sep;106(8):244-5. (PMID: 24282896)

 

9. Effect of calcium triphosphate cement on proximal humeral fracture osteosynthesis: a cadaveric biomechanical study.
Kennedy J, Molony D, Burke NG, Fitzpatrick D, Mullett H.
J Orthop Surg. 2013 Aug;21(2):173-7. (PMID: 24014778)

 

10. Attitudes of the medical profession to whole body and organ donation.
Green C, Bowden D, Molony D, Burke N, Felle P, Dudeney S.
Surgeon. 2013 Aug 7. (PMID: 23932670)

 

11. Pregnancy and the Orthopaedic Patient
N P McGoldrick, C Green, N Burke, C Quinlan, D McCormack
Orthopaedics and Trauma. 2013 Jun;23(3):212-219.

 

12. Gluteal angiosarcoma presenting as sciatica: an unusual secondary cause.
NG Burke, Muhammad Bilal M, Harrington P.
Joint Bone Spine. 2013 May;80(3):340 (PMID: 23238000)

 

13. Angiosarcome glutéal révélé par une sciatique
NG Burke, Muhammad B, Harrington P
Revue De Rhumatisme. 2013 Mar; 80(4): 413

 

14. Pulmonary embolism following Isolated Upper Limb Injury: A Rare Complication
P Raval, NG Burke, P Harrington
European Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 2012 Dec;4(3): 267-68

 

15. The Segond Fracture: The Clue to Intra-articular Knee Pathology
CH Cosgrave, NG Burke, N Hollingsworth
Emerg Med J. 2012 Oct;29(10):846-7. (PMID: 21856703)

 

16. A Prospective Randomised study comparing the Jubilee Dressing Method to a Standard Adhesive Dressing for Total Hip and Knee Replacements
NG Burke, CJ Green, G McHugh, N McGolderick, C Kilcoyne, P Kenny
J Tissue Viability. 2012 Aug;21(3):84-7. (PMID: 22658450)

 

17. Acute traumatic spinal injury following bicycle accidents: a report of three cases.
McGoldrick NP, Green C, Burke N, Synnott K.
Acta Orthop Belg. 2012 Jun;78(3):409-13. (PMID: 22822586)

 

18. Scoliose secondaire a un hemangiome costal
NG Burke, J Walsh, S McEvoy, E Heffernan, S Dudeney
Revue du Rhumatisme 2011 Dec:78(6):580

 

19. Musculoskeletal Oncology Training during Residency
NG Burke, CJ Moran, B Hurson, S Dudeney, G O’Toole
J Orthop Surg. 2011 Dec;19(3):350-3. (PMID: 22184169)

 

20. Scoliosis Secondary to an Unusual Rib Lesion
NG Burke, J Walsh, E Heffernan, S Dudeney
Ir Med J. 2012 Apr;105(4):115-6. (PMID:22708226

 

21. Patient-Reported Outcomes after Silastic Replacement of the Trapezium for Osteoarthritis
NG Burke, J Walsh, D Moloney, G Cousins, CJ Moran, EP Kelly
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2012 Mar;37(3):263-8. (PMID: 21914695)
22. Locking Plate Fixation for Proximal humerus Fractures (Review)
NG Burke, J Kennedy, C Green, MK Dodds, H Mullett
Orthopedics. 2012 Feb 17;35(2):e250-4. (PMID: 22310414)

 

23. Scoliosis Secondary to Rib Haemangioma
NG Burke, J Walsh, S McEvoy, E Heffernan, S Dudeney
Joint Bone Spine. 2011 Oct;78(5):527. (PMID:21705254)

 

24. Controversial Topics: Arthroscopic Tennis Elbow Release (Review)
NG Burke, H Mullett
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2011 Sep;93(6):432-6. (PMID: 21929911)

 

25. Outcome of Periacetabular Osteotomy for the Management of Acetabular Dysplasia: Experience in an Academic Centre
Burke NG, Devitt BM, Baker JF, Butler JS, Cousins G, McCormack D, O’Byrne JM
Acta Orthop Belg. 2011 Feb;77(1):33-40. (PMID: 21473443)

 

26. Diagnostic Gait Pattern of an Isolated Femoral Nerve Injury
NG Burke, M Walsh, T O’Brien, K Synnott
J Orthop Surg. 2010 Dec;18(3):382-4. (PMID: 21187558)

 

27. An Unusual Cause of Pain Post Ankle in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (A Retrospective Study)
NG Burke, C Moran, R Din, J Walsh, WR Quinlan
Foot (Edinb). 2010 Jun-Sep;20(2-3):81-4. (PMID: 20452762)

 

28. Mechanism of Loosening of the Souter Strathclyde Total Elbow Replacement – Evidence from revision surgery
E Robinson, NG Burke, P Douglas, J Orr, J Pooley.
Acta Orthop Belg. 2010 Feb;76(1):27-9. (PMID: 20306960)

 

29. An Eye opener- Visual Aid use and Fracture Prevention in Orthopaedic Trauma Patients
Mohan H, Moran C, Whelan B, Burke N, Walsh JC, Quinlan W
Irish Journal of Medical Science 179:S370-S370 · September 2010

 

30. Isolated Proximal Tibiofibular Joint dislocation
NG Burke, E Robinson, NW Thompson.
Cases J. 2009 Jul 27;2:7261. (PMID: 19829940)

 

31. Contamination of histology biopsy specimen – a potential source of error for surgeons
NG Burke, D McCaffrey, E Mackle
Cases J. 2009 Sep 9;2:7619. (PMID: 20181194)

Ray Moran Knee Surgeon

Ray Moran Medical Director

M.C.h (Orth) F.R.C.S.I. F.F.S.E.M.

  • Management of knee injuries
  • ACL Reconstruction
  • Cartilage/Patella stabilisation
  • Total Knee Replacement
  • Partial Knee Replacement

Education & Experience

  • Graduate of Trinity College Dublin
  • Orthopaedic Higher Training Programme in Ireland
  • Fellowship in Atlanta Georgia
  • Fellowship in Nottingham U.K

Achievements

  • Surgical practice devoted to the management of Knee Pathology
  • Fellow of the Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine (Ireland)
  • Ex – Vice Dean of the Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine (Ireland)
  • Ex – Honorary Secretary of the Irish Orthopaedic Association
  • Current President of the Irish Orthopaedic Association