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• bioengineering/medical devices

• Medicine

• Cardiology

My research focuses on medical devices for cardiovascualr medicine, developing novel solutions for unmet clinical needs for cardiovascular medicine and translational research on
vascular biology and myocardial regeneration. My key area of interest is translational medicine focusing on cardiovascular clinical trials for medical devices and basic science
outputs. I also continue to pursue research on vascular wall healing post-stenting through development of novel techniques and devices. I have established strong industrial?clinical partnership with incorporation of novel medical devices including optical coherence tomography, renal artery denervation and transcatheter aortic valve implantation. I am a principal investigator for Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (C?RAM). I have secured more than ?7M in external research and development as
a principal investigator or co-principal investigator. I was the Principal Investigator for multinational randomised clinical trial involving autologous stem cell injection in patients with heart failure and also coordinated two clinical trials. I have been inducted as a Fellow to the Royal College of Physicians Ireland (FRCPI), the European Society of Cardiology (FESC), the American College of Cardiology (FACC). I am the Associate Director for Clinical Research facility Galway for cardiovascular trials. I am a Clinical Director, acting Director and Advisory Board member for BioInnovate Ireland.

National University of Ireland, Galway has seen significant outputs in basic science research in areas of medical devices, biomedical engineering, biomaterials and regenerative medicine. In parallel, the department of clinical cardiology and cardiovascular medicine has set up a number of new initiatives in collaboration with medical device industry. We have an outstanding record of training in cardiovascular research and our researchers have contributed to our understanding of both the basis for and the cure of disease. We are using state-of-the-art approaches to address some of the most important problems in cardiovascular science. Our areas of emphasis include fundamental, translational and clinical research in cardiovascular medicine. A major and continuing focus of our studies is to develop diagnostic methods to advance treatment of cardiovascular diseases. We are establishing a recently approved Cardiovascular Research Centre, which will promote clinical translation of novel medical devices and will work in strong collaboration with the medical device industry to attract early and late phase clinical trials.