Oncology
The Medical Oncology Department administers a full range of chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, hormone therapy, clinical trials and palliative care. We liase closely with our surgical colleagues.
All new cancer patients are discussed at a weekly Multidisciplinary team meeting by medical consultants, oncologists, surgeons, radiologists and pathologists, house doctors & nurses. Our goal is to provide the most modern therapy in a caring and supportive environment.
Consultant Medical Oncologists
Dr Brian Bird
Consultant Oncologist
Biography
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Dr. Brian Healey Bird BA MB BCh BAO FRCPI
Consultant Medical Oncologist, Bon Secours Cork
Senior Clinical Investigator, Cork Cancer Research Centre
Senior Clinical Lecturer & Lecturer in Clinical Education, University College Cork
Areas of expertise:
- Lymphoma
- GI Cancer - colon, oesophagus, stomach, small bowel
- Melanoma
- Lung Cancer
- Cancer Survivorship
- Clinical Trials
Dr. Healey Bird works to combine humane medicine with modern science to give patients and their families the best possible outcome at a difficult time.
Graduated with Honours in Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, 1998
Specialist Registrar, Medical Oncology, 2003-5
Fellow, National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Bethesda, MD, USA, 2005-7
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 2010
Dr Bird has done research and presented findings at numerous international conferences in the areas of lymphoma, breast cancer and colon cancer. He actively supports the Irish Cancer Society and Cunamh, the Bon Secours cancer charity and regularly delivers national and regional educational talks to patients and their families.
Since returning to Cork he has lead several clinical trials including the TailorX Breast Cancer trial at Bon Secours Cork. During a two year fellowship at National Cancer Institute (NCI), Bethesda, Maryland, USA he won an ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) Merit Award for work in Lymphoma and with Dr. Sandy Swain, a world-famous breast specialist and past President of ASCO, he published a much cited paper entitled "Cardiac Toxicity in Breast Cancer Survivors” in the prestigious journal Clinical Cancer Research.
Recent Publication for Dr Brian Bird:
"Cancer Immunotherapy with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors-Biomarkers of Response and Toxicity; Current Limitations and Future Promise" - Please click on the link to view the publihttps - //www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/1/124cation
Articles featuring Dr Brian Bird:
Update on treatment options for lymphoma on World Lymphoma Awareness Day 2015 - Dr Brian Bird.doc
You can bow down or fight it.doc
Sarah Murphy's tattoo experience after facing breast cancer & early menopause.doc
All of Dr Birds publications can be viewed on Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.com/
Articles of Interest:
Qualifications
BA MB BCh BAO FRCPIAppointments
Referrals and Enquiries email:
Contact Details
- Dr Brian Bird
- Suite 12, Clinic A, Cork Clinic, Western Road, Cork
- Tel: 021 4343703
- Fax: 021 4867843
- Email: drbirdoncology@bonsecours.ie
Prof Conleth Murphy
Consultant Oncologist
Biography
Conleth studied medicine at NUI Galway, and graduated with honours in 2000. He completed his specialist registrar training in medical oncology in Ireland before completing a 2 year advanced medical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, through the Irish Society of Medical Oncology Visiting Scholar Fellowship programme. Here his area of special interest was breast cancer. He undertook laboratory research on predictors of sensitivity to drugs targeting DNA repair defects, as well as clinical research on breast cancer brain metastases and pregnancy-associated breast cancer. He has been published widely in the medical literature (accessible here)
https://researchgate.net/profile/Conleth_Murphy/stats and
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IRLzX-MAAAAJ&hl=en
Conleth took up his position as a Consultant Medical Oncologist at the Bon Secours Health System in Cork in August 2010. His treatment focus includes breast cancer, gynecologic malignancies such as ovarian cancer and urologic malignancies such as prostate, kidney and bladder cancers. He is passionate about medical education and is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Education with UCC. He is an active member of Cancer Trials Ireland and has acted as national lead investigator for several key clinical trials for cancer patients. With the clinical trial team at Bon Secours Cork, Conleth has opened a number of important trials which seek to build on current treatments to improve the outlook for patients with cancer. Patients on some trials in breast and ovarian cancer were among the first in the country to have access to exciting new treatments because of their participation.
Contact Details
- Prof Conleth Murphy
- Suite 19, The Cork Clinic, Western, Road, Cork
- Tel: 021 4345495
- Fax: 021 4345499
Secretary
- Barbara
- Tel: 021 4345495
Dr Deirdre O'Mahony
Consultant Medical Oncologist
Biography
Deirdre gratuated from University College Cork in 1995. After completing speciality training in Medical Oncology in Ireland, in addition to a MSc in Molecular Medicine from Trinity College, Dublin, she moved to the United States. There, she completed a post graduate fellowship in the world-renowed US National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. She continued there as a Consultant, continuing her research into viral associated malignancies.
In 2008, she returned to St James' Hospital, Dublin as a Consultant Medical Oncologist. She moved to serve the Cork/Kerry region in 2012; her specialty interests in Breast Cancer, Lymphoma and Sarcoma.
A long-standing member of the Lymphoma Forum of Ireland, she was recently nominated as its Chairperson. She co-founded the Irish Sarcoma Group and advocates for streamlining of sarcoma services in Ireland. She is an advisor to the National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) and serves on various of sub-specialty advisory groups. She has been active in clinical, academic and research programs. She is the Irish Society of Medical Oncology (ISMO) president and Committee member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) International Quality Task Force.
Areas of Interest
Breast Cancer
Lymphoma
Sarcoma
Cancer Survivorship
Appointments
Referrals & Enquiries Email:
Contact Details
- Dr Deirdre O'Mahony
- Suite 1, Cork Clinic, Western Road, Cork
