Medical Oncology & Haematology
Recent years have seen considerable expansion of the medical oncology and haematology services at BSCCC.
We provide comprehensive cancer care though our three medical oncology consultants, two haematology consultants and radiation oncology consultant.
The Medical Oncology Department administers a full range of services including the following:
- Chemotherapy
- Immunotherapy
- Hormone Therapy
- Clinical Trials
- Palliative Care
The Oncology department is supported by highly trained junior doctors, experienced nursing staff (including liaison nurses, research nurses, palliative care nurse specialist, and skilled chemotherapy nurses) and an extended multidisciplinary team who provide complete care for patients. The Oncology department treats a broad range of solid tumours and haematologic (blood) cancers. Bon Secours Cork Cancer Centre (BSCCC) has been accredited by the European Society of Medical Oncology as a designated centre of oncology and palliative care since 2011.
The Haematology Service is provided by a team of two consultant haematologists, senior laboratory medical scientists, junior doctors, haematology oncology nurses (including liaison nurses) and pharmacists.
They are supported by the phlebotomy, physiotherapy, quality & risk and occupational departments. There is also support from the multidisciplinary team and from the medical, radiology, surgical, anaesthetic and laboratory consultants and their teams.
Services include:
- Haematology oncology
- Haemostasis thrombosis
- General haematology
- Laboratory haematology (INAB Accredited)
- Blood transfusions (INAB Accredited)
- Phlebotomy, including haemochromatosis
Consultant Team
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
Dr Eileen Kelleher
Consultant Haematologist
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
Dr Susan O'Shea
Consultant Haematologist
Biography
Graduated from University College Cork in 1993. Completed Specialist Haematology and Oncology Training in the United States at Duke University Medical Centre. She obtained American Boards of Internal Medicine and American Boards of Haematology as well as a Masters Degree in Clinical research from Duke University. She was a member of Faculty at Duke University medical Centre and was awarded an American Society of Haematology Clinical Scholar Award in 2002.
Following return to Ireland she was Director of the Comprehensive Coagulation Service in Cork University Hospital since 2008. She has a developed a strong expertise and Thrombosis, particularly Thrombosis Prevention and Anticoagulant Management.
On a National level she has been a member of the National haemophilia Council , National Product Selection Committee and National Specialty Director for Haematology Training. She is a founder member and Chair of Venous Thrombosis Ireland.
Areas of Interest
- Management of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
- Choice and Duration of Anticoagulant Therapy
- Prevention of Thrombosis
- Cancer associated Thrombosis
- Perioperative Management of Anticoagulant Therapy
- Immune Thrombocytopenia
- Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
Appointments
Referrals & Enquiries email:
Contact Details
- Dr Susan O'Shea
- Lee Road Haematology, Suite 22, The Lee Clinic, Lee Road, Cork
Secretary
- Lorraine
- Tel: 021 492 6518
Liason Nurses
Fiona Hennerty
021 4801634
Kate Murphy
021 4801639
Oncology Research Nurses
Aoife O'Shea
021 4801634
Marie B Casey
021 4801639
Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Claire Crowley
021 480 1622
