Biography
Dr Murphy received his Medical Degree in 1996 at Queen’s University Belfast. During his undergraduate years he undertook an Intercalated BSc (Hons) degree in Pathology and studied cell and cancer biology and had his first experience of bench laboratory research, undertaking a project in brain ... read more
Dr Murphy received his Medical Degree in 1996 at Queen’s University Belfast. During his undergraduate years he undertook an Intercalated BSc (Hons) degree in Pathology and studied cell and cancer biology and had his first experience of bench laboratory research, undertaking a project in brain tumour development.
Seamus completed eleven years of postgraduate training, the majority spent in a dedicated gastroenterology training programme in Northern Ireland. He completed an Advanced Fellowship in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD; crohn’s and colitis) at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. He received a PhD in 2005 from Queen’s University Belfast for research into the genetics and epidemiology of Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal cancer.
He has published more than forty research articles in peer-reviewed journals. From 2016 to 2017, Dr Murphy brought his expertise to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas, serving as an Associate Professor of Gastroenterology and Director of IBD. He served as a consultant gastroenterologist for 14 years in the Southern Trust and was based in his local Hospital, Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry. He was Clinical Director of Medicine and subsequently Divisional Director for Medicine from 2020-2023. In recognition of his clinical and research contributions in Northern Ireland, Dr Murphy was awarded a prestigious fellowship of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGAF).
As a prominent consultant gastroenterologist in Ireland, Dr Seamus J Murphy delivers exceptional care at his clinical practices in Belfast, at the Bon Secours Hospital Dublin and the Bon Secours Cavan Clinic.
Areas of Interest
Dr Murphy's clinical practice covers all general gastroenterology and general liver conditions, as well as endoscopy procedures. He has a special interest in IBD and endoscopy (Gastroscopy and colonoscopy), including removal of colon polyps - he was a nominated Bowel Cancer screening endoscopist from 2014 to 2023.
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