` Paul Gallagher

Prof Paul Gallagher

Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine & General Internal Medicine

Hospital

Cork

Department

General Medicine,Geriatric Medicine & General Internal Medicine

Specialties

Geriatric & General Medicine, Geriatrician

Biography

Professor Gallagher graduated from RCSI in 2000.  He joined the Higher Specialist Training Programme in Geriatric & General Internal Medicine at RCPI in 2004 during which he completed subspecialty training in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics at St. Jame's Hospital, Dublin and a Se... read more

Areas of Interest

Special Interests Include:

  • Comprehensive geriatric assessment
  • Falls, frailty, weight loss, bone health 
  • Complex polypharmacy & medicines optimisation 
  • Dementia, cognitive decline
  • Capacity assessment (e.g Power of Attorney, Testamentary Capacity, Ward of Court)
  • Long term care assessment 
  • Primary & secondary prevention of stroke (e.g hypertension, lipid management, suitability for anticoagulation)
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