Prof. Martin O'Connell

Contact Details

Useful Information

Primary Services

Additional Services

Radioisotope Therapy for Cancer (Molecular Radiotherapy or Radioligand Therapy (RLT)).

Areas of Expertise

Functional brain imaging. Isotope therapy for hyperthyroidism. Nuclear cardiology. PET/CT. Prostate cancer imaging. Thyroid and parathyroid disease.

About

Dr Martin O’Connell MB BaO BCh MRCPI FFRRCSI

UCD Clinical Professor

Consultant Radiologist with Special Interest in Nuclear Medicine

Education and Experience

• Qualified from UCD June 1994. Internal Medicine training in the Federated hospitals training scheme achieving MRCPI in June 1996
• Radiology training Mater University Hospital, with combined MSK/IR fellowship in Cappagh/SVUH
• Abdominal Imaging, Abdominal Intervention and Nuclear Medicine Fellowship Training Duke University Medical Centre, North Carolina (2002 to 2004)
• Breast Radiologist specialist (2004-2019)
• Chairperson and subsequently the first Clinical Director Department of Radiology, Mater University Hospital (2012-2015)

Current Appointments

• Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
• Mater Private Hospital
• Medical director, Mater PET/CT Centre

Special Interests

• Radioligand therapy for Prostate Cancer
• Radium 223 Therapy
• Prostate Biopsy
• PSMA PET/CT
• All aspects Nuclear Medicine Imaging 
• DAT Scan
• Thyroid and Parathyroid Imaging
• I-131 Therapy for hyperthyroidism
• Cardiac DPD Scanning 

Clinical Research and Professional Memberships

• Chairperson of the Irish Nuclear Medicine Association (2014-)
• Irish National Delegate for Nuclear Medicine to the EANM, the EU recognised organisation for Nuclear Medicine in Europe
• Interest in Brain PET/CT research
• Weekly and Monthly attendance: Oncology MDT, Urology MDT, Thyroid MDT