Name

Dr Peadar Gilligan

Dr Peadar Gilligan is a former president of the Irish Medical Organisation. He and the IMO have represented the Medical profession and advocated for improved patient care. 

He qualified from University College Dublin in 1992 with an honours degree. He undertook general medical training in Beaumont Hospital and Letterkenny General Hospital. He completed both a Medical scheme and Paediatric scheme. His paediatric training was in Our Lady's Hospital Crumlin, and the Rotunda. He trained in emergency medicine in Connolly Memorial Hospital and completed a Specialist Registrar scheme in Emergency Medicine in the United Kingdom where he was Trainee Representative for the Yorkshire Deanery. 

He is a specialist in Emergency Medicine and subspecialist in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. He holds membership of the Royal College of Physicians in both the United Kingdom and Ireland in adult and Paediatric medicine. He is a Fellow of the College of Emergency Medicine and holds Diplomas in Child Health and Immediate Medical Care. 

He was awarded Gold Medals in Paediatrics from University College Dublin and in Immediate Medical Care from the BASICs Group of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. He holds a Masters degree in Medical Education from Sheffield University and a Masters in Public Health Medicine from University College Dublin. 

He has in excess of fifty peer reviewed publications relevant to Emergency Medicine. He is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Beaumont Hospital and Chairperson of the Resuscitation Advisory Group in Beaumont Hospital. He directs Advanced Trauma Life Support courses and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Courses. He is a former Consultant Application Advisory Committee member. Dr Gilligans research interests include Telemedicine, service delivery, crowding of acute hospitals manifesting in the Emergency Department, renal colic, MRSA, injury, resuscitation and critical care.