Surgery

College of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Sciences,
School of Medicine

Course overview

The Discipline of Surgery provides a facility for medical students and surgical personnel wishing to undertake clinical research projects or postgraduate courses. Current research involves the Department of Breast, Gastrointestinal/Colorectal, Orthopaedic and Vascular Surgery. The research laboratory is also home to full-time scientific researchers focusing primarilly on cancer research.

Research facilities include the Surgical Research laboratories in the Clinical Science Institute, REMEDI, NCBES at NUI Galway and the Western Vascular Institute at University Hospital, Galway.

The Discipline  of Surgery collaborates with national and international research instituions, e.g. Cancer Research UK, EMBL, and the Mayo Clinic. Researchers are affiliated with the Galway Cancer Initiative.

The Discipline offers supervision in a wide area of medical interest. To pursue either degree, potential candidates should discuss the matter with the Head of Department. Candidates
should have a primary degree in Medicine to pursue an MD and, in addition, an Honours degree for a PhD.

Programmes available

PhD (Surgery), part-time    
MCh (Surgery), full-time
MCh (Surgery), part-time
MD (Surgery), full-time    
MD (Surgery), part-time

Entry requirements

Candidates should have a primary degree in Medicine to pursue an MD and, in addition,
an Honours degree for a PhD.

Areas of interest

Breast cancer
  • Population genetics
  • Molecular profiling
  • Role of stem cells in metastasis
  • Mestastatis prevention
  • Early detection
Colorectal cancer
  • Molecular profiling
  • Orthopaedic surgery
  • Ischaemia/Reperfusion
  • Wound healing
Cardiovascular
  • Stem cells in arthritis (with REMEDI)
  • Hyperbaric oxygen

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Therese Dixon
T +353 91 544 475 
E therese.dixon@nuigalway.ie

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PhD (part-time) GYN54
MCh (full-time) GYN57
MCh (part-time) GYN58
MD (full-time) GYN55
MD (part-time) GYN56

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