DrAmy O'Higgins

Dr Amy O'Higgins is UCD Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at The Coombe Hospital and a Consultant Obstetrician and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Subspecialist.  She worked as an analytical chemist before training in medicine. She completed specialist training in Ireland and sub-specialist training in Canada.  Dr O'Higgins is Director of the UCD Centre for Human Reproduction, a research centre based at The Coombe Hospital and is a Fellow of the Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research.  The UCD Centre for Human Reproduction is focused on improving outcomes in women’s health and for parents and newborns through advancing clinical research and novel technology with multi-professional, multi-disciplinary collaboration. The research outputs from the Centre have provided guidance on maternity services development nationally. The team comprises of neonatologists, obstetricians, gynaecologists, anaesthesiologists and midwives with collaborative projects spanning areas of epidemiology, public health, human performance, computing, dietetics, midwifery, haematology, medical science, medical education and engineering.  Dr O'Higgins's clinical and research interests include fetal and maternal complications of pregnancy, diabetes mellitus, metabolic and cardiovascular health.