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Assoc Professor

Brice Antao

(Associate Professor)

Clinical Associate Professor

School of Medicine

  • Clinical Associate Professor
    School of Medicine
  • University College Dublin, School of Medicine

BIO

Mr Brice Antao graduated in Medicine and Surgery from Goa University, Goa (India) in 1995. He underwent basic surgical training in India and the UK and was awarded the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2002. He completed his higher surgical training in Paediatric Surgery on the prestigious Yorkshire and Humberside rotation and the internationally renowned Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London and was conferred with the Fellowship in Paediatric Surgery by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2012.

He further undertook two speciality fellowships, one in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery at Blank Children’s Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, USA and the other in Hepatobiliary Surgery at King’s College Hospital, London, UK. Blank Children’s Hospital is a world-renowned centre that has been at the forefront of minimally invasive and robotic surgery and King’s College Hospital is home to Europe’s largest paediatric liver centre and fetal medicine unit.

Mr Antao has had a very extensive and comprehensive training in all aspects of general and specialised paediatric surgery. Mr Antao has established himself as a dynamic, dedicated and highly motivated Paediatric Surgeon. In addition to providing exceptional care for all his patients, he has served on various committees and has successfully led a number of quality improvement initiatives to effect change and improve patient safety, quality of care and efficiencies. Mr Brice Antao is currently working as a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon in Children's Health Ireland and Beacon Hospital. In addition to his clinical and academic achievements, Mr Antao has a leadership role as a National Paediatric Network Lead, leading on the implementation of the National Model of Care across all paediatric specialities, some on an all island basis.

Mr Antao is a fully accredited specialist paediatric surgeon, and is on the Specialist Register in Paediatric Surgery, both with the Irish and UK Medical Councils.