DrBrian O'Donoghue

Brian O'Donoghue is a clinical academic psychiatrist who graduated in Medicine from University College Dublin in 2004. He obtained a Masters degree in Public Health & Epidemiology from the University of London in 2011 and was awarded a PhD in the epidemiology of psychotic disorders from UCD in 2015. He undertook his Basic Specialist training in Psychiatry with the UCD/ St John of God/ St Vincents University Hospital training scheme and obtained his memberships with the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2009. Brian then worked as a clinical fellow with the the DETECT Early Intervention for Psychosis service between 2009 and 2011. Brian then moved to Australia and completed his training in psychiatry, with a special interest in first episode psychosis. Brian worked at the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) at Orygen, first as a registrar and then as a consultant since 2016.

Brian was awarded an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship for 2018 – 2021, which facilitated him obtaining a clinical and academic role. He is an investigator on five large clinical trials in the area of psychosis and leads a number of cohort studies, focused on the epidemiology and outcome of psychotic disorders. He is an associate editor of the international journal - Early Intervention in Psychiatry and the national journal - The Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine.

Brian is currently a consultant psychiatrist at St Vincent's University Hospital and Dublin South East mental health service and in addition to the clinical associate professor role at UCD, he has an honorary associate professor position with the University of Melbourne and Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland.