ProfessorChristopher Fitzpatrick

Chris Fitzpatrick is a consultant obstetrician & gynaecologist (special interest: Urogynaecology) in the Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital (CWIUH) where he was Master/CEO 2006 - 2012. He has been involved in teaching undergraduate medical students since his appointment as a consultant in the CWIUH in 1996.

In February 2021, he was seconded to the HSE to take up the role of Clinical Lead in Covid-19 Vaccinations in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group.

He is the clinical lead of the RCPI/Abbey Theatre applied drama collaboration in relation to bereavement (in the maternity services) and open disclosure.

He is a board member of the Ifrah Foundation, established by Somali-Irish anti-FGM activist Ifrah Ahmed, which is currently involved in project (Dear Daughter Campaign) to end FGM in Somalia by 2030 in association with the Somali Ministry for Women and Human Rights Development and the United Nations Population Fund.

Degrees/Diplomas:
BA
MB BCh BAO
FRCPI
FRCOG
FRCS (ED)
DCH
Dip Trop Med
Dip GUMed
Dip Management for Medical Doctors
H Dip Healthcare Risk Management

Postgraduate Fellowships:
Fellowship in Urogynaecology & Urodynamics (University of Michigan)