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DrColleen Heffernan

Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor

School of Medicine

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  • Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor
    School of Medicine
  • 0876953464
  • University College Dublin, School of Medicine

BIO

I am a paediatric otolaryngologist working in Children's Health Ireland since 2019.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Clinical Professor
    University College Dublin, School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland29 Sep 2026

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Consultant Surgeon
    Children's Health Ireland, Otolaryngology, Dublin, Ireland2 Sep 2019
  • Consultant Surgeon
    Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow, Otolaryngology, Glasgow, United Kingdom10 Jul 2017 - 1 Sep 2019
  • Fellow
    Boston Children's Hospital, Otolaryngology, Boston, United States1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2017

CERTIFICATIONS

  • MB BAO BCh
    Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland16 Jun 2005
  • FRCS (ORL-HNS)
    Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland9 Jul 2015
  • Certificate in Healthcare Management Practice
    University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland14 Dec 2016
  • MPH
    University College Cork, Cork, Ireland22 Feb 2019
  • Professional Certificate Breastfeeding & Lactation
    University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland8 Jul 2022
  • IBCLC
    International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners20 Jul 2026
    International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

LANGUAGES

  • Irish
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review