Assoc ProfessorEoin Tiernan

Dr Eoin Tiernan graduated in medicine from UCD in 1989. He completed a vocational training scheme in general practice in Cork in 1993, and then went on to higher specialist training in palliative medicine at Our Lady's Hospice, Harold's Cross. He was awarded his MD in 2000 by UCD. On attaining his CSCT, he was appointed as consultant in palliative medicine, Grampian University Hospital NHS Trust, Aberdeen, Scotland, where he worked for 3 1/2 years, before returning to an appointment, in 2002, as consultant in palliative medicine at St. Vincent's University Hospital and Blackrock Hospice. He continues to work at St. Vincent's University Hospital, as well as at Beacon Hospital and the Blackrock Clinic.
Despite a busy clinical remit, he continues an active interest in education and research, spearheading a wide-reaching palliative medicine research network working on areas such as innovative service models for acute palliative medicine, supportive oncology, and rehabilitative palliative care.