DrThérèse Herlihy

Thérèse lectures on the undergraduate radiography programme and the MSc Ultrasound programme. She also leads the echocardiography in critical care programme. She has a keen interest in developing the role of ultrasound in medical education and expanding the role of ultrasound in healthcare. 

Thérèse holds a supernumerary position at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and St. Vincent's University Hospital. In 2024, Thérèse was awarded a PhD from University College Dublin for her research on the ultrasonic changes in the liver and changes in quality of life in patients treated with direct-acting antiviral therapy for Hepatitis C. Thérèse also holds a Master's in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and an MSc Ultrasound degree from University College Dublin. 

Thérèse was the ultrasound lead for the European Federation of Radiographers from 2014-2018. Thérèse has been invited to present at ultrasound and radiology conferences in Ireland, the UK, Europe and the United States of America on topics such as the role of ultrasound in trauma, liver elastography  and eye-tracking patterns of radiographers. In 2015, Thérèse won the top radiographer accolade, the Best Scientific Paper Presentation (Radiographers) prize at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna, for a project that investigated radiographers’ visual search patterns when reviewing x-ray examination requests using eye-tracking technology. She is currently on the editorial board of the British Medical Ultrasound Society journal, Ultrasound and is a regular reviewer for Radiography and Ultrasound journals. Thérèse also sits on the Gender Equality Action Group for University College Dublin.

Thérèse spent August 2013 in a hospital in northern Sierra Leone where together with UCD colleague Marion Maher, they trained local healthcare workers on the basics of radiographic technique, anatomy, and image acquisition, thus providing sustainable clinical skills. In 2014, Thérèse co-led a large fundraising campaign for the hospital during the Ebola Virus outbreak which raised approximately €250,000 worth of vital aid. This aid drive featured on RTE news and Morning Ireland. Therese has previously taught basic ultrasound skills in a clinic in Kampala, Uganda.