Professional Profile

Consultant in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin. National Clinical Lead for the Sepsis Programme Health Service Executive (HSE) Ireland.

Qualifications

BA, MB, BCh, BAO, Trinity College, Dublin FCARCS(I), Royal College of Anaesthetists Ireland PGDip Statistics, Trinity College, Dublin PhD Trinity College, Dublin EDIC, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine FCICM, Australia and New Zealand FHEA, Fellow of Higher Education Academy (UK)

Professional Memberships

Irish Society of Intensive Care Medicine, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, European Society of Anaesthesiology.

Publications

Over 30 peer reviewed publications to date.

Medical Training

Specialist training in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care medicine. Critical Care Infectious Diseases Fellow, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Intensive Care Medicine, Advanced Trainee, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia. Intensive Care Medicine Advanced Trainee, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Sydney, Australia.

Special Clinical Interests

For many years, Dr O’Dwyer led a research laboratory at Queen Mary, University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust, focusing on genomic pathways related to sepsis. In 2021, Dr O’Dwyer joined the National Clinical Programme for Sepsis with the Health Service Executive in Ireland. He continues to serve as the National Clinical Lead, overseeing national audits and quality improvement schemes to benefit patients suffering from sepsis on a national level.