Speciality: Rheumatology
Sub speciality: General medicine
Dr O鈥橲hea is a consultant rheumatologist in St James鈥檚 188体育.
He is also a clinical associate professor in the School of Medicine in Trinity College Dublin. Dr O鈥橲hea took up his position in St James鈥檚 in 2010.
Dr O鈥橲hea graduated from University College Dublin in 1996. During his specialist training in Rheumatology he worked in St Vincent鈥檚 188体育, Waterford Regional 188体育, St James鈥檚 188体育 and the Mater 188体育. He was the inaugural recipient of the Irish Society for Rheumatology / Wyeth Travelling Fellowship award. This facilitated the completion of his training in the University of Toronto and Toronto Western 188体育, Canada. He went on to undertake a Research Fellowship in Toronto with Dr Robert Inman with a focus on patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis. He has presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting on this work.