Children and Young Persons Centre
The Division of Paediatrics cares for children from birth to 16 years of age incorporating acute paediatric (85% of all paediatric admissions), children with chronic illnesses and children at risk. Surgical and medical treatment is provided by the relevant divisions, for example general surgery, neurosurgery, plastics, ophthalmology, urology orthopaedics, while the children are cared for within paediatrics.
Our sub-speciality services provided include:
- Respiratory medicine including Cystic Fibrosis
- Diabetes and Endocrinology
- Neurology including Spina Bifida and sleep
- Allergy/Immunology/Immunisation
- Cardiology
- Neuro-disability, Community & Developmental services
- Ambulatory services – Paediatric Assessment Unit
- Emergency Services – Paediatric emergency department
- Dermatology
- Tracheostomy Clinics
- Feeding & Eating Disorder services
- General Paediatrics
- Outreach services for Cardiology, Nephrology, Metabolics
Contact Wards:
- Puffin: 021 4922212/ 4922206
- Ward 1C - Ladybird: 021 4922210 4922209
- Seahorse Day Ward: 021 4922187
- Paediatric Assessment Unit: 021 4922449
- Seahorse Outpatient Unit: 021 4922197
Secretarial Contacts:
- Prof Hawkes/ Dr O Riordan 021 4920139
- Prof Murray / Dr Gibson 021 4920360
- Dr Mullane / Dr Ni Chroinin 021 4922496
- Dr McSweeney / Dr Ulazam 021 4920140
- Dr O Mahony/ Dr Fitzgerald 021 4920316
- Dr Kahn / Dr Yusuf / Dr McGovern 021 4922847
- Dr Finn / Prof McMahon 021 4920186
- Dr Trujillo / Dr Stack / Dr Bourke / Dr Bennett 021 4922200
Consultants Currently in Paediatrics:
- Dr D. Mullane, Consultant Paediatrician & Clinical Director – specialist interest in Respiratory & CF
- Prof D. Murray, Consultant Paediatrician & Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health UCC – General Paediatrics
- Dr M. Ni Chroinin, Consultant Paediatrician – specialist interest in Respiratory & CF
- Dr O. O’Mahony, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
- Dr N. McSweeney, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
- Prof C. Hawkes, Consultant Paediatrician – specialist interest in Diabetes & Endocrinology
- Dr S. O’ Riordan, Consultant Paediatrician – specialist interest in Diabetes & Endocrinology
- Dr L. Gibson, Consultant Paediatrician – specialist interest in Community and Developmental Issues
- Dr A. Khan, Consultant Paediatrician – specialist interest in Community and Developmental Issues
- Dr Z. Yusuf, Consultant Paediatrician – specialist interest in Neurodisability, sleep and spina bifida
- Dr J. Trujillo, Consultant Paediatrician – specialist interest in Allergy
- Dr D. Finn, Consultant Paediatrician – specialist interest in Cardiology
- Dr R. McGovern, Consultant Paediatrician – specialist interest in Community and Developmental Issues & Family Centre
- Dr M. Fitzgerald, Consultant Paediatrician – specialist interest Ambulatory Care & PAU
- Dr F. Kyeyune, Locum Consultant Paediatrician - SI General Paediatrics
- Dr S. Ulazam, Locum Consultant Paediatrician – SI General Paediatrics