A graduate of UCD, she completed her specialist training in plastic surgery in Ireland as well as an Aspire fellowship in cleft surgery at the Dublin Cleft Centre and the Academiska Sjukhuset in Uppsala, Sweden. In addition to her clinical work, Catherine has a keen interest in patient-reported outcomes and clinical research. She was awarded a medical doctorate (MD) in molecular biology from RCSI and completed a clinical research fellowship at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School in Boston.

MD FRCSI (Plast)

UCD, RCSI

Royal College of Surgeons In Ireland, FRCSI (Plast) Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons, British Association of Plastic Reconstruction and Aesthetic Surgeons, Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland, American Cleft Palate Association.

Standardisation of outcomes recording after speech surgery. Enhanced recovery after speech surgery. Incidence, diagnosis and management of airway distress in infants with cleft palate.