Barry O'Donnell
Barry O'Donnell (6 September 1926 – 26 November 2019) was an Irish
O'Donnell, a native of
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b. 1926 Cork, eldest son of Michael O’Donnell and Kitty O’Donnell (née Barry)
Died: 26 November 2019
Education: Christian Brothers College, Cork; Castleknock College, Dublin; University College Cork
MB (hons) UCC, 1949; MCh, NUI, 1954, FRCSI, 1953; FRCS Eng 1953; FRCS Ed (ad hom) 1993; FRCP & S (Glas qua chir), 1999; FRCS Eng (Hon) 2007.
Married 1959: Mary Leydon b.1933 – d.2015; (BA, BComm, BL) only child of John Leydon (KC St Gregory, DLitt, (the most senior civil servant of his day, described by Sean Lemass (Taoiseach 1959–66) as ‘the ablest man I ever knew’) and Nan Leydon (née Layden).
3 sons, John, Michael and Nicholas and 1 daughter, Catherine
- Postgraduate posts in Winchester, Brighton, Leicester; Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London.
- Registrar, Royal Northern Hospital, London; Whittington Hospital, London.
- Senior Registrar, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street (Sir Denis Browne, Sir David I. Williams)
- Ainsworth Travelling Scholarship from UCC to Lahey Clinic, Boston (Drs Richard B. Cattell, Herbert Adams, Samuel Marshall, Ken Warren) and Boston Floating Hospital for Infants and Children (Dr Ovar Swenson).
- Consultant Surgeon, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, 1957–93; Children's Hospital Temple Street, 1977–88; National Children's Hospital, Harcourt Street, 1965–80.
- Professor of Paediatric Surgery, RCSI, 1986–93.
- Honorary Fellow, Singapore Academy of Medicine and Surgery, 1999; Malaysian Academy of Medicine and Surgery, 2000; College of Surgeons, South Africa, 2001; section of surgery.
- American Academy of Pediatrics; American Pediatric Surgical Association; American Surgical Association; New England Surgical Association; Boston Surgical Association.
- President, British, Canadian and Irish Medical Associations, 1976–77; British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, 1981–82; surgical section RAMI, 1990–92.
- Chairman, Journal Committee, BMA, (including BMJ), 1982–88.
Awards and honours
- National People of the Year award jointly with Prof. Prem Puri. 1984
- Hunterian Professorship, RCS Eng. 1986
- Denis Browne gold medal, British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, 1989; urology medal, American Academy of Paediatrics, 2003; Distinguished Alumni Award, UCC, 2004.
- Eponymous addresses in Australia, US and UK.
- Visiting professor to six US universities, including twice to Harvard.
- Director, Standard Chartered Bank (Ireland), 1977–88; West Deutsche LandesBank (Ireland), 1988 -96.
- Sixty -four peer-reviewed publications. Four books, (two co-authored) including Terence Millin: a Remarkable Irish Surgeon)
References
- ^ "Former UCD professor honoured in the US". The Irish Emigrant. 7 December 2003. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Pure surgical spirit". The Medical Independent. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Professor Barry O'Donnell Obituary". 17 December 2019.
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