Appointment of new permanent Paediatric Endocrinology Consultant at GUH

Galway University Hospitals (GUH) welcomes the appointment of Dr Niamh McGrath to the role of Paediatric Endocrinology Consultant.

Ms Chris Kane, General Manager, GUH said, “The appointment of Dr McGrath will assist in delivering Endocrinology services to children and we are delighted to have her expertise”.

Commenting on her appointment, Dr Niamh McGrath said, “I am delighted to have started as a Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist and General Paediatrician here in Galway University Hospitals. My role involves looking after paediatric patients with type 1 diabetes, endocrine conditions such as disorders of growth and puberty and general paediatric patients.”

Dr Niamh McGrath graduated from UCD in 2007 with an Honours degree and a 1st Class Honours in paediatrics. Following completion of her intern year at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, she pursued a career in Paediatrics and completed basic specialist training in 2010 and higher specialist training in 2016. In July 2016, she served as a clinical research fellow in the Diabetes and Endocrinology department at Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dr McGrath completed 4 years post graduate training in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes between the Temple Street Children's University Hospital and Our Lady's Children's University Hospital, Crumlin.  

From July 2016 to July 2018 she worked as a locum Consultant at Temple Street Children's University Hospital.  In addition to looking after paediatric patients with diabetes and patients on subcutaneous insulin pump therapy, she has experience in managing a wide range of complex endocrine disorders.

Dr McGrath has also recently completed her MD titled 'The outcome of the national newborn screening programme for congenital hypothyroidism in the Republic of Ireland' and continues to actively publish in this area.

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Dr Niamh McGrath, Paediatric Endocrinology Consultant at Galway University Hospital.