Ms. Kathryn M. McCreery

23 Aug Ms. Kathryn M. McCreery

Ms. McCreery graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in 1986 and first trained in Internal Medicine and became a Member of The Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (MRCPI). She proceeded in Ophthalmology training in The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin and in Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. She did a fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at The University of Pittsburgh/ Children’s’ Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.

Ms. McCreery attained the degrees FRCSI (Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ophthalmic Surgery), FRCOphth (Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, UK) and also became Board Certified in Ophthalmology, the qualifying exam of the American Board of Ophthalmology.

Following her training she was appointed as Consultant Ophthalmologist/Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s’ Hospital for three years prior to her return to Dublin in 2002. She is now a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin and at Blackrock Clinic, Dublin. Ms McCreery has been a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon for more than 20 years. Her areas of interest are Refractive /Cataract surgery and Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.

Ms McCreery has published more than 70 articles in peer reviewed Ophthalmic journals, authored 5 book chapters and has made countless presentations at national and international Ophthalmic meetings.

She was awarded the Schindler Award in 1999 which is presented to the resident who exhibits high moral standards and compassion in patient care from the Department of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX and the Dan B. Jones Teaching Award in 2002 which is awarded annually to a member of the Consultant staff by the Ophthalmology Residents at Baylor College of Medicine for her dedication to resident teaching.

She was also nominated SOE Lecturer 2006.European Society of Ophthalmology.

She is a Council Member of the Irish College of Ophthalmologists and Programme Director for Higher Surgical Training in Ophthalmic Surgery in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and the Irish College of Ophthalmologists (ICO).

She is married with 3 children.

Kathryn McCreery MC 11157