About this Event
Professor Frank Casey OBE MD FRCP MRCPCH FRICS BSc
Frank Casey is Clinical Professor of Paediatric Cardiology in Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University. He is also a Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist at The Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, in Northern Ireland. He graduated in Biochemistry from Queen’s University before going on to study Medicine at University College Cork. He trained in Paediatric Cardiology in Belfast and at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
Professor Casey was the Northern Ireland Clinical Lead for The All-Ireland Congenital Heart Disease Network in the Years 2016 -2022 and was central to the development of this unique and innovative development in Healthcare.
In September 2021 he was appointed as Clinical Professor in Paediatric Cardiology, a new joint position between Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University. He is now leading the development of an Academic Research Department in Paediatric Cardiology in both universities and the Belfast Trust. He is internationally recognised as a researcher in congenital heart disease, particularly in the areas of long term neurodevelopmental outcomes and quality of life for those treated in childhood.
In January 2023 he was awarded an OBE for his services to Healthcare in Northern Ireland. In
October 2023 he was awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Irish Cardiac Society and In May 2024 he was awarded Honorary Lifetime membership of The Association for European Paediatric Cardiology, for his contribution to Paediatric Cardiology in Europe.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Postgrad Centre Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast, United Kingdom
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