Endoscopy

The Department of Endoscopy provides a service for patients requiring an endoscopic procedure – a nonsurgical procedure used to examine a person’s digestive tract.

We are a Joint Advisory Group (JAG) accredited unit and participate in the National Colorectal Screening Programme. The JAG accreditation scheme is a patient-centred and workforce focused scheme developed for all endoscopy services and providers across the UK in the NHS and independent sector.

Services                     

• Lower GI endoscopy (colonoscopy)
• Upper GI endoscopy (gastroscopy)
• Sigmoidoscopy
• National Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme (NCSS)
• Interventional endoscopy (complex polypectomy, endoluminal stenting, endoscopic placement of feeding tubes)
• ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography)
• EUS (endoscopic ultrasound)
• Bronchoscopy
• EBUS (endobronchial ultrasound)

Consultants

• Prof. Hugh Mulcahy
• Prof. Glen Doherty
• Prof. Garret Cullen
• Dr. Gareth Horgan
• Dr. Máire Buckley
• Prof. Dermot O'Toole
• Prof. Des Winter
• Mr. Seán Martin
• Mr. Rory Kennelly
• Prof. Aiden McCormick
• Dr. Diarmaid Houlihan
• Prof. Ross MacNicholas
• Mr. Justin Geoghegan
• Prof. Michael P. Keane
• Prof. Tim McDonnell
• Prof. Charles Gallagher
• Dr. Edward McKone
• Dr. Marcus Butler
• Dr. Emer Kelly
• Dr. Emmet McGrath
• Ms. Ann Hanly
• Prof. Eleanor Dunican

Other useful contact details

• The Endoscopy Department (for medical queries only)
  • tel: (01) 221 4416
• IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist – Ms Denise Keegan
  • email: d.keegan@svuh.ie
  • tel: (01) 221 4711
  • fax: (01) 221 4177
• IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist – Ms Kathryn O’Grady
  • email: kathryn.byrne@svuh.ie
  • tel: (01) 221 4711
  • fax: (01) 221 4177
• Colorectal Screening Clinical Nurse Specialist – Joanna Rea
  • email: j.rea@svuh.ie
  • tel: (01) 221 4678
• Colorectal Screening Clinical Nurse Specialist – Blathnaid Nolan
  • email: b.nolan2@svuh.ie
  • tel: (01) 221 6149

Referral information

The Endoscopy Department has three referral pathways 1. Inpatient, 2. Outpatient and 3. GP.

We also accept GP referrals for colonoscopy and direct access gastroscopy.

Useful links

• Centre for Colorectal Disease