National Surgical Centre for Pancreatic Cancer (NSCPC)

The National Surgical Centre for Pancreatic Cancer (NSCPC) was established in 2009 under the auspices of the NCCP and centralised all pancreatic cancer surgery in Ireland at St. Vincent’s University Hospital with a satellite centre at Mercy University Hospital in Cork.

Ten years later, the NSCPC is well established and performs approximately 100-110 pancreatic resections per year for malignant and pre-malignant conditions of the pancreas.

The centre includes a multi-disciplinary team of surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, radiologists and pathologists, as well interventional endoscopists, a specialist nursing team and dedicated dietetic support.

Centralisation has improved outcomes for this patient group with improved peri-operative results and reduced hospital stays and complication rates. Standardisation of oncological treatment has also produced measurable improvements in outcome.

Current developments include expansion of database and information technology supports, plans for a clinic for inherited pancreatic disease, and, most importantly, development of the capacity to perform next generation gene sequencing for accurate analysis of somatic and germline mutations that are associated with pancreatic pre-cancer and cancer.

This will form the basis for a personalised medicine approach to management of this disease which represents the greatest hope for future management of this difficult to treat malignancy.

The Team

• Pancreas programme lead
  • Mr. Justin Geoghegan

• Consultant surgeons
  • Prof. Kevin Conlon
  • Mr. Donal Maguire
  • Mr. Emir Hoti
  • Mr. Tony Stafford
  • Mr. Tom Gallagher
  • Prof. Paul Ridgway

• Consultant gastroenterologist
  • Prof. Dermot O Toole

• Consultant histopathologist
  • Dr. Niall Swan

• Consultant radiologist
  • Dr. Ronan Ryan

• Clinical nurse specialist
  • Anne McGuire
  • Sharon Glynn
• Pancreatic dietician
  • Oonagh Griffin
  • Deirdre Burke

Other useful contact details

• email: pancreas.svuh@healthmail.ie
• tel: 01-221 4000 bleep 705/648
• fax: 01-2213601

Location

ADCC Suite 1
St. Vincent’s University Hospital
Elm Park
Dublin 4