Seamus O'Mahony (born 1960)[1] is an Irish author and retired gastroenterologist.
Seamus O'Mahony | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | University College Cork |
| Occupation | Non-fiction writer |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Doctor |
| Field | Gastroenterology |
O'Mahony studied medicine at University College Cork, graduating in 1983.[2] He began his medical training in Cork before relocating to the United Kingdom to work in the National Health Service.[3] After spending fourteen years in the NHS,[1] he returned to Cork as a consultant gastroenterologist at Cork University Hospital until his retirement in 2020.[3]
O'Mahony's first book, The Way We Die Now (2016), critiqued the overmedicalised nature of death, while his second book, Can Medicine Be Cured? The Corruption of a Profession (2019), criticised the modern medical profession.[4] His third book, The Ministry of Bodies: Life and Death in a Modern Hospital (2021), is a reflection on his final year of working at Cork University Hospital.[3] His fourth book, The Guru, the Bagman and the Sceptic (2023), is a study of Sigmund Freud, his associate, Ernest Jones and Wilfred Trotter, who although a friend of Jones was a sceptic as regards Freud.
He has published research relating to coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease and endoscopy, and is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Pandemic could have been so much worse says doctor who has critiqued medical profession". The Irish News. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Seamus O'Mahony – APC Faculty". University College Cork. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Hourican, Emily (14 March 2021). "'I feel like a civilian for the first time in decades' – retired consultant Seamus O'Mahony has a cure for modern medicine". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ Smith, Richard (4 March 2021). "Richard Smith: The medical apostate's tale". BMJ. Retrieved 4 July 2022.