Specialist Division - Pathology or Radiology

Candidates nominated in the Specialist Division – Pathology or Radiology are as follows:

• Professor John Conor O'Keane (Registration Number: 008071)

Election Process

One candidate has been nominated, Professor John Conor O’Keane (Registration Number: 008071), and as a result, this category will be filled in accordance with election regulations.

Please note, as there is only one nominee in this category, an election will not be held

Further information on candidates in other categories can be found here. 

Candidate Biography

Candidates have provided the following biography.

Professor John Conor O'Keane (Registration Number: 008071)

Professor J. Conor O’Keane is a Consultant Histopathologist at the Mater Private Hospital (1993-current) and Clinical Professor of Pathology at University College Dublin. His substantive appointment was Consultant Histopathologist at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital from 1993 until his retirement in 2023.

He is a 1981 graduate of University College Dublin Medical School. He obtained his pathology training at the Mallory Institute of Pathology/ Boston University School of Medicine and subsequently was appointed there on staff from 1991-1993.

His major interest is Quality Improvement in Medicine, particularly using Lean methodologies and he is an inaugural graduate of the Diploma in Leadership and Quality in Healthcare from RCPI (2012) .

He was Clinical Director at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital from 2009 to 2014 and its first Clinical Director for Quality and Safety (2014-17). He was Clinical Director for Clinical Engagement and Quality (50% secondment) in Ireland East Hospital Group from 2017-2020.

Royal College of Physicians of Ireland - Faculty of Pathology: Board, multiple terms, Dean 2009-2011 .

RCPI : Treasurer 2011-2017. Director of Quality and Clinical Care 2017-2020. Chair, Steering Committee for the specialty quality improvement programmes in histopathology, radiology and endoscopy 2020-2023.

National Office of Clinical Audit: Chair, Governance Board 2016-2020. Inaugural clinical lead for quality improvement within this office 2022 to 2025.

He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Pathology and is a Fellow of the Faculty of Pathology, RCPI and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (FRCPI).

Relevant skill set for Council: Patient safety, quality improvement, standards and accreditation, clinical governance.