Infectious diseases
The Infectious Diseases (ID) team in the Mater Hospital provides a comprehensive ID service for patients who have proven or suspected Infection. We provide inpatient, outpatient, and consultation services in the Hospital. We provide care for people with all kinds of infectious diseases. These diseases can include viral infections such as HIV, general infectious diseases such as tuberculosis or bacterial infections, and sexually transmitted diseases. We also work collaboratively with other teams in the hospital to ensure that patients with complex infections are managed safely and effectively.
Our services
The infectious diseases team is made up of
Our consultant team
6 Consultants in Infectious Diseases,
1 Consultant in Inclusion Health and Infectious Diseases,
1 Consultant in Acute Medicine and Infectious Diseases, and
1 Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Our consultants
Dr Aoife Cotter – Consultant in Infectious Diseases
Dr Christine Kelly – Consultant in Infectious Diseases
Dr Claire Kenny – Consultant in Acute Medicine & Infectious Diseases
Dr Deirdre Morely – Consultant Intensivist & Infectious Diseases
Prof Eavan Muldoon – Consultant in Infectious Diseases
Dr Padraig McGettrick - Consultant in Infectious Diseases
Dr Tara McGinty- Consultant in Inclusion Health & Infectious Diseases
Dr James Woo - Consultant in Infectious Diseases
Admin team:
Mandy Fox Clinic Admin Supervisor
Specialist nursing staff
OPAT- Service: ANP Colette O’Connor & CNS Jeremy Farrell
HIV-Service: CNS Amy Walsh
BBV-Service: CNS Honey Vincent & CNM Patience Setuke
STI-Service: ANP Paul Duggan, CNS Rachel Howard, CNS Coleen Finley, CNS Elaine Moriarty.
Immunization Service
CNS Luzviminda Magalona
Clinic 6 Nurse Manager: CNM2 Sheila Hora
Principal Psychologist
Dr Austin Bayley
Medical Social Workers
Danan Lagan, Senior Medical Social Worker
Leah O'Reilly, Senior Medical Social Worker
Ruth Feehan, Medical Social Worker
Specialist Pharmacy team:
Mairead O’Connor, Pharmacy Lead – Infectious Diseases
Specialist Podiatry Team
Denise Murray, Senior Podiatrist
Aoife O Connell, Senior Podiatrist
We provide inpatient, outpatient and consultation services.
National High Level Isolation Unit (NHLIU)
The National High Level Isolation Unit plays a critical role in protecting the public from outbreaks of unexpected infectious disease threats. This biocontainment facility has been specifically designed for the provision of care for patients with a High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID). These are a group of conditions that occur infrequently however may pose a risk to any close contacts and to the health care workers. These infections are uncommon and tend to have limited treatment options. They can carry a high risk of serious illness or death for example Ebola Viral disease, MERS COV 2. In addition the facility can be used to manage patients who present with new and emerging infections, should they arise unexpectedly.
Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Service
The ID Pharmacy Service provides expert pharmacy advice and drug supply to both in-patient & out-patient ID patients. The ID Pharmacy Team are highly trained & specialists in the therapeutic management of Infectious Diseases. Our work involves advising both the MDT and patients on treatment options, dose adjustments, management of potential side effects, drug interactions, etc. We play a huge role in educating patients on their medicines to ensure they get the best outcome from their treatment.
The ID Satellite Pharmacy is located opposite Clinic 6 and provides both a clinical review and drug dispensing service to specific patients attending Clinic 6.The ID Satellite Pharmacy is open Tuesday to Friday from 9am to 2.30pm.
You can contact the ID Pharmacy on 01 – 8032035 or [email protected].
Your appointment
Our patients are contacted by letter with an appointment date. If this appointment date does not suit you for any reason, please contact the clinic directly to arrange an alternative date. This will allow us to give the appointment to another patient.
Referral Information
Infectious diseases
Referrals are accepted from GPs, from other services within the hospital, and from other medical referral centres. Referrals can be posted or emailed directly to the clinic ([email protected] or via healthmail). When the referral letter is received, it will be assessed and prioritised by the consultant. Then the appointment is booked and an appointment letter is sent to a patient.
If you are transferring care from another country we would need a transfer of care letter in English from the last Hospital attended.
Information for clinicians
If an urgent appointment is required, a member of our team can be contacted through the hospital switchboard on (01) 803 2000. The relevant secretary or the unit manager will liaise with the appropriate consultant.
PrEP Clinic
For information on our PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis) clinic here in the Mater Hospital, please See more information on PrEP
