Dr Tony O’Brien

Dr Tony O’Brien, M.B.F.R.C.P.I,  is Medical Director of Marymount Hospice and Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine at Cork University Hospital.  He undertook his higher medical training at St. Christopher’s Hospice, London and held the post of Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine at St. Christopher’s prior to taking up his current post in 1991.

Dr O’Brien chaired the National Advisory Committee on Palliative Care and was subsequently appointed by the Minster for Health and Children to chair the inaugural national Council for specialist Palliative Care. He also chaired the Council of Europe Expert committee on Palliative care. Dr O’Brien has lectured extensively and has published widely on various aspects of palliative care including the role of palliative care in non-malignant disease and the development and integration of services nationally and internationally.