Meet The Team

 

Dr.Tom Kennedy

MB, BCh, BAO, DRCOG, DFFP, DMS, MRCGP, Adv Dip Occ. Med.

Tom graduated from University College Cork and completed post-graduate training in general practice in England. He was an honorary clinical research fellow at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne and then completed a NHS research training fellowship.

He was a clinical lecturer in general practice at Guy’s, King’s and St. Thomas’s Medical School in London. After that he was an executive with Lambeth Primary Care Trust and an honorary senior clinical research fellow at Guy’s, King’s and St. Thomas’s.

He commenced at Gorey Family Practice in 2005 where he is the senior clinician. He is a member of the Ireland East Hospital Group GP Advisory Committee and a GP Trainer on the Dublin Mid Leinster GP Training Scheme.

He has trained in Occupational Medicine at the University of Manchester.

Dr. Rob Williams

MB, BCh, MRCS (A&E).

Rob graduated from Edinburgh University and initially trained as a specialist in emergency medicine.

He then completed training in general practice and worked as a GP in the UK before joining Gorey Family Practice in 2007.

Dr. Miriam Birch

MB, BS, MRCP, MRCGP, DFFP.

Miriam graduated from the University of London and having first trained in hospital medicine then trained in general practice. She has additional training in Women’s health.

She worked with Dr. Terry Lyons at Coolgreany Surgery prior to joining Gorey Family Practice.

Dr. Christine Ritter

MRCGP, DRCOG, MD.

Christine was born in Germany and qualified from Bonn University in 1994. She completed her training in Somerset and worked with her husband as a GP partner for 12 years. Christine also worked for 20 years as a doctor in the A&E department of the local District Hospital. She has a keen interest in women’s health, family planning (holding a current certificate for implanon/IUD/IUS fits), paediatrics and lifestyle medicine. As her two adult children are now more independent she is looking forward to a new challenge in beautiful Ireland with Gorey Family Practice.

Marguerite Quirke

RNID, RGN.

Marguerite worked in general practice for several years before joining Gorey Family Practice. She has a special interest and training in diabetes mellitus, and in mental handicap.

Catherine Ryan

RGN.

Catherine is a practice nurse with special interests in asthma and cardiovascular disease.

All of the doctors and nurses are trained in family planning and contraception.