John Byrne

Biography

Dr. Byrne completed his medical degree as a scholarship student at The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland where he was the recipient of medals for physiology and physics. Following completion of his basic surgical training he completed a 2 year full time research program on the systemic inflammatory response syndrome and was awarded a doctorate of medicine by research. Dr. Byrne is the recipient of the prestigious president’s medal from The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland for his research on the use of pravastatin in Marfan syndrome which was performed in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University. He completed the Irish Higher Surgical Training Scheme in general/vascular surgery followed by a fellowship at the University of Toronto. He was a previous trainee board member of the European Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and chairman of the Irish Higher Surgical Training Group.

Research Interest

Limb salvage in peripheral arterial disease; Vascular access surgery; Management of lower limb venous disease; Aortic aneurysmal disease