Background
O'Brien, Moira Theresa was born on October 9, 1933 in Malaysia. Arrived in Ireland, 1945.
O'Brien, Moira Theresa was born on October 9, 1933 in Malaysia. Arrived in Ireland, 1945.
Degree, Royal College Surgeons, Dublin, 1956. Master of Arts, Trinity College, 1986.
Intern Himachal Pradesh Meath Hospital, Dublin, 1956, High School Crumpall Hosp, Manchester, 1957, resident clinical pathology, 1957-1959. General hospital exerience Dublin, Ireland and Manchester, England. General practice Sheffield and Manchester, England.
Professor anatomy Trinity College, Dublin, since 1985. Examiner Primary Fellowship Royal College Surgeons, since 1962. U.civis lecturer University Western Australia.
Visiting professor Medical College Toledo, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Alabama, St. Georges University, Grenada, 1977, King Faisel University, Sakar, Saudi Arabia, 1982, 93. External examiner in anatomy University Malaysia, 1984-1986, 94. Founder osteoporosis research center Trinity College.
President liaison commission FIMS, 1986-1990, president Educational Commission, 1990-1994. Member European Olympic Medical Commission, 1984-1989. Speaker in field.
Fellow Royal Academy Medicine. Member Anatomical Society Great Britain and Ireland, British Association Sports Medicine, Irish Student Health Association, Olympic Medical Officers Association, Irish Ultra-Sound Society, Irish Sports Medicine Association (president 1981-1986), Irish Amateur Swimming Association (president 1982), European Federation Sports Medicine (president 1996), British Association Traumatology in Sport, Australian Sports Medicine Association, New Zealand Sports Medicine Association, International Isokinetic Society, European Society Sports Traumatology and Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy, Menopause Society (president), Royal College Surgeons Dublin (reader 1969).
Married Thomas O'Brien. Four children.