Background
Fahy, Thomas James was born on January 6, 1936 in Dublin, Ireland. Son of Peter and Kathleen (O'Doherty) Fahy.
Fahy, Thomas James was born on January 6, 1936 in Dublin, Ireland. Son of Peter and Kathleen (O'Doherty) Fahy.
Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, University College Dublin, Ireland, 1959. Doctor of Medicine, National University Ireland, 1969.
Intern Mater Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, 1959-1960. Senior house officer Uffculme Clinic, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 1960-1962. Registrar University Newcastle, United Kingdom, 1962-1963, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, England, 1963-1965.
Senior research associate, honorary senior registrar University Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, 1965-1968. Clinical director Eastern Health Board, Dublin, 1968-1975. Assistant professor Cornell University, White Plains, New York, 1971-1972.
Clinical director psychiatric services Western Health Board, Galway, Ireland, since 1975. Professor, head department psychiatry University College Galway, Ireland, since 1975. Assessor Irish Journal Psychiatry, 1979, Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 1987.
External examiner in psychiatry Bristol Medical School, England, 1984-1987.
Fellow Royal College Psychiatrists (examiner 1981-1987, vice-chairman of the executive committee 1982, chairman 1984-1989, research committee 1984), Royal College Physicians inIreland. Member Irish Vision RCPsych. (chairman 1983), Irish Medical Council (ministerial nominee 1984-1994).
Married Ann Colvin; children: Kathleen, Beatrice.