Mr. Dara Kavanagh

Dara is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Tallaght University Hospital where he was appointed in 2013. He is a graduate of University College Dublin in 2000. He has a specialist interest in minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer & Inflammatory Bowel Disease with particular emphasis upon transanal minimal access surgery (TEMS/TAMIS). He was appointed a Consultant Surgeon at Tallaght University Hospital in 2013. He is a Clinical Lecturer in Surgery and Head of Surgical Research at RCSI. His main research interests include simulation in surgery and surgical outcomes. He has published 66 peer-reviewed medical journals. He is currently a principal and research supervisor at RCSI, Department of Surgical Affairs.