Professor Deirdre McNamara

Professor Deirdre McNamara 2026
TitleDeirdre McNamara
Professor in Clinical Medicine 
SpecialtyGastroenterology
Subspecialty Interest Small Bowel Endoscopy and Disorders, Helicobacter Pylori Infection
Prof. Deirdre McNamara is an academic consultant gastroenterologist at Tallaght University Hospital. Her sub-specialty interests include inflammatory bowel disease, obscure GI bleeding, capsule endoscopy and colorectal cancer prevention. She provides capsule services for the greater Leinster region and a national double balloon enteroscopy service.  As a Director of Trinity’s TAGG Research Centre she has successfully lead a number of translational research initiatives in her areas of expertise. Her work to date has won numerous awards and has been widely published.

Education & Experience

Graduate of Trinity College Dublin
Fellow of The Royal College of Physician’s of Ireland
Endoscopy Fellow Otto von Guericke Universitat Klinikum, Magdeburg, Germany
Fellow Cancer Prevention Programme, National Institute Health, USA
Consultant Gastroenterologist Aberdeen Royal Infirmary & Honorary Senior Lecturer University of Aberdeen, Scotland

Achievements & Affiliations

European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Governing Board Member
Director TAGG (Trinity Academic Gastroenterology Group) Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin
Chair Irish Helicobacter Pylori Working Group
Chair National Colon Capsule Endoscopy Working Group
Past President Irish Society of Gastroenterology
Academic output: h-index 40, >5,500 citations, >450 publications