Team

Prof. Brian Lawlor

Consultant Psychiatrist

Brian is Conolly Norman Professor of Old age Psychiatry at TCD, Consultant Psychiatrist and Director of the Memory Clinic at St. James’s Hospital and Deputy Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (www.gbhi.org).

Brian trained initially in internal medicine in Ireland before completing his training in psychiatry in the USA at the University of Florida and at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesa Maryland. He was Chief of Psychogeriatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York before retunring to Dublin and St. James’s Hospital in 1991.

His research interests are in the early detection, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, the neurobiology and treatment of behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia and the study of mental disorders, including loneliness in the community dwelling elderly. The overarching aims of his research programmes are to develop clinical, neuropsychological and biological markers of Alzheimer’s disease at the earliest possible stage and to test promising new interventions in clinical populations. His research involves collaborative partnership with disciplines from basic science through to health service development, clinical trials and implementation.

He has conducted longitudinal cohort studies of Alzheimer’s disease in clinic settings and cross sectional and longitudinal studies of community dwelling elderly, including the study of risk factors and the impact of depression, anxiety, loneliness and social isolation in older people.   Brian has  been involved in intervention trials in dementia for over 30 years and currently is  Lead PI for the investigator driven clinical trial of nilvadiine in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (www.nilvad.eu).

Contact:

Tel:               (01) 410 3186

Fax :             (01) 410 3052

Email:          blawlor@stjames.ie

 

Dr. Jeannette Golden

Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychiatry for the Elderly

Tel:               (01) 410 3186

 

Dr. Elaine Greene

Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychiatry for the Elderly

Tel:               (01) 410 3186

 

Dr. Caitrina Crowe

Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychiatry for the Elderly

Tel:               (01) 410 3186

 

Barbara Ryan

Administation Manager

Tel:               (01) 410 3186

 

Anna Young

Mental Health Nurse

Tel:              (01) 410 3054

 

Áine Farrell

Community Mental Health Nurse

Tel:               (01) 428 4634

 

Paula Walsh

Community Mental Health Nurse

Tel:               (01) 428 4632

 

Dermot Reilly

Clinical Nurse Manager 2 Martha Whiteway Day Hospital

Tel:               (01) 4103 089

Email: dreilly@stjames.ie

 

Eileen Hanley

Staff Nurse Martha Whiteway Day Hospital

Tel:               (01) 410 3089

 

Dr. Nick Kidd

Clinical Psychologist

Tel:               (01) 428 4018

 

Adrian Lewis

Occupational Therapist

Tel:               (01) 428 4700

 

John Matthews

Mental Health Social Worker

Tel:               (01) 416 2630

 

 

Breda O’Connor

Clinical Nurse Manager, Connolly Norman Unit

Tel:               (01) 410 3137

 

 

Laurie McCallum

Staff Nurse, Connolly Norman Unit

Tel:               (01) 410 3137

 

Martina Power

Clinical Nurse Specialist Liaison Psychiatry

Tel:               (01) 410 3000 bleep 299

Tel:               (01) 410 3053

 

Helena Bates

Clinical Nurse Specialist Liaison Psychiatry

Tel:               (01) 410 3000 bleep 299

Tel:               (01) 410 3053