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