Ronan Glynn

Ronan Glynn is an Irish public health physician and physiotherapist. He is Acting Chief Medical Officer and Head of the Health Protection Unit for the Department of Health in Ireland.

Not to be confused with Rona Glynn.
Dr Ronan Glynn
Acting Chief Medical Officer of Ireland
Assumed office
2 July 2020
Preceded byDr Tony Holohan
Deputy Chief Medical Officer (Ireland)
In office
October 2018 – 2 July 2020
Preceded byDr Philip Crowley[1]
Personal details
NationalityIrish
Alma materUniversity College Dublin,
University of Aberdeen,
NUI Galway

Medical career

Glynn graduated from University College Dublin with a Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy) in 2002. He completed a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Aberdeen in 2007, a PhD in Surgical Oncology from NUI Galway in 2013 and a first-class honours Masters in Public Health (MPH) from University College Dublin in 2015.[2]

Between 2008 and 2010, Glynn was Research Registrar at the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI) in University College Hospital Galway.[2] Between 2010 and 2014, he was Senior House Officer and Specialist Registrar at the Health Service Executive (Otolaryngology).[2] Between 2014 and 2018, he was Specialist Registrar and Specialist in Public Health Medicine at the HSE.[2]

Glynn holds a diploma in personal leadership and executive coaching.[2] He has been a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland since 2012, a Fellow of the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQUA) since 2013 and a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Faculty of Public Health Medicine of Ireland, since 2017.[2]

Glynn was appointed Deputy Chief Medical Officer in October 2018.[2] He became a regular presence at the daily press conferences, met with the Minister for Health Simon Harris and gave media appearances following the COVID-19 pandemic's emergence and subsequent arrival in Ireland.[3][4] On 1 April 2020, Glynn took over from Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan after Holohan underwent tests in hospital that were unrelated to COVID-19.[5][6] He also gave the briefing on 20 May when Holohan was absent "at short notice".[7] On the 2 July 2020, Holohan made an announcement that he would be taking a hiatus from his position as Chief Medical Officer to care for his family as his wife entered palliative care with multiple myeloma; Glynn was subsequently appointed Acting Chief Medical Officer.

References
  1. "Joint Committee On Agriculture, Fisheries And Food Debate - Thursday, 15 Jan 2009". oireachtas.ie. Oireachtas. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. "Ronan Glynn CV" (PDF). European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. "Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Tuesday 17 March". Gov.ie. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. Published on 28/03/2020 (28 March 2020). "31 cases in Clare as Ireland's tally hits 2,415 - The Clare Echo News". Clareecho.ie. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. Tony Holohan in hospital, undergoes non-virus related tests RTÉ News, 2020-04-01.
  6. "Covid-19 latest: Department of Health confirm 212 new cases and 14 deaths". Echo Live. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. Cullen, Paul (20 May 2020). "Coronavirus: Number of female deaths outnumbers males deaths for first time". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020. Asked about the absence at short notice of chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan from Wednesday's briefing, Dr Glynn said his colleague 'will be back at work tomorrow morning as things stand'.(subscription required)
Government offices
Preceded by
Dr Tony Holohan		 Acting Chief Medical Officer for Ireland
2020–present		 Incumbent
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