John_Mark_Redmond

John Mark Redmond

John Mark Redmond

Irish cardiothoracic surgeon and businessperson

John Mark Redmond (known as Mark Redmond or J. Mark Redmond) is an Irish cardiothoracic surgeon and businessperson.[1] He is the brother of Professor Paul Redmond.[2]

Education and training

Redmond attended primary and secondary school at St Mary's College, Dublin.[3] He then studied medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland,[1] graduating in 1987 with the qualifications LRCP & SI MB BCh NUI.[4] From 1987 to 1988, he undertook his internship at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.[3] Redmond then trained at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, where he completed a 5-year general surgery residency (1988-1993) and a 3-year cardiothoracic surgery programme (1993-1996).[5] In 1996, he undertook a fellowship in paediatric cardiothoracic surgery at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, followed by a fellowship in aortic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine (1997).[3]

Medical career

Redmond served as a member of the Johns Hopkins faculty for three years as Director of Paediatric Heart and Lung Transplant, Co-Director of the Dana and Albert "Cubby" Broccoli Centre for Aortic Diseases, and Director of the Cardiac Research Laboratories.[1][5][6] In 1992, Redmond became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (FRCSI).[4]

Redmond returned to Ireland in 2000.[1] He was appointed consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin,[7] Beacon Hospital and Mater Private Hospital. He also performs surgery for the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland.[8]

Redmond is co-founder and co-owner of the Beacon Medical Group, including Beacon Hospital.[5][9] He has served as Medical Director of Beacon Medical Group and Beacon Hospital.[10][11]

Charity work

In 2008, Redmond collaborated with Professor Martin Corbally and the cardiac team at Our Lady's Children Hospital, Crumlin to develop a cardiothoracic surgery training programme at Paediatric Hospital Number 2 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[9]

Redmond has also worked with Chernobyl Children International, performing surgery on children who developed heart defects as a result of the Chernobyl disaster.[12]

References

  1. [1]
    "Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland" (PDF).
  2. [2]
    "The CITIZEN . . . a publication of The Ireland Institute". theirelandinstitute.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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    "John Redmond - CTSNet". ctsnet.org. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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    "Search-Results". medicalcouncil.ie. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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    "Beacon Medical Group - Centre of Medical Excellence". Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  6. [6]
    "Practices & Departments - Cardiothoracic Surgeon - -Professor Mark Redmond - Beacon Clinic". beaconconsultantsclinic.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  7. [7]
    "Redmond John - Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery". scts.org. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Paediatric Cardiac Surgical Surgery – Update « Children's Heartbeat Trust". childrensheartbeattrust.org. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  9. [9]
    "Medical Team « Operation Child Life". operationchildlife.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  10. [10]
    "New private hospital for women and children aims at 2010 start - Independent.ie". independent.ie. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  11. [11]
    "Cancer treatment giant UPMC acquires majority stake in Beacon". imt.ie. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  12. [12]
    "Heart medics in mercy dash to help Chernobyl children - Independent.ie". independent.ie. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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