John Mark Redmond

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.[5][6][1] 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][8] Beacon Hospital and Mater Private Hospital. He also performs surgery for the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland.[9]

Redmond is co-founder and co-owner of the Beacon Medical Group, including Beacon Hospital.[10][5] He has served as Medical Director of Beacon Medical Group and Beacon Hospital.[11][12]

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.[10]

Redmond has also worked with Chernobyl Children International, performing surgery on children who developed heart defects as a result of the Chernobyl disaster.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 http://www.rcsismj.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/RCSI_Volume2.pdf
  2. ↑ "The CITIZEN   . . .   a publication of The Ireland Institute". theirelandinstitute.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "John Redmond - CTSNet". ctsnet.org. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Search-Results". medicalcouncil.ie. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 http://www.beaconmedicalgroup.ie/maternity3.html
  6. ↑ "Practices & Departments - Cardiothoracic Surgeon - -Professor Mark Redmond - Beacon Clinic". beaconconsultantsclinic.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  7. ↑ http://www.icgp.ie%2Fspeck%2Fproperties%2Fasset%2Fasset.cfm%3Ftype%3DDocument%26id%3D27EB2649-0470-D8AB-7F2580BC6DF9C4B1%26property%3Ddocument%26filename%3DEthical%2520Issues%2520In%2520Contemporary%2520Medical%2520Practice%2520One%2520Day%2520Conf%2520Friday%25205th%2520May.pdf%26revision%3Dtip%26mimetype%3Dapplication%252Fpdf%26app%3Dicgp%26disposition%3Dattachment&ei=3knlU4W3Luqa1AWs4oCIDg&usg=AFQjCNG8Ej5GGzcJ8c3a2eFyrU7uoSaYZA&sig2=z8S8HdtYTMrOkTqsgYOVTQ&bvm=bv.72676100,d.bGE
  8. ↑ "Redmond John - Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery". scts.org. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Paediatric Cardiac Surgical Surgery – Update « Children's Heartbeat Trust". childrensheartbeattrust.org. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Medical Team « Operation Child Life". operationchildlife.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "New private hospital for women and children aims at 2010 start - Independent.ie". independent.ie. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Cancer treatment giant UPMC acquires majority stake in Beacon". imt.ie. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Heart medics in mercy dash to help Chernobyl children - Independent.ie". independent.ie. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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