Prof Tom Kiernan

Professor Tom Kiernan is a  Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and the Clinical Director at Beacon Limerick. Prof Kiernan is a graduate of University College Dublin. He completed his medical residency and early cardiology training in Ireland and the USA. He completed interventional cardiology research and clinical interventional fellowship at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota and Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

Prof Kiernan was appointed Academic Lead for Cardiology, UL Hospitals Group and Associate Professor of Medicine – Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick in 2012. Since in post, he has spearheaded the introduction of a 24/7 ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) service for the region. He currently serves as the National Lead for PCI as part of the Clinical Advisory Group and as Council Member of the Irish Cardiac Society.