Walter McNicholas, Newman Clinical Research Professor, School of Medicine

  • Phone:       01 2614013
  • Fax:            01 2638129
  • Email:        wmcnicho@svcpc.ie
  • Address    Suite 5, 1st Floor, St Vincent’s Private Hospital
  • Clinic Hours:       Wednesday AM

 

Specialty:

Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

Subspecialty Expertise:

COPD, Sleep Apnoea, Respiratory Sleep Disorders

Qualifications

MD, FRCPI, FRCPC, FCCP

Training

MB, BCh, UCD (1974)
MD, UCD (1982)
FRCPI, Ireland (1986)
FRCPC, Canada (1981)
FCCP, USA (1986)

Current Memberships

European Respiratory Society
European Sleep Research Society
American Thoracic Society
American College of Chest Physicians
American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Biography

Professor Walter McNicholas undertook specialty training at the University of Toronto where he also undertook a Research Fellowship in Respiratory Sleep Disorders.

Walter established the Sleep Laboratory in St. Vincent’s Private Hospital over 20 years ago and the present facility equals best international standards. Services include fully attended overnight polysomnography and multiple sleep latency testing, in addition to CPAP and other pressure support therapies for sleep apnoea and other more complex sleep-related breathing disorders.

Walter is active in research with over 200 full publications in peer-reviewed journals. He is closely involved in international specialty societies, notably as Past President of the European Respiratory Society and current Vice President of the European Sleep Research Society.