Dr Donal O’Connor

Dr Donal O’Connor is the Clinical Manager for Medical Devices at the HPRA, overseeing the regulatory assessment of all clinical investigations and performance studies conducted in Ireland. Donal manages the HPRA representation at the Clinical Investigation and Evaluation Working Group of the European Commission and various subgroups and task forces related to clinical evidence and clinical investigations.

 Donal co-chairs the European Commission task forces on orphan devices and breakthrough technology.

Prior to this, Donal worked in medicines clinical trial assessment and also regulated medicines and vaccines with the HPRA and EMA. 

Before working in regulation, he trained in General Surgery and is a fellow of the European Board of Surgery and an adjunct lecturer in Trinity College Dublin.