Prof. Fidelma Dunne

Fidelma Dunne is a Professor in Medicine at the School of Medicine and Associate Director of the Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at University of Galway and a Consultant Endocrinologist at Galway University Hospitals group.

She completed undergraduate training at the University of Galway and postgraduate training (scientific and clinical) at University of Birmingham UK. She holds an MD (University College Cork), PhD (University of Birmingham UK), Masters in Medical Education (University of Dundee Scotland), and Masters in Clinical Research (University of Galway).

She was the Foundation Head of the School of Medicine (2009-2013) and executive board member of Irish Medical Council (2013-2021). Professor Dunne is a member of the Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group (DPSG) of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and is the current President of the International Association Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) 2016-2022. She was a Fulbright scholar for 2014-2015 at Columbia University New York and is an Adjunct Professor at Steno Diabetes Research Centre in Odense, Denmark (2020-2025).