The Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland Silver Medal is presented to a distinguished clinician or engineer who has made a significant contribution to the field of bioengineering through academic endeavour and research. The recipient delivers the distinguished Samuel Haughton Honorary Lecture at the annual Bioengineering in Ireland conference. This year’s Silver Medal recipient is Professor John O’Byrne, Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Mater Private Hospital, Dublin.
RECIPIENTS OF BIOENGINEERING SECTION SILVER MEDALS AND DISTINGUISHED SAMUEL HAUGHTON LECTURERS
| 1995 | James M. Sheehan, PhD, FRCSI, Blackrock Clinic, Dublin | 2006 | David Taylor, PhD, ScD, CEng, FIEI, Trinity College, Dublin |
| 1996 | John O’Connor, PhD, University of Oxford | 2007 | David E. Beverland, MD, FRCS, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast |
| 1997 | Pierce A. Grace, MCh, FRCSI, University of Limerick | 2008 | Patrick J. Prendergast, PhD, Trinity College, Dublin |
| 1998 | Annraoi M. de Paor, DSc, MRIA, University College Dublin | 2009 | Frank Gannon, PhD, Director General, Science Foundation Ireland |
| 1999 | Michael . M. Stephens, MSc (Bioeng), FRSCI, Mater Hospital, Dublin | 2010 | Clive Lee, MD, PhD, FRCSI, FRCSEd, CENG, FIEI, HRHA, RCSI |
| 2000 | Tony M. Keaveny, PhD, University of California, Berkeley | 2011 | Peter E. McHugh, BE, ScM, PhD, CEng, FIEI, NUI Galway |
| 2001 | Moira O’Brien, FRCPI, Trinity College Dublin | 2012 | C. James KirkPatrick, MD, PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FBSE, Mainz University |
| 2002 | John F. Orr, PhD, Queen’s University Belfast | 2013 | Richard Reilly, PhD, MRIA, FRAMI, FTCD, Trinity College Dublin |
| 2003 | R. McNeill, DSc, CBE, FRS, University of Leeds | 2014 | Dr. James E. Coleman, BSc (Anatomy), MCh, FRCSI, MBA |
| 2004 | Neville Hogan, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2015 | Tim McGloughlin, B.E.(Mech), MEng Sc, Ph.D., University of Limerick |
| 2005 | Alexander W. Blayney, MCh, FRCS, FRCSI, Mater Hospital, Dublin | 2016 | Prof. Timothy O’Brien, National University of Ireland Galway |
| 2017 | Prof. David Fitzpatrick, University College Dublin | 2018 | Prof. Fergal J. O’Brien, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
2019 Haughton Medal Recipient: Professor Dennis McGonagle, University of Leeds
2020 Haughton Medal Recipient: Professor Suzanne Maher, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) Research Institute, New York, USA
2022 Haughton Medal Recipient: Professor Daniel Kelly, Trinity College Dublin
2023 Haughton Medal Recipient: Professor John O’Byrne, Mater Private Hospital, Dublin
Bioengineering in Ireland 2023 