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 Laoise McNamara, Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

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

2024 Haughton Medal Recipient: Professor Laoise McNamara, National University of Ireland, Galway