Dr Orla Houlihan

Dr. Orla Houlihan is a Consultant Radiation Oncologist working in the Bon Secours Radiotherapy Centre Cork in Partnership with UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre. Following completion of Higher Specialist Training in Radiation Oncology at St Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network Dublin and Cork University Hospital, she completed a three year Clinical Research Fellowship in prostate stereotactic ablative radiotherapy and pelvic brachytherapy at the Prostate Cancer Centre of Excellence at Queen’s University Belfast and Belfast City Hospital. During this fellowship, Dr Houlihan worked on the EU Horizon 2020 ORIGIN project, a multinational initiative involving the design, development and clinical implementation of a real-time in vivo dosimetry system based on optical fibre sensing technology for use in pelvic brachytherapy. She was awarded a PhD in Medicine from Queen’s University Belfast in recognition of research performed during her fellowship. Dr. Houlihan has a keen interest in teaching and professional development. In addition to her PhD in Medicine, she has completed a Master of Public Health through University College Cork, graduating with First Class Honours, a Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Education through the University of Dundee and a Professional Certificate in Healthcare Management Practice through the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, awarded with distinction