Merrion Diagnostic Laboratory Services provide a Laboratory Medicine consultant service for the National Maternity Hospital and Merrion Fertility Clinic.
Histopathology Consultants:
Dr. Paul Downey, MB FRCPI FRCPath FFPathRCPI
Dr. Eoghan Mooney, MB FRCPI FRCPath FFPathRCPI
Dr. David Gibbons, MB, FCAP
- Perinatal pathology including placental disease and investigation of miscarriage, preterm birth
- Gynaecological Oncology – cancer services
- Uro-gynaecology pathology
- Investigation of infertility or subfertility
Haematology Consultants:
Dr. Joan Fitzgerald, MB BSc FRCPI FRCPath FFPathRCPI
Dr. Karen Murphy, MB FRCPI FRCPath FFPathRCPI
- Blood transfusion
- Rhesus disease and other blood antibodies
- Maternal medicine including venous-thromboembolism
- Bleeding disorders
- High risk obstetric haematology
Microbiology Consultant:
Dr. Susan Knowles, MD DCH FRCPath FFPathRCPI
- Exposure to infection during pregnancy
- Congenital infection in the unborn baby
- Vaccines during pregnancy
- Infection in maternity, newborn and preterm infant patients
- Infection in gynaecology and fertility patients
- Sepsis